‘research’

The research service of the Archives and Documentation Center (ADK) and of the Artpool Art Research Center is closed from 27 July to 31 August. See you again from 1st September!   Photo credits: Hédi Majoros, Zodiac Signs (1967-2011), ceramic mural of the Thermal Bath in Kaposvár (removed). Inventory number: Ad/25001/2014/105/I/17 Sculptor Fülöp Beck Ö. in the Széchenyi Termal …

… Presence at the 35th Valley of the Arts Festival The traditional summer event of the Artpool Art Research Center in Kapolcs is waiting for visitors once again in Area 51 and at the Galántai House! You can explore an interactive, immersive exhibition—which takes advantage of the unique natural features of the surroundings—taking place simultaneously at fourteen small spaces, across thirteen sound installations and nine video installations. At the event, you’ll see a selection from several …

Commemorative conference On 4 June 2026, the Research Department of the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) will organise a commemorative conference dedicated to the intellectual legacy of Péter György (1954–2025). A seminal contributor to art theory and cultural studies in Hungary, György's work was characterised by his restless curiosity. As a scholar, mentor, critic, and public intellectual, he consistently …

… Free tickets via Eventbrite.   archivuminternetwork  marks 30 years of Artpool Art Research Center’s presence on the internet. Since its  launch in December 1995, artpool.hu has expanded György Galántai's idea of the ‘ active archive ’ into digital time and space, where art and information exist in flux and flow, becoming, at times, indivisible. Hence the exhibition’s portmanteau title, archivuminternetwork The visual, sound and video installation situates artpool.hu within …

… event marks the final instalment of the series History / Reality, part of the two-year research project  Curating The Digital Attic Archive. The project aims to create an open-source web platform to reconnect the dispersed Attic Archive, maintaining its conceptual autonomy while preserving it physically across international collections. The series title derives from Pete Horobin’s 1970s performance, which explores how artists’ archives–particularly those emerging from time-based …