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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.

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.

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 show features the works of four contemporary Hungarian artists–László Szotyory, Attila Kondor, Gyula Konkoly and Gábor Lajta–who adhere to a more traditional style of painting. There are several poignant and deeply moving works here.

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.

Through the works of two art groups, Orfeo and Inconnu, the show examines the various forms of political dissent during the second half of the communist era in Hungary, between the '70s and '80s.

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.

From the tail of Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown to gleaming contemporary design pieces, a total of 200 clothing items present the outfits of choice of the Hungarian upper crust between the 18th and the 21st centuries.

Nobuyoshi Araki, Japan's most notorious photographer, is best known for his sexually explicit images of women. Not everyone regard him as a maestro and an intellectual, but many believe that his provocative images of women and blossoming flowers have pushed the boundaries of free expression.

Géza Perneczky (b. 1936) was a key figure of the Hungarian conceptual art movement of the 1970s. He's best known for his experimental photography that relies on reflections and playful mirroring effects.

The exhibit presents the golden age of Flemish Baroque painting through 120 works centered around Peter Paul Rubens. The displayed works were loaned from prominent public collections, including the Louvre, the Prado, and the National Gallery in London.

Since 2008, issues of environmental protection have become the dominant themes in Hungarian-born Franyo Aatoth's works—a forest growing back from an axe-handle, a landscape painted on a chainsaw, and other hopeful symbols that the destruction is reversible.

István Nádler (b. 1938) is a prominent neo-avant-garde Hungarian painter whose works have been featured in several major international exhibits. This show centers around his graphic works that explore the limits of the triangular shape with vibrant intensity.

Budapest's leading art gallery, acb, celebrates the 80th birthday of Hungarian abstract painter Imre Bak with an ambitious exhibit spanning over fifty years. Bak's striking paintings are best known for his use of strong colors and geometric shapes.