Owing to the generous support of the Bank of Punjab, the restoration of eleven paintings of Hungarian painter August Schoefft (1809-1888), which belong to the Princess Bamba collection in the Lahore Fort, is completed with the finishing touches. (The pictures show the 2.92 * 4.78 meter painting „The Court of Lahore” and its restoration.)
With the assistance of the Walled City of Lahore Authority and the city’s Tourism and Archaeology Department, the Hungarian experts managed to restore the iconic pieces of Punjab’s cultural heritage to their original splendid grandeur. After the post-works the paintings will be shown to the general public in a large-scale exhibition.
The Embassy of Hungary in Islamabad would like to thank the efforts of the Hungarian experts (Ms. Erika Szokán leading restorer and Ms. Alexandra Török-Erdős, Ms. Nóra Somodi, Ms. Mária Zsófia Pethes and Mr. Gyula Terebesi restorers) and every other stakeholder, who contributed in any way to the successful implementation of the project after several years of preparatory work!
Before restoration:
After restoration:
