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Cultural Heritage Days

This year, the Cultural Heritage Days will take place on the weekend of 21-22 September, organised for the first time by the Ministry of Construction and Transport in cooperation with the ICOMOS Hungarian National Committee. In Debrecen, too, there will be programmes at several venues. There will be many places where monuments, historic buildings, ensembles, cemeteries, gardens can be visited free of charge and activities that are often not otherwise accessible can be tried. The event highlights the need to protect, respect and approach with expertise the irreplaceable built heritage and monuments that are part of national culture. Popular throughout Europe, the importance of the Heritage Days is growing every year, both in terms of the number of free sites and the number of visitors. Since its inception, Hungary has sought to raise awareness of its rich architectural heritage by highlighting different key themes. The aim is to make it possible for everyone, regardless of interests, to experience the richness of our Hungarian architectural heritage and monuments.  The Heritage Days, popular throughout Europe, are growing in importance every year, both in terms of the number of free sites and the number of visitors. Across Europe the theme of this year's […]

“Only” Design Fair (Csak Design Vásár)

Méliusz Library Bem tér 19/D, Debrecen, Hungary

After a short summer break, “Only” Design Fair (Csak Design Vásár) welcomes visitors  to the Central Library of the Méliusz Juhász Péter Library, both inside and outside, on the 21st of September from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the great atmosphere and quality designer products. Csak Design Vásár is a fair for design lovers. Unique, modern products and quality products from designers can be purchased in one place, with Hungarian brands also being found at the fair. Exhibitors: BlackBunny Kézműves Csokoládé & Artisan Chocolates Bőrület Faludi G Cziczás Szabina Ötvös Ékszer itsevas Maminvent MSE Glass What Nituska Design TinaTáska   Date: 21 September Location: Méliusz Juhász Péter Library Source:FB events      

NEW DATE – 5th Batthyányi Fair and Children’s Flee Market

Batthyány Street Batthyány utcán, Debrecen, Hungary

The Debrecen Creative Community will once again bring a unique program to Batthyányi Street on the 21st of September between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m, with the V. Batthyány fair and children's flea market. This day, Debrecen's first pedestrian street will host the fair of the shops in the street, and a children's flea market. In order to sell goods at the flea market, filling out the application form is mandatory. Children can register/ can be registered at the following link: https://t.ly/IVkPb The event is free to attend. Photographs will be taken during the program, to which all interested parties consent by participating in the program. In case of rain, the event will be held on the 15th of September. Date: 21 September, 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. Location: Batthyányi Stret Source: FB events

Zsuzsi Forest Railway’s Car Free Day for a Green Debrecen

Zsuzsi Erdei Vasút Ruyter utca 1, Debrecen, Hungary

The European Mobility Week will take place across Europe from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2024, with Car Free Day as the closing event. On the 21st of September with the Zsuzsi Forest Railway visitors can take part in a special autumn tour where the forest's magical light show, fragrant plants and rich treasures will take the centre stage, and discover the hidden harvests of the autumn forest enjoying the refreshing atmosphere. Program details: 09:30 a.m.  - Departure with the Zsuzsi Forest Train from Ruyter Street station 10:30  a.m. - Arrival and tuning up, gathering at the edge of the forest, programme presentation 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: hiking in the September forest experiencing the play of lights and sounds of the forest through an exploratory walk to discover the fragrant plants of the forest and their medicinal properties, aromatherapy exercises, learning about the power and effects of scents, breathing in the essential oils of the air, getting to know the treasures of nature: exploring the abundance of forest fruits, berries, mushrooms and herbs, silent meditation and relaxing, short guided meditation to help experience the deeper energies of the forest. 12:00 p.m. - Herbal tea tasting where herbs collected […]

New Exhibition Opened in the Great Church

Great Reformed Church Piac u. 4-6, Debrecen, Hungary

The exhibition of József Csoma titled “Footprints of My Footsteps” opened on the 22nd of September in the Kálvin Gallery of the Great Church.  József Csoma started his artistic career from afar. In 1976 he graduated as a toolmaker at the 109th Vocational Training Institute in Debrecen. He started to work as an apprentice and then as a technical designer in Téglás. Later, he graduated in pedagogy and fine arts, then in drawing at Eger Teacher Training College. He graduated from the University of Debrecen in 2007 with a diploma in pedagogy-teacher training, and in 2010 from the Technical University of Budapest with a diploma in public education management. He was guided into an artistic career by painter Zoltán Valkovits. The most important influence on his artistic conception was the Medgyessy-circle in Debrecen and its leader Lajos Bíró. His first solo exhibition was in Rakamaz in 1990. Since then, his still lifes, landscapes and portraits have been shown in more than 30 solo exhibitions in Hungary and Poland.   Date: from 22 September Location: Kálvin Gallery of the Great Church.  Source:dehir.hu

Concert Series Starts Again at the Faculty of Music

University of Debrecen, Faculty of Music, Hall Debrecen, Hungary

The Faculty of Music's concert series continues with more than twenty concerts. The Conservatoire Evenings series includes eight concerts featuring performances by faculty teachers and students. For more information on the Conservatory Evenings programme, please click here. The Steinway series promises 6 special piano concerts, of which information can be found at this link . The 32nd edition of Universitas, supported by the University of Debrecen and organised by the Faculty of Music and the Foundation for the Art of the Future, will bring world-renowned special performers to the city.  More information is available at this link.   Location: Faculty of Music, Liszt Hall   Source:dehir.hu

