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Otto von Habsburg exhibition opening in Eger

2023.05.05

Our travelling exhibition entitled “Life and Heritage” will be on display in Eger. At the opening on 19 May 2023 in the Archbishop’s Palace and Visitor Center of Eger, we will commemorate the previous visits of our namesake to the town, while also presenting historical lectures on the subject.

Otto von Habsburg exhibition opening in Eger

2023.05.05

Our travelling exhibition entitled “Life and Heritage” will be on display in Eger. At the opening on 19 May 2023 in the Archbishop’s Palace and Visitor Center of Eger, we will commemorate the previous visits of our namesake to the town, while also presenting historical lectures on the subject.

Programme:

14.30 Welcome speeches

Csaba Ternyák, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Eger
Gergely Prőhle, Director of the Otto von Habsburg Foundation

15.00 Lectures

Gergely Fejérdy, Deputy Scientific Director, Otto von Habsburg Foundation
Episodes in the relationship between Otto von Habsburg and the Catholic Church

Béla Bartók, Associate Professor, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University
Otto-masses and the characteristics of legitimism in Eger between 1920 and 1944

István Balás, former Director General of the Heves County Government Office
Recollections of Otto von Habsburg’s visits to Eger

16.00 Opening of the exhibition, reception

Kapcsolódó cikkek

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