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Exhibition
Do You Dare to Play? – Play and Democracy in East Berlin
Open between April 9 and May 24
2026-03-30
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
Offering insight into the group’s history, aims, and editorial principles.
2026-03-30
CfP for the conference Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
News
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
News
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
News
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
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April 10 - May 24
Do You Dare to Play?
The exhibition examines the history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1, which emerged in the late GDR period as a pioneering force in experimental ...
10:00 AM, April 25
Children’s Program with the Association for Free Play
A full-day program for families and children, organized in collaboration with the Association for Free Play, connected to the exhibition “Do You Dare to Play?.”
11:00 AM, April 29
Soviet Models: The Language of Architecture in the Early Cold War
The Visegrad Scholarship at OSA Lecture Series continues with presentation by Richard Anderson, Professor of Architectural History and Theory, University of Edinburgh.
12:00 PM, April 29
The 1990–1991 Energy Crisis in Central Europe: Cumulative Crisis and ...
The Visegrad Scholarship at OSA Lecture Series continues with presentation by Karolina Gawron-Tabor, Assistant Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of ...
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Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
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The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
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István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
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15/05/2025
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The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
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25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
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Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
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Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
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12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
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25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
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Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
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21/10/2025
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Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
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Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
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Video
21/10/2025
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Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
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12/03/2025
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Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Blog / Podcast / Video
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
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Featured Collections
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Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
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1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
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Amateur Photos from Hungary
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Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
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Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
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Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
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Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
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Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
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Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
Featured Collections
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
Featured Collections
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
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17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
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30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
News
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
News
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
Announcement
17/04/2026
Visitor Cards at the Archivum
New security system is introduced in the building.
Collections News
30/03/2026
Black Box Foundation Textual Records Accessible
The documents provide insight into the history, aims, and editorial principles of the group.
Conference
30/03/2026
CfP: Collecting/Creating
Archive-Based Moving Image in Eastern Europe and Beyond
Academic News
16/03/2026
New open course led by colleague Gábor Tóka
The Hungarian language seminar series will focus on potential election results based on major public polls.
Conference
09/03/2026
CfP: Alternative Media and Digital Activism
Application deadline: April 9, 2026
Collections News
23/02/2026
Péter Forgács’s Master Video Tapes Digitized
By spring 2026, Forgács’s complete oeuvre will be available for research at the Archivum.
Announcement
18/02/2026
Regime Change in Hungary, 1988–1990: Fekete Doboz Films at ...
A six-part film screening series at the Cirko-Gejzír Cinema featuring documentary films from the ...
Research
06/02/2026
Workshop on the Facing Srebrenica Archives Project
The collective, participatory archiving project, Facing Srebrenica held a closing workshop with the participation of Chief Archivist Csaba Szilágyi ...
Workshop
28/01/2026
CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop ": The archivist, the researcher and ...
Second hybrid workshop on 18 May 2026, at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli and online.
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April 10 - May 24
Do You Dare to Play?
The exhibition examines the history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1, which emerged in the late GDR period as a pioneering force in experimental ...
10:00 AM, April 25
Children’s Program with the Association for Free Play
A full-day program for families and children, organized in collaboration with the Association for Free Play, connected to the exhibition “Do You Dare to Play?.”
11:00 AM, April 29
Soviet Models: The Language of Architecture in the Early Cold War
The Visegrad Scholarship at OSA Lecture Series continues with presentation by Richard Anderson, Professor of Architectural History and Theory, University of Edinburgh.
12:00 PM, April 29
The 1990–1991 Energy Crisis in Central Europe: Cumulative Crisis and ...
The Visegrad Scholarship at OSA Lecture Series continues with presentation by Karolina Gawron-Tabor, Assistant Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of ...
Research Room
The Archivum is an open-access facility committed to making research materials available free of charge. Our Research Room is freely accessible to the public and offers a friendly environment for quiet study.
Where to find us
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Opening hours
Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45
Blog / Podcast / Video
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Blog / Podcast / Video
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
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15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
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25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
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12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
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14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
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19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
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19/11/2025
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21/10/2025
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26/06/2025
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20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
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15/05/2025
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The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
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25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
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Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
Panel discussion (in Hungarian) about the documentary 'Statárium' which examines the statutory trials of three landowners—referred to as “kulaks” in ...
Video
14/04/2026
Do You Dare to Play? – Exhibition Opening
The history and legacy of the East Berlin-based collective Spielwagen Berlin 1. Opened by Levente Polyák, urbanist.
Video
19/02/2026
Research on the Situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021
Interview with Gábor Havas, Sociologist on the nation-wide research on the situation of Roma in Hungary, 1971–2021. (In Hungarian)
Blog
19/11/2025
There Was and Is No Poverty (in Autocracies)
Poverty statistics have become a political issue in today's Hungary; its Social past brings telling parallels.
Video
21/10/2025
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s ...
Historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács discussed what life was like in Ceaușescu's ...
Video
26/06/2025
The Tactless Photojournalist – Exhibition Opening
Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the Ceaușescu Era. Opened by: György Dragomán, writer.
Video
20/05/2025
István Rév: Delusion
Accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, István Rév, the Director of the Blinken OSA Archivum, gave a lecture on fake Holocaust memoirs.
Blog
15/05/2025
Austrian State Treaty at 70: an Eastern European ...
The Austrian State Treaty, signed 70 years ago today, awoke hopes of greater autonomy across the Eastern Bloc.
Video
25/03/2025
Dániel Ács: Falsifying a Headshot
Journalist Dániel Ács's talk on his book 'Falsifying a Headshot' is now online (in Hungarian). Watch the event that was part our 'Real Fake Stories' ...
Video
12/03/2025
Statárium. Kulak Trials in Film and Fiction Novels
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Featured Collections
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
Featured Collections
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
Featured Collections
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
1956 Digital Collection
This repository brings together not yet published or lesser known sources on the 1956 Hungarian revolution, as well as previously digitized and published documents from the Archivum and its ...
Curated
1956 Hungarian Refugees in the US
In 2016 with the generous support of the Blinken family, the archives extended the scope of its research to other archives in the United States that also possess relevant, still largely ...
Curated
250000 items
Amateur Photos from Hungary
Tens of thousands of amateur photos from the 1980s. The lives, homes, holidays of unknown citizens, but maybe you recognize someone...
HU OSA 320-2
Audiovisual
12 items
Árpád Ajtony's Film Collection
A unique collection of experimental filmmaker Árpád Ajtony, including his own works, both completed films and fragments, and “media junk” collected by himself.
HU OSA 313-0-2
Audiovisual
23 items
Audio Collection on the Yugoslav War
Around 23 hours of audio recordings, 1991-1993. The International Human Rights Law Institute was to document the crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. HU OSA 304-0-17
Audiovisual
18224 items
Background Reports (RFE/RL)
Thematic research papers produced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for internal use.
Online
344 items
Black Box Documentary Films
Created between 1988 and 1996, this collection is the largest and most significant private video archive on the regime change in Hungary.
HU OSA 305-0-2
Audiovisual
1273 items
Croatian TV Monitoring
Television monitoring of post-Dayton Accord news and other political programs broadcast by official Croatian television 1996-1998. HU OSA 310-0-2
Audiovisual
76 items
Cultural Heritage
Digital archive of songs, tales, music, rituals, and sacred texts collected by the Cultural Heritage Studies Program (CHSP) at Central European University.
Online
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