Six Perspectives on an Exhibition

On the Temporary Exhibition Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Mesopotamia 1000–500 BC at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

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https://doi.org/10.63872/TOBL9856

Abstract

The realization of the exhibition Kingdom of Gods and Demons: Mesopotamia 1000–500 BCE at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, curated by Zoltán Niederreiter and Erika Roboz, marks a highly significant event for both Hungarian classical scholarship and the popular dissemination of knowledge about the ancient world. The exhibition draws primarily on material from foreign museums, was developed based on a unique scholarly concept, and aims to engage both academic and general audiences. Given the exceptional importance of the exhibition and the wide range of perspectives it invites, our editorial team has decided that it merits not just a single review but a space for multiple viewpoints, opinions, and interpretations. In this spirit, we present below three reviews of the exhibition

Author Biographies

Miklós Sárközy

Miklós Sárközy is a historian and Iranologist, habilitated associate professor at the Department of Ancient History and Auxiliary Sciences at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

Péter Mubai

Péter Hubai is a theologian and Egyptologist, professor at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Wesley János College, and former curator of the Egyptian Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts (1988–2007).

Ádám Vér

Ádám Vér is a historian and Assyriologist, assistant professor at the Department of Religious Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities, and an editor of our journal.

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Published

2025-09-11

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3–4 (2024): Myth and Drama

Section

Múzeum

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