The Novohrad Museum and Gallery in Lučenec past and present (História a súčasnosť Novohradského múzea a galérie v Lučenci)

Abstract

The Novohrad Museum and Gallery in Lučenec specializes in the regional history of enamel- and glass-making and visual arts. It holds a collection of over 30,000 art, archeo-logical, historical and ethnological objects. Since 1983, the musem and gallery have been a host to the annual Acquarelle Triennale and since 1989, it has hosted the oldest symposium of its kind in Slovakia, the International Ceramic Symposium, which showcases the contemporary ceramic production in Slovakia. This paper outlines the history of the museum and its focus, concentrating on the work done in the last decade.

Keywords

• The Novohrad Museum and Gallery
• Lučenec
• Novohrad
• museology