Pulszky Society

Pulszky Society has been present in most of the decision-making processes, has expresses opinion regarding new laws and regulations in connection with cultural heritage and the museum field. It forms and expresses opinion on applications for directors’ positions. Its yearly validated membership-card provides free entry to all museum exhibitions in the country. In 1997 Pulszky Society initiated, and since then has been organising the Museum of the Year award competition. Since 2011 the Exhibition of the Year award has also been given out. The aim in both cases is to find and promote those Hungarian museums whose performance was outstanding on all fields of museum activity, or had an excellent and visitors-friendly exhibition in the given year. In the process representatives of other professional NGOs and the cultural government participate. Since 2003, every year the Pulszky Society rewards one elderly professional for their oeuvre (Pulszky Ferenc Award) and one under-40 colleague for their achievements in the field (Pulszky Károly Award). Each year at least one conference is organised by the Society with themes that are in the forefront of the current professional interest. Its sections also offer meetings and workshops for members and for all anyone interested. The Association joined the Network of European Museum Organizations (NEMO) in