New venues added to the exhibition on the renewal of the Veszprém Castle Quarter

Since May, visitors have been able to see some of the sites of the exhibition that gives an insight into the work on the renewed Veszprém Castle Quarter. The Work in Progress (WIP) 2023 exhibition series has been continuously expanded with new buildings since the opening of the castle, and now welcomes visitors to an even more complete range of new buildings. Visitors can take part in an interactive exhibition and guided tours of the reconstruction and conservation works, as well as explore the previously closed gardens of the castle quarter.

Seven sites in the castle quarter are now open to visitors: the Körmendy House, which will be the new home of the archdiocesan collection, the Gizella Chapel, the St George Chapel, the Archbishop's Palace, the St Stephen's Church, the St Imre Church and the Biró-Giczey House.

András Smohay, director of the Diocesan Museum of Székesfehérvár said on the exhibition's professional day: the experts of the Archdiocesan Collection of Blessed Gizella have created a new genre with the WIP. The professionals, who respect and love Hungarian culture and history, have created a "European-level production on the hill of the castle, breaking the boundaries of the country", worthy of the title of European Capital of Culture.

The project is at the half-way stage

Archbishop György Udvardy of Veszprém said that work on the 18 buildings on Castle Hill, which began more than two years ago, is currently halfway complete. The interesting aspects of the investment can be followed on the Renovation of the Veszprém Castle District Facebook page.

For example, the Biró-Giczey House, whose renovation was funded by SWIETELSKY Magyarország Kft. consortium, they write: many people used to call it the bird house because so many birds can be seen in its Baroque rooms. It was named after its builders, Bishop Márton Padányi Biró and Canon István Giczey. One of the building's special features is the green bird room.

Of the 18 buildings, the consortium also includes the reconstruction of St Stephen's Franciscan Church and monastery and the Tejfalusy House.