CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Budai, Veronika |
|---|---|
| Title | 'Mother Left Me With A World, Not A House...' - Supporting The Transforming Scene Of Writer's House Museums In Hungary |
| Summary | Today most writer’s house museums in Hungary - museums commemorating a significant location in an author’s life – work under the umbrella organization of the Association of Hungarian Literary Memorial Places (MIRE) that was established in 2008 at the Petőfi Literary Museum of Budapest (PIM). The aim of the present thesis is to analyze the management of this Association and to outline the further possibilities that lie in such an initiative. I have conducted a top-down operational survey of the organization, assembling information and opinions that have not been presented in a similarly cohesive and accessible way before. Based on the conducted interviews and the case studies I concluded that MIRE is successful organization for creating a network of writer’s house museums, for initiating a discussion among the members on the different techniques of a literary exhibition and for creating possibilities of local community outreach. On the other hand, the Association needs to strengthen its brand and network building efforts and develop its lateral and central communication methods. With sufficient human resources the organization can decentralize in the future, and PIM would remain only as its administrative center. Ultimately, in order to ensure the sustainable future of writer’s houses it is the literary heritage of the authors that have to be protected – and for this the museums have to reach the widest possible audience through deliberate marketing and outreach strategies. |
| Supervisor | Zsuzsanna Reed |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/budai_veronika.pdf |
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