About this experience
Once Budapest was the capital of the 'happy socialist barrack'. There was no place for alternative street art. However, Hungarians now love to create right on the city streets. You will learn how and why this happened, decipher bright graffiti, find 'guerrilla' statues, peek into secret courtyards, and uncover the phenomenon of ruin bars!
What to expect
Bright Budapest
I will help you understand the meaning of the modern canvases of Budapest and what their creators were thinking. I will explain how tiny statues appeared on the city streets and what secrets they hide. I will also show you the best ruin bars and tell you who goes there and why stag and hen parties are banned in them. In addition, you will learn:
- How contemporary art reinterprets the history of the city and the entire country.
- Who sponsors free creativity in Budapest, how long street paintings live, and why they die
- What ancient and not very legends formed the basis of the modern 'rock painting' of the city
- How street art solved the biggest problem of the Jewish Quarter and why its streets have turned into open-air art galleries
- Who came up with ruin bars and what to drink in them to be considered 'one of them'
Organizational details
The excursion is pedestrian and does not involve additional expenses.
