The exhibition at the Hungarian Nationa Gallery presents the golden age of Hungarian poster art, which evolved at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the spirit of Art Nouveau. The displayed material includes some 120 posters by famous painters such as József Rippl-Rónai, János Vaszary, and Károly Ferenczy, as well as artists specialised in posters, such as Géza Faragó, Mihály Biró, Ferenc Helbing and Márton Tuszkay. The development of poster art and its beginnings in Hungary are shown in an international context and include works by the greatest of the genre: Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Koloman Moser and others. In addition to masterpieces of the Art Nouveau poster and advertising graphics, the exhibition, organised as part of the Bartók Spring Art Weeks, also evokes the Art Nouveau design of the period through books, magazines, applied art objects, ceramics and furniture.

Although early Hungarian poster art produced works on a par with their prominent international counterparts, no comprehensive exhibition has yet been devoted to its presentation. The posters included in the exhibition offer visitors a glimpse into Art Nouveau environmental design, with applied art objects displayed besides the poster and its related genres.

The exhibition is available from 4 April to 5 October 2025.

Read more: https://en.mng.hu/exhibitions/the-art-of-life-art-nouveau-posters-and-material-culture-of-the-hungarian-secession-1895-1914/