The Memento Park, also known as the ‘Statue Park’, is a history museum, educational centre, artistic action ground and tourist attraction - the resting place of statues which used to symbolise communist ideology in the streets of Budapest between 1945-1989.
During the change of the political system in 1989-90, the public in Eastern European communist regimes turned radically against reminders of that era. In Hungary, a unique political and societal compromise initiated the relocation of unwanted public propaganda statues. The design competition to relocate 41 artworks was won by architect Ákos Eleőd. Opened in 1993, ‘One Sentence About Tyranny’ Statue Park is Europe’s first, and until today only, propaganda statue collection within a politically neutral setting.
The European significance of Memento Park emphasises the importance of democratic values by presenting political statues within an objective, artistic context; an inspired way to address a challenge faced across Europe.
We await our visitors - individuals and groups - with carefully designed guided tours, a museum pedagogy program and various educational and leisure activities to make their visit to Memento Park an experience that lasts.
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- 3
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- Address
- Budapest
- Industry
- Travel Arrangements
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- Website
- http://mementopark.hu
- Keywords
- educational programs for school groups, guided tours for adults, location for art perfomances, 41 political propaganda statues, exhibition about the 1956 uprising, exhibition about the fall of the Iron Curtain, symbols and metaphors, creative concept, politically neutral artistic design, 1.5 hectares open-air space, location for movies and video clips, visitors' guide in 6 languages.
- HQ
- Budapest
- Competitors
- TMI Associates, Sciences Po Alumni, LyLoc, Political Capital.
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Memento Park Budapest's website is http://mementopark.hu
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Memento Park Budapest's top competitors are
Tmi Associates,
Sciences Po Alumni,
Lyloc,
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Memento Park Budapest's founding year is 1993
