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This exhibit shows the finest Art Nouveau pieces from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts. In addition to Hungarian, British, Austrian and French styles of Art Nouveau are also presented. Visitors will get a glimpse into typical bourgeois Hungarian homes of the turn of the century that often featured Zsolnay ceramics, glass works by Tiffany, and jewellery by Lalique.

The exhibit shows almost 50 images made by Robert Capa, the legendary Hungarian-born war photographer. The works include a photo capturing a speech of Trotsky that Capa made on one of his first assignments, and plenty of images from war zones around the world.

Based on the collection of Centre Pompidou, this large-scale temporary exhibition in the Hungarian National Gallery documents the main trends of the Surrealist movement through the works of its central figures, including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Yves Tanguy, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso and Francis Picabia. Surrealist photography is represented by Man Ray and Brassaï.

This small exhibit presents a collection of design pieces recently purchased by the Museum of Applied Arts, which is currently closed for renovation. Some of the highlights include "updated" Rubik's cubes, mid-century modern chairs from communist Hungary, and ornate contemporary dishware. Note that the show takes place on two floors.

This joint, Polish-Hungarian exhibit presents the works of Małgorzata Szymankiewicz and Márton Nemes. Both artists reflect on the social implications of music—escapism, tribalism, social alienation—translating them into abstract paintings.

The Bosch+Bosch group was a neo-avantgarde movement founded in 1969 by a group of young artists in Subotica, the Hungarian-speaking part of the then Yugoslavia (today's Serbia). Its members brought together the cultural heritage of the Hungarian avantgarde with the more progressive contemporary Yugoslav art, fusing them into refreshingly novel experimental works.

This is a small exhibit by French-Hungarian documentary photographer, Nadja Massün, on the ground floor of the Capa Center (you need to enter through the café). "Through the maternal lens by which Massun captures her daughters, she invites us into her private world, sharing intimate and personal moments. It is a testament to the originality of her artistic vision that Massun’s images often transcend any specific time and place."

Budapest's leading contemporary art gallery, acb, presents the paintings of Endre Tót, one of Hungary's greatest living avant-garde artists.

A total of 143 selected photos by photojournalists from more than two dozen countries around the world are displayed at this year's Word Press Photo at the Hungarian National Museum. Topics include contemporary political issues, including migration and the social representation of women.

Rembrandt’s workshop – which attracted about fifty students – operated as a free school mostly attended by accomplished artists who had already completed their basic training. Their objective was to collaborate with the master to perfect and hone their skills. Through more than 40 sheets of drawings, about half of which by Rembrandt himself, the exhibit draws attention to Rembrandt as a master and teacher.

The exhibit presents almost 200 works by Hungarian-born photographers who later emigrated to France, including international superstars like André Kertész, Brassaï, Robert Capa, and Lucien Hervé.

After graduating (and also teaching) at the German Bauhaus school, Hungarian-born Marcel Breuer went on the reach international fame as a star architect in the United States. You've probably seen some of his buildings already, like the old Whitney Museum in New York, but this show in the Budapest Center of Architecture provides a comprehensive look.