ResoArt Villa
The ResoArt Villa is a unique place for a total artistic experience: the building itself is an outstanding work of Art Nouveau architecture housing a combination of artistic, musical and literary impressions peppered with the personality of a dedicated collector.
Albert Kálmán Kőrössy designed this elaborately renovated building for his family in 1899. The villa blends the Hungarian style of Art Nouveau with French Art Nouveau and German Jugendstil. Thanks to its rich ornamental decoration, the villa attracts the attention of passers by from far away. Peacocks, lionsheads and sprawling vines line the uniquely shaped windows, while allegorical figures of painting, sculpture and architecture can be seen on the gable wall. The architect collaborated with the most prominent craftsmen of the day; the huge stained glass window in the entrance hall is based on designs by Miksa Róth, while the colourful wrought iron staircase railing is the work of József Hochmann.
In addition to having special architectural value, the stunning ResoArt Villa hosts Hungary's largest private collection of Zsolnay ceramics, one of the most significant collections of József Egry, the painter of Balaton, as well as paintings created by prominent artists of the Nagybánya and the Szentendre schools.
In the garden of the Villa visitors are enchanted not only by the beauty of the nature but also by the collection of outdoor sculptures.
The exclusive guided tour will give visitors the opportunity to get familiar with one of the most important Zsolnay collection of the country. The permanent exhibition presents hundreds of Historicist and Art Nouveau ceramics from the golden age of the Zsolnay factory in Pécs.The first 50 years of Zsolnay are often referred to as 'The Golden Age of Zsolnay', both technically and artistically: a wide variety of forms, patterns, techniques and colour variations, so diverse that each piece of this era is considered unique. One idea led to the next, interlinking, referring back to each other and pointing ahead, creating the richness of forms and patterns that made Zsolnay a star at the World's Fairs of the time and made it famous not only throughout Europe but also in Asia and America.
