The Museum of Fine Arts opened the Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Mesopotamia 1000–500 BC on 5 October 2024, an exhibition that explores the ancient Mesopotamian heritage and culture that was the cradle of civilisation. More than 150 artefacts, including volumes from the ELTE University Library and Archives, will give visitors a glimpse into the lost world of the Bible and, indirectly, the origins of European culture.
In addition to three special publications from our library's collection, The monuments of Nineveh by Austen Henry Layard , Victor Place Nineveh et l'Assyrie, and Monument de Nineveh by Paul-Émile Botta and Eugène Flandin, the exhibition brings together treasures from major European public collections, including the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin; the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. The exhibition, which was made possible with the professional collaboration of the MTA – ELTE Assyrian and Babylonian God World Research Group, will be open until 2 February 2025.