Exhibition opening | OCTOBER – from silence to resistance
PROGRAMS
OCTOBER
from silence to resistance
Temporary exhibition at the BHM-Kiscell Museum Municipal Gallery
Curator: PÁLDI Lívia
Opening: October 14, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Introduction by the exhibition’s curator
Two years ago, at the Budapest Gallery, I curated On Violence, an exhibition that examined systemic and structural violence through its intersectional dimensions. It responded to the urgent need for deeper, more nuanced analyses by incorporating feminist and queer perspectives to investigate the mechanisms of patriarchal dominance embedded in collective culture and political economies. The continuing escalation of violence has compelled more artists to testify to the dire circumstances in which they, along with other cultural workers, sustain creative resistance—often despite attempts at silencing.
OCTOBER continues this trajectory, focusing on the entanglement of the political with the personal and intimate, with particular attention to women’s perspectives. Historical works are placed in dialogue with contemporary positions to foreground these connections.
The constellation of works examines the politicization of the private sphere—how personal experiences and observations, born of cataclysm, yield distinct insights into the impact of violence and the persistence of unhealed collective trauma. The exhibition raises questions of responsibility and individual agency while pointing toward the liberatory potential of artmaking and the forms and spaces of intimacy that can foster solidarity.
Lívia Páldi
NEWS
The Gallery of the Capital – Works and Stories exhibition catalogue is now available.
Catalogue Launch and Roundtable Discussion on the Modern Art Collections Established from the 1960s Onward
The approximately 250-page exhibition catalogue presents a selection of over 150 artworks from the collection of the Municipal Gallery, spanning from the birth of Hungarian modernism to the present day. Through analyses of the works, it offers a comprehensive overview of Hungarian art history from the late 19th century to contemporary times. The studies and interviews published in the volume acquaint readers with the history and key figures of more than half a century of collecting, as well as the changing museum concepts of the second half of the 20th century and our own era.
Editors: Mária Árvai, Anikó B. Nagy, Enikő Róka (eds.)
Graphic design: Anna Farkas, anagraphic
Price: 19,200 HUF
The volume is available for purchase at the shops of the Budapest History Museum – Castle Museum and the BTM Kiscelli Museum.
Our museum education booklet has been published!
The creative museum education booklet “Now I Dream of Colored Inks” is connected to the temporary exhibition The Gallery of the Capital – Works and Stories, on view at the Budapest History Museum – Castle Museum until 2 February 2025.
The sketchbook, designed for two age groups (ages 3–14 and 14+), can be used both as a playful exhibition guide and as an engaging activity book at home — whether for individual exploration or shared discovery with family. Through themes of color, line, form, material, and artistic technique, and with the help of thought-provoking questions, the publication introduces readers to the world of fine art via works by modern Hungarian artists.
The booklet is available for purchase at the Kiscelli Museum and the Castle Museum shops.
Beautiful Hungarian Book 2024 – Special Award
In 2025, the Association of Hungarian Publishers and Booksellers once again announced the Beautiful Hungarian Book 2024 competition, recognizing the most excellently designed Hungarian publications. Our volume WANDERINGS – LILI ORSZÁG IN KISCELL received a Special Prize in the competition.
Author: Mária Árvai
Editor: Ágnes Merényi
Graphic Design: Zoltán Szmolka
Prepress: Colorcom Media
Printing: Elektroproduct Printing Ltd.
Congratulations to all the creators!
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