House of Terror's Director Fired, Museum Closed as New Government Rewrites the Past
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Fidesz-Ideologist Mária Schmidt had run the house since its foundation, she was now dismissed as director. The museum will only open again after a comprehensive substantive and legal review.
House of Terror's director fired, museum closed as new government rewrites the past
The mandate of Mária Schmidt, director general of the House of Terror Museum, has been terminated by decision of the minister responsible for social relations and culture — Zoltán Tarr announced this on his social media page on Tuesday. Simultaneously with the decision, the House of Terror Museum is temporarily closing and will not be accessible to visitors until the review of the exhibition's content has been completed and the rights have been …
The museum will be closed for a while. Changes at the helm of the House of Terror.
Following the government's decision, the mandate of Mária Schmidt, the director general of the House of Terror Museum, has been terminated, and the institution will temporarily close while the exhibition's content is reviewed and the legal background clarified. Zoltán Tarr, the Minister responsible for social relations and culture, announced the decision in a Facebook post.
According to plans, the museum can reopen this year once the content review of the exhibition is completed.
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