Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives
Press Room
Unique archive footage reconstructs one of the first show trials, masterminded by Stalin, which unfolds as a theatrical performance with actors - prosecutors, witnesses, defendants, judges - lying to themselves, to the audience and to the world. The drama is real, but the story is fake. The film gives an unprecedented insight into the origins of a deadly regime, which made the slogan "Lie is Truth" its everyday reality.
THE ILLUSION OF THE REPUBLIC
November 16, 2018 – March 3, 2019
Galeria Centralis
(Blinken OSA – Radio Free Europe Archives)
1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32.
Opening ceremony: November 16, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
Opening speech (in Hungarian): László Majtényi (Chairman, Eötvös Károly Policy Institute)
This year is the centennial of the proclamation of the first Hungarian Republic, which took place on 16th November 1918. To honour this occasion, the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) presents The Illusion of the Republic exhibition, focusing on the rootless nature and the fall of the three Hungarian republics that were established in 1918, 1946 and between 1989 1990.
Curator: András Mink
Presented by Eszter Csákányi
WELCOME TO SODOM – Where do our used phones end up? What kind of lives emerge from our electronic waste?
After the screening, Logan Strenchock, CEU’s Sustainability Officer, will ask our guests, Gergely Simon from Greenpeace Hungary and Ervin Tihanyi, head of electronic waste handling at Intermetal Recycling, about their experiences during their visit to Sodom.
The Next Guardian
A film by Dorottya Zurbó and Arun Bhattarai
Date: March 12, 6:00 p.m. Venue: Blinken OSA, Arany János u. 32.
Presented by the NEP4DISSENT COST Action and the
Donald and Vera Blinken Open Society Archives
Thursday, January 31, 2019
19.00-20.30
Main Gallery
Book presentation: Márta Elbert – Through the Lens of a Small Camera
- public and private issues -
Introduction by Bálint Magyar, followed by a discussion – in Hungarian – with the participation of the author of the book and Erzsi Sándor.
December 13, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
Blinken OSA Archives
1051 Budapest Arany János u. 32.
SUICIDE – Hungary 1956–1986
September 28 – November 4, 2018
Opening Ceremony: September 28, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Opening remarks by Krisztina Tóth
A guided tour (in Hungarian) of Blinken OSA's current exhibition Suicide – Hungary 1956-1986, by Dr Dóra Perczel-Forintos, on October 30, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
This exhibition is open until November 4, 2018.
For more details on the event, please visit the Hungarian version of our website.
A Blinken OSA Archívum meghívja Önt a Centrális Galéria „Öngyilkosság – Magyarország 1956-1986” című kiállításához kapcsolódó előadásra, melyet Barakonyi Szabolcs, az Index az index fotórovatának vezetője tart „Bűnügyi fotográfia a fényképezőgépen túlról” címmel.
The tour will be held by Miklós Tamási, editor of FORTEPAN, an online photo archive.
This year, for the first time, the Central European University and the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) at Central European University participate in the event.