Exhibition titled ‘Tojama, before the earthquake’ opened in the Egri Borbarát (Friends of Wine) Bar Gallery on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street on the 11th of January. The colourful exotic landscapes and genre pictures selected by the curator János Tóth are award-winning works by Tojama County photographers. Several of the creators have participated in artist camps in Debrecen and Hajdú-Bihar County over the past decades. The exhibition was opened by István Pinczés, the artistic director of the Tojama Association, and was guided by personal memories. (The Jászai Mari and Uchimura award-winning director visited the landscapes shown in the pictures 70 times in 40 years.) Members of the performing arts section of the Tojama Association also participated in the opening. With the exhibition, on the initiative of the owner István Kovács, the organisers commemorate the victims of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan in the first days of the year, when a total of more than 400 earthquakes and aftershocks devastated the region over the course of several days, resulting in nearly 80 deaths. The epicentre of the second strongest earthquake in the history of Japan was about 80 kilometres northwest of the city of Toyama. The exhibition can […]

  Several of Sándor Szabó Réti's works can be seen  at the exhibition entitled ‘A Tale Woven from Light’. A special world built from wood, colours and Hungarian folk culture will be revealed to those who visit the DEMKI House (Tímárház) between the 18th of January and the 10th of February, 2024. ‘The Day of Hungarian Culture will be on the 22nd of January and I was invited to this exhibition in connection with this. I collected my previous works, which are wooden, carved, painted sets and altars  from various public institutions and private individuals. On the one hand, the colours are the different reflections and refractions of light, and on the other hand, the world of motifs visible in the works is drawn from Hungarian folk tales and their lessons, ’ he said. Among other things, the movable puppet wall of the puppet group Báb-Kincs-Tár from Létavértes and the scenery of the Aranyszalma Folk Dance Ensemble from Hajdúnánás will also be on display at the exhibition. In addition to these, two smaller, relief-carved and painted wing altars can be viewed, which were  offered by private individuals for the duration of the exhibition. Source: dehir.hu | Photo credit: Pixabay

Within the programs of the Day of Hungarian Culture, the exhibition titled  "The carnival is here, the ball is on" will be opened on the 23rd of January at 2.00 p.m.  at the New City Hall (Új Városháza). The exhibition topics are:hospitality, gastronomy, carnival traditions Partners of the event are  the Vocational Training Center of Debrecen, the Foundation for Gastronomy of Debrecen and the Gastronomy Club of Hajdúság The exhibition presenting carnival traditions can be viewed until February 29, 2024 during the opening hours of the New Town Hall. Date: 23rd of January Location: New City Hall, Kálvin tér 11.

The exhibition Portrait Dynamics by painter Fanni Bacskó will be opened by visual designer Ágota Matyi on the 24th of January from 4 p.m. At the opening ceremony of the event organised by Zsuzsanna Cserép, István Rácz, president of the Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Science Club gives a welcome speech. Perfomers at the opening event are Edina Tótkomlósi (cello) and her teacher, cellist Áron Pető. The exhibition can be viewed for free until the 19th of  February at the DAB Headquarters.  Opening hours: From Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sunday: Closed Source: Dehir