Foundation for Museums and Visitors (Muzeumok es Latogatok Alapitvany)

National Network
Hungary
Address

Budapest
1038 Budapest, Ujliget setany 2/B.
Hungary

Telephone
36 1 240 6092
E-Mail
mlalapitvany@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
36 30 280 7265
Website
http://www.mlalapitvany.hu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
The Foundation is run by a 5-member board. The head of the Board is currently the managing director as well. It was funded by 3 Founders who still make sure the Foundation's operation meets legal requirements. There is also a Monitoring Committee which monitors financial matters if income is over 5 million HUF. Budgetary resources are not regular and on the average level they only reach 3million HUF. The sources of funding are mainly grants by governmental or international organizations as well as income on some of the events organized. We participate in European projects as well as organize national conferences, workshops and seminars. Provide educational services for museums, organize local, national or international projects. Participate in some research and operate a small library for professionals. Our main partners are museums, especially the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism which provides our office as well. We also cooperate for governmental and non-governmental organizations, universities, schools etc.
Mission and Objectives

Our mission: Improving the relationship between museums/heritage sites and their visitors as well as making museums more popular among visitors. We also support museums /heritage sites in becoming more sustainable by strengthening their community relations and becoming socially more sensitive and active.
Our objectives: organizing conferences, workshops and seminars on topics that help museums enhance their visitor relations;
organizing museum education activities;
producing books that help museum professionals in engaging their visitors better;
participating in intercultural/international exchanges, projects;
participating in research on the above-mentioned topics;
operating a library for museum professionals.

Main Projects / Activities

Currently we participate in EU-funded project titled Community Exhibitions as Tools for Adults' Individual Development. Last year we had a project on making museums more accessible for disabled people as well as different groups of the community. We also participated in other EU funded projects titled Museums as Places for Intercultural Dialogue (2007-2009) and Museum Literacy: Less educated visitors in museums (2008-2010). We have organized workshops and focus discussions as part of a project supported by the EEA Grant, this project was titled Museums' greater social involvement.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can share our results and learnings that we experienced and aquired during our work in the project titled as MAP for ID (Museums as Places for Intercultural Dialogues) collated in the attached Handbook (see below).

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We would like to extend the scope of our work from the exclusively European region to Euro-Meditarrenean region. We would also like to meet and cooperate with new organizations in the area of intercultural dialogue.

Contact (1) Full Name
Miszne Korenchy Aniko
Head of the organisation
Miszne Korenchy Aniko
Contact (2) Full Name
Bardosne Gardon Kornelia