ICMA in Budapest
The Island - Saint Margaret and the Dominicans
Exhibition tour and ICMA event
Saturday 11 March 2023
10.00 - 16.00
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This ICMA event is taking place in conjunction with the exhibition of the Budapest History Museum dedicated to St Margaret and the Dominican monastery on Margaret Island. The story and fate of Saint Margaret, the thirteenth-century saintly princess, has always captured the imagination of people interested in history. The occasion for the exhibition is the 750th anniversary of Margaret's death in 2020. The exhibition offers visitors a selection of artifacts never exhibited before and presents the result of the last two decades of archaeological research. In addition to visiting the exhibition, the event will also include a visit to the former male Dominican monastery of Buda, as well as to the site of the female Dominican convent on Margaret Island.
10.00
Meeting point 1: Castle Museum main entrance, Budapest History Museum
10.00 – 11:30: Visit to the exhibition The Island – Saint Margaret and the Dominicans
Introduction by Zsombor Jékely (Károli Gáspár University)
Introduction to the cult of Saint Margaret, by Gábor Klaniczay (Central European University)
Guided tour in the exhibition by Ágoston Takács, curator of the exhibition (Budapest History Museum)
Coffee break
12.30 – Walking tour in Buda castle, visit to the former Dominican monastery (Hilton Hotel)
14:00
Meeting point 2: Margaret Island, ruins of the Dominican Nunnery
Introduction to recent archaeological campaigns at the site by Alex Leonas (Károli Gáspár University)
Visit of the ruins of the Dominican Nunnery, led by Ágoston Takács
15:00 – Discussion and refreshments
Museum website: http://www.btm.hu/en/ and https://www.varmuzeum.hu/a-sziget-szent-margit-es-a-domonkosok.html
Brief overview: https://jekely.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-island-saint-margaret-and.html
This event is open to current ICMA members as well as to students.
This gathering is informal. Attendees are responsible for their own travel bookings and accommodation, if needed.
The purpose of this event is to introduce ICMA members from the area to one another, to strengthen the social and professional ties in our community, and to celebrate our mutual interest in medieval art, while exploring the exhibition and the sites together.
Organized by Zsombor Jékely (Budapest)
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Seal of the Dominican Convent on Margaret Island from 1282 (Hungarian National Archives).
