Esterházy Mansion: Restored Wing Inaugurated

The west wing of the Esterházy Mansion in Fertőd, NW Hungary renovated with a budget of almost HUF two billion, has been inaugurated, hosting three exhibitions, ‘Faces and Views - Esterházy Gallery’, the Esterházy Porcelain Cabinet and ‘Modulated Time’, a joint exhibition by sculptor Boldi and painter Mózes Incze.

The aim of the renovation was to restore the country's largest Baroque mansion to its former splendor, and also to make the renewed building a real, living site of Hungarian culture, not just a symbolic one.

The western wing of the mansion was home to a secondary school from the second half of the 20th century. More than 1,000 square meters of the building have been renovated, making it suitable for the display of important artefacts.

The exhibition Faces and Glances - Esterházy Gallery features 52 paintings, 51 of which come from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, while the Esterházy Porcelain Cabinet displays almost 400 porcelain pieces, including rare and unique pieces, selected from the collection of the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd.

The horseshoe wing is the venue for temporary exhibitions.

The renovated mansion rooms will be open to visitors from July 21.