Jánossy Gallery

Jánossy Gallery
Established	1974
Location	Civitas Fortissima Square, Balassagyarmat
Director	Zsolt Zolnyánszki
Website	janossykeptar.hu

The Jánossy Gallery (formerly: Town Gallery Balassagyarmat) is a contemporary gallery in the downtown of Balassagyarmat.

History

The gallery was founded by László Kelemen and István Halmai in 1974. The first exhibition of the gallery opened in the former County Hall on 20 August 1975. The exhibition closed in 1978. The local government reopened the art gallery in 1991 in the former casino building. In 2015 the building was renovated and received the name Jánossy Gallery.

The building

It was built in 1913, by the plans of Dezső Magos, in Art Deco style. From 1945 it was the seat of the local branch of the Hungarian Communist Party, after 1952 the District Library moved here. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party moved into the building. In 1972, the party moved out. The first exhibition opened here in 1991.

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References

(in Hungarian) The history of the gallery
(in Hungarian) The history of the building
(in Hungarian) Ferenc Jánossy

External links

(in Hungarian) Official website
Jánossy Gallery on Facebook
(in Hungarian) Mikszáth Cultural Center
(in Hungarian) műemlékem.hu: Town Gallery, former casino

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