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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Estergom is also great, but there were two museums in Budapest proper (in saying which I of course fail to distinguish between Buda and Pest). One of them may bave been a special exhibition, but the other was part of a large permanent museum. Meg -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Blum Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 1:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Budapest medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture My hunch is the museum with medieval altarpieces was in Esztergom, the museum of Christian art - worth seeing. Richard On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Cormack, Margaret Jean<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > As I recall the national museum - and another that I can´t remember the name of - > was full of fantastic medieval altarpieces. Furthermore, photography WAS permitted, > for a small fee, as long as you don´t use flash. So be sure you have a camera that > is sensitive enough to take pictures with artificial lighting (I´m happy to recommend my current one if you are intrested) Have a great time, > Meg Cormack > > -----Original Message----- > From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George R. Hoelzeman > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 9:11 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [M-R] Budapest > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > What's NOT to see in Budapest? > > The Cathedral and Parliament building would be on top of my list, but also, there is a large monument built by the Communists up on a hill overlooking the > Buda side of the Danube. I remember being quite impressed with the monument and the view, and reading in the literature on this site that the Hungarians > believed in preserving all their monuments, no matter who built them . . . so its definitely a unique place. > > Backpacking my way through Budapest, staying with a family out in a Socialist housing block on the East side of the Pest side, wandering the streets all a > year after the Iron Curtain came down is one of the most amazing experiences of my life. . . Its an amazingly beautiful city with a remarkable culture. > > . . . the stories I could tell . . > > The National Museum is worth a view, too. > > George the Less (who now wishes he was going to Budapest) > > On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:34:34 -0400, Charles Giguere wrote: > >>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >>Eminentissime, > >>I am going to Hungary at the end of September, .for the first time since >>leaving it ain 1949, t the age of seven , drugged and under a tarpaulin and >>a bunch of tires, hammers and spanners (in a truck, belonging, so I was >>told, to "respectable saccharine smugglers"). My time will be divided >>pretty well between Budapest and the centre of the universe (Simontornya - >>as my father gave me to understand) and Mohacs, my mother's birth place. I >>would be very grateful for any suggestions as to what I should see. > >>Bernadette Filtotas > >>********************************************************************** >>To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >>to: [log in to unmask] >>To send a message to the list, address it to: >>[log in to unmask] >>To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >>to: [log in to unmask] >>In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >>[log in to unmask] >>For further information, visit our web site: >>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > -- Paul Richard Blum Dept. of Philosophy Loyola College in Maryland 4501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21210-2699 Tel.: 410-617-2815 Alternative e-mail address: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html