Vojtina Puppet Theatre Launches a Series of Exhibitions

Vojtina Puppet Theatre 13 Kálvin Square, Debrecen, Hungary

Artistic director Terka Láposi, the permanent curator of the exhibitions, invited artists and craftspeople who regularly help Vojtina to reflect on the secrets of the creative process, and who are all connected to puppets and puppetry. First, an exhibition of the works of Krisztina Csatáry-Nagy, the permanent photographer of the puppet theatre, will open on the  24th of  September in the exhibition space of the puppet theatre in Kálvin Square.  As a photographer, she has been following the life, performances and events of the Puppet Theatre for almost a decade, so the exhibition is a kind of documentation of the professional work and everyday life of the Puppet Theatre. She believes that she can create, to capture a moment authentically, when she gives herself completely to those who allow her to open up layers of herself to them. To stretch out a single image in an ideal moment, to extract it from the whole, requires total surrender. It takes time, it takes preparation. She wants to capture the real perceived state, feeling, mood. Her theatrical images are visual representations of the performances.  Date: from 24 September Location:  Exhibition space of the Puppet Theatre in Kálvin Square.  Source:dehir.hu

Classical Music Concert at Pásti Synagogue

Pásti Street synagogue 4 Pásti Street, Debrecen, Hungary

A classical concert titled "Musicians from the Old World” awaits the audience on the 24th of September at 7.00 p.m. with the following programme: Mozart: Serenade in D major (Postactaur), K.320 S. Bach: Piano Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 Bartók: Divertimento Participants: Somogyi-Tóth Dániel - piano / Kodály Philharmonic Conductor: Tibor Bényi About the pieces played: Mozart's Serenade in D major, written in 1779, features a string quartet, flutes, piccolo, oboes, bassoon, horn, trumpet, post horn, and timpani. The Concertante and Rondeau movements contain soloistic passages for flutes, oboes, and bassoons.  Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard concertos are presumably arrangements of earlier works for other instruments, with the Concerto in G minor being his first attempt to write a complete harpsichord concerto. Franz Schubert's Divertimento for string orchestra, commissioned by Swiss conductor Paul Sacher, is a neo-classical work based around modal tonalities and modernist tonality. The piece is characterized by sharp dynamic contrasts, imitation, and polyphonic construction. The final movement, Allegro assai, evokes dark visions of loneliness and combines tradition with Bartók's Eastern European roots. Ticket can be purchased via this link. Date: 24 September Location: Pásti Street Synagogue   Sources:debrecen.imami.hu, kodalyfilharmonia.hu      

18th Birthday Celebration of MODEM

MODEM art center 1-3 Hunyadi János Street, Debrecen, Hungary

This year, MODEM - Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art celebrates its 18th birthday from the 26th  to 28th of  September, the center welcomes everyone to this special occasion. The 18th Birthday Celebration  event offers: - varied programmes available in 6 locations - 6 hours of concerts to liven up the atmosphere - 2500 m² of exhibition space to immerse in the world of contemporary art - 7 productions guaranteed to make the celebration unforgettable Programme: 26 September 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Launch of the new issue of the literary and cultural studies journal Studia Litteraria, entitled "Replays" (lobby) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Guided tour of the exhibition " Mária Berhidi:Remembering the present" by curator Szabolcs Süli-Zakar (2nd floor) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. I Opening of exhibition “Institutional Fictions: the possibilities of an art faculty in Debrecen” (Project Space) 27 September 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Dance performance titled Sirr with the participation of Gradient Contemporary Ballet Debrecen, dance company of Csokonai National Theatre (3rd floor - Refik Anadol:Rumi Dreams) 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Subtones concert (inner garden) 9:00 p.m. - 10:30p.m. Balázs Zságer & Kati Katona's ever-changing audiovisual performance (inner garden) 28 […]

Exhibition “Institutional Fictions – The Possibility of an Art Faculty in Debrecen” in MODEM

MODEM art center 1-3 Hunyadi János Street, Debrecen, Hungary

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 […]

Books Fair at Böszörményi Road Campus

Böszörményi Road 138 Böszörményi Road 138, Debrecen, Hungary

After the June visit,  the Alexandra Publishing Group is arriving again with books with beauty defects and books on a discount price.  In the course of the publishing work, a lot of books pass through hands; some specimens inevitably suffer minor or major defects. However, the perfect exterior is not everything, the inner values are the most important, especially in the case of books. At the book fair, not only defective books but books in perfect shape can be bought at discount prices with more than 15000 different  books available from 100 HUF. The book fair is open from 10:00 a.m. until the stock lasts,  but the latest until  5:00 p.m. Paying by card on the spot is possible. Date: 26, September  from 10:00 a.m. latest until  5:00 p.m. Location: Böszörményi Road Campus, Böszörményi road 138 Source:FB events

Exhibition of Debrecen-born, Munkácsy Prize-winning Painter Opens

Bényi Gallery Hunyadi utca 1-3., Debrecen, Hungary

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 […]