The new public collection exhibition, with around 50 different artists presented from the founders to Generation Z marking a new chapter for MODEM, can be visited until the 31st of December 2024. The curators of the exhibition have chosen artists who have shaped MODEM's image over the years, showcasing works from a collection that has evolved over 18 years, incorporating collections, acquisitions, Debrecen International Artists' Colony results, and artist donations. Drawing on the insights of generational theory, each section is arranged according to the artists' year of birth, rather than according to the aesthetic, art theoretical or art historical categories they represent or can be associated with their work.  Exhibiting artists: Lost Generation: Vilmos Aba-Novák Founders (Builders):Judit Reigl, Vera Molnár Veterans: Ákos Birkás, Ilona Keserü, László Lakner, István Nádler, Endre Tót, Zoltán Tölg-Molnár, Baby Boomers: Imre Bukta, Lajos Csontó, Ágnes Eperjesi, László Fehér, László feLugossy, Imre Gábor, Pál Gerber, Balázs Kicsiny, Ilona Lovas, Sándor Pinczehelyi, Gyula Várnai Generation X: Zsolt Asztalos, Emese Benczúr, Attila Csörgő, Marcell Esterházy, Tibor Gyenis, Kriszta x-T Nagy,  Péter Pettendi Szabó, Sára Richter, Katharina Roters, Société Réaliste, József Szolnoki. Generation Y: Nikolett Balázs, Kincső Bede, Máté Dobokay, Tim Freiwald, Judit Ágnes Gallai, Judit Lilla Molnár, Márton […]

In addition to thousands of years of ancient knowledge, the visitor centre also features 21st century interactive elements. Puszta Treasury. This is the name of the exhibition that shows the everyday life of our ancestors, their clothing and the products they made here. In addition to thousands of years of ancient knowledge, the visitor centre also features 21st century interactive elements. The tourism development programme in Hortobágy, which was completed at the end of March, aimed to bring the wilderness closer to all ages. With the new permanent exhibitions and the unified information system, everyone can discover the rich fauna and flora of the region, as well as the pastoral culture of Hortobágy, according to their own needs. “The exhibitions are structured in such a way that even those who visit here for the first time can find the topic and activity they like. Also those who already know the depths of the wilderness, the birds and plants that live here, or even have friendly relations with the shepherds,"  Director of Hortobágy National Park Gergely Árpád Medgyesi said. Date:Closed on Mondays, but open on weekends on all long weekends and public holidays (except 1 November 2024 and 23 December 2024 […]

The exhibition “Institutional Fictions – The Possibility of an Art Faculty in Debrecen” with the main focus idea of a possible art faculty in Debrecen takes visitors on a utopian journey and functions as a sort of thinking experiment. Giving young artists from Debrecen and abroad a platform to exhibit their work is one of MODEM Project Space's primary goals, but it's also crucial to make room for multidisciplinary art projects that address the city as a cultural organism. In September 2023, in cooperation between MODEM and the Department of Architecture of the University of Debrecen, Master of Architecture students took a course on the question of which area of the city and in which form the building of the Faculty of Arts could be built. One of the starting points for the project was the realisation that Hungary is a capital city-centric country in terms of cultural history. This is why it is worth paying more attention to the potential of rural art faculties and art institutions, and to develop them in order to create a more diverse system of contemporary art institutions in Hungary. The establishment of a Debrecen art faculty would definitely strengthen the city's social and […]

The exhibition of 45 images by photographer Ouriel Morgensztern, entitled “Rendezvous in Vienna” presenting the holidays and everyday life of Viennese Jews, opened in the second floor cloisters of the Méliusz Juhász Péter Library. The opening of the exhibition, which was organised jointly by the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Institute of German Studies of the University of Debrecen and the Méliusz Library and is open free of charge until the 26th of October. Morgensztern was born in Paris, spent his childhood in the South of France, later lived in a kibbutz in Israel, then in New York, and finally settled in Vienna in the mid-2000s. A part of his family came from the territory of today's Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia, similar to Mark Rothko, considered the father of abstract expressionism. Morgensztern also dedicated a special series to Rothko's memory in another project. The artist first connected with the Jewish world through their parents' photo album, which lacked pictures of their grandparents and great-grandparents as many of his ancestors were murdered during the Holocaust. He wanted to record situations in the lives of others, in this case members of the Viennese community, which would have been possible in his own family's […]

An exhibition of the works of artist Ildikó Gabriella Nagy can be seen at the VOKE Cultural Centre of Understanding in Debrecen. The exhibition features 30 silk and acrylic paintings by the artist, created during her three-year stay in England. Ildikó Gabriella Nagy moved from Transylvania to Hungary  in 1990 with her sculptor husband and 3 children, who inherited their parents' artistic inclinations. She works in a variety of techniques: oil, acrylic, silk painting and linocuts. She tries to pass on her knowledge to the younger generation and to the elderly through courses and workshops. In 1977 he was awarded for her outstanding performance in Cluj Napoca. She has exhibited in America, England, Japan and other countries and in Debrecen her works decorate the walls of several buildings. The exhibition, titled “Vibrations of the Soul”, is on display until the 3rd of  November with free admission. Date: open until the 3rd of November Location: VOKE Cultural Centre of Understanding Source:dehir.hu, Facebook page of VOKE Cultural Centre of Understanding

Full-dome films are offered in English to the visitors of the Science Centre. Agora Science Centre has one of the largest portable digital planetariums in Hungary that enables visitors to surf in the starry sky, discover the motion of celestial bodies, and familiarise themselves with constellations. It guarantees a lifelong experience for both children and adults. Full-dome films available in English are the following: Europe to the Stars - from 4.00  p.m. every Thursday and Saturday. The Sun, Our Living Star - from 4.00 p.m. every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Participation is possible with the Agora entry ticket. The planetarium has a capacity of 40 people. Thus, visitors can participate in these programs with a limited number, in order of arrival. Further information about the films can be found here. Location: Great Forest, Botanic Garden, Entrance from Móricz Zsigmond Road,Great Forest, Botanic Garden Source: Agora

The opening of Gabriella Nagy's exhibition “Romanticism in Order" will be held at the Bényi Gallery on Thursday the 26th of September at 6:00 p.m.  Gabriella Nagy was born in Debrecen in 1968. She has a constantly renewed, yet consistently building, characterful painting practice, marked by significant solo exhibitions, public collection acquisitions and professional awards. Her paintings are characterised by masterly brushwork, open vision and perception, and reflected visuality. She explores reality through surreal elements and classical realist representation, incorporating existential theories and personal observation. Her works create sensual spectacles, evoking private stories and exploring new forms within the traditional landscape genre. The artist studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1991 to 1996 and has since mastered traditional oil on canvas painting techniques. She won the Strabag Painting Prize and received a Lisbon scholarship from the Budapest Gallery. Her works are in collections of Strabag, Hungarian National Gallery, Déri Museum, and private collectors. She received the Munkácsy Award in 2004. The exhibition will be opened by art historian Lilla Szoboszlai, with Áron Pető on accordion.  Until the 24th of  October 2024, the exhibition is open free of charge at the Kölcsey Centre from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 […]