Margit Kovács Ceramic Museum — Attraction in Szentendrei járás

It is in Szentendre in Hungary on the Danube. Entrancing,, charming,, clever, beautiful, imaginative collection of ceramic figures and objects. Includes a film of artist creating a figure from thrown parts on her wheel. Watching her fingers creating perfect, tiny fingers for her model was pure magic, done in seconds! . Her studio with original wheel and other pieces of furniture, plus a reconstruction of living quarters also included. A wonderful glimpse into the life and work of one of Hungary's favourite, beloved artists highly...

I like the way Szentendre has so many small museums each one dedicated to just one artist/craftsman. Here you can see a great collection of Margit Kovacs ceramic works. The entry price of 1700 HUF will also give you access to other museums around the town, so make sure you keep the receipt. There's a particular one way circuit around this exhibition. I nearly missed some of it as I couldn't understand Hungarian and the staff couldn't understand English. But with a bit of gesturing, I found the...

The lady on the entry apologised for us having to pay full price (non EU) but our tickets covered a number of museums and galleries. We had never heard of Margit Kovács but absolutely loved her work. We spent a long time wandering slowly around this small museum. I would say this place alone is enough reason to come to Szentendre, even just for the day from Budapest. Very nearby is the excellent Café Christine, looking...