The Museum Acquisition of the Year: Marcel Breuer Collection in Budapest
The Hungarian Museum of Architecture and Monument Protection Documentation Center has just made the most significant purchase of its history: the institution has acquired objects previously owned by the world-famous Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer from private collections in America.
Marcel Breuer is one of the most significant figures in 20th-century architectural history. Iconic objects such as the famous Wassily and Cesca chairs are associated with his name, and his brutalist architecture represents the cutting edge of design during its era. Breuer, who was born in Pécs, Southern Hungary, never had a building constructed within Hungary and very few of his personal objects have reached his home country. The HMA MPDC has now filled this gap.
In the spring of 2025, two significant collections from American private properties were obtained by the Museum Department of the HMA MPDC. One of the collections comes from Marcel Breuer’s own cottage in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. The house is currently owned by the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, established to save and preser...
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