02. August 2008.

The Herend Porcelain Manufactory is participating in the renaissance programme series of the Vár-Udvari-Játékok (Castle-Court-Games) both as a sponsor and a participant on the last day of the event, organised by the Veszprém Megyei Közművelődési Intézet (Cultural Centre of the County of Veszprém). Herend porcelain, reinventing itself for nearly two centuries (yet still retaining its traditions) is a perfect fit within the realm of Renaissance ideas.

On July 27, to conclude the programme series, porcelain painters performed body painting and nail decoration exercises; additionally, three of the Herend dresses designed by János Héjja were also on display.

”To us, Veszprém County is a renaissance venue; here a demand for quality, beauty, culture and science each find a home”. These were the words written, among other things, by Márta Talabér, Vice President of the County Assembly, into the Nagy Reneszánsz Könyv (The Great Renaissance Book) on July 7, at the celebration that was held at the Cultural Centre of the County of Veszprém.

The Castle-Court-Games programme of the Cultural Centre of the County of Veszprém won the support of the Renaissance Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Hungarian Institute for Culture and Art. Within the framework of this programme, the renaissance book was delivered on the closing day to the Institute, into which county Vice President Márta Talabér, Dr. Attila Simon, the Managing Director of Herendi Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt., Viola Horváth, the Managing Director of the Cultural Centre of the County of Veszprém, Tekla Sipos, the President of the Gyermekkultúráért Alapítvány (Foundation for the Culture of Children), Zsuzsa Somody, the President of the Kukkantó Alapítvány (Kukkantó Foundation), Mrs. Irén Gyömörei Glatz, the Deputy Headmaster of the Vetési Albert secondary school, and Mrs. Zsuzsa Perus Molnár, Cimbora Ambassador have written their thoughts.

The programme series, lasting for several weeks at the Castle of Veszprém, was successful; the Herend debut, as well as the arrival of the Renaissance Book had made the closing day as unforgettable as much as it had transformed it into a celebration.