Palace of Arts (Budapest)

The Palace of Arts, Hungarian Művészetek Palotája ( MuPa ), is a cultural institution in Budapest.

The building provides space for three arts: music, visual arts and theater. The exhibition rooms, the concert hall and the theater function independently.

Location and construction

The building is located on the bank of the Danube on the Pest side of the Lágymányos Bridge, a formerly neglected urban area. The base of the Palace of Arts occupies 10,000 m2 of the 64,000 m2 extending over a terrain, which includes the National Theater is located. After three years of construction, the Palace of Fine Arts was opened on 14 March 2005.

The external appearance is characterized by simple lines, the lack of embellishments elements as well as the powerful, coherent glass front. The spacious interior spaces are manageable. For the construction of natural materials. The building design was created mainly by Gábor Zoboki ( Zoboki, Demeter és Társaik Építésziroda, " architects Zoboki, Demeter and Co. ").

The building units and their functions

The building offers the demands of modern art visualization capabilities of multi-functional space. It consists of three main wings. The central part makes the Bartók Béla Nemzeti Hangversenyterem ( " Béla Bartók National Concert Hall "). In the eastern wing of the Fesztivál Színház is ( " Festival Theatre "). The West Wing houses exhibition rooms and the auditorium of the Ludwig Muzeums. The three building units are connected by the common glass facade, which opens in the direction of the National Theatre.

The Palace of Arts is permanent seat of the Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar, Énekkar és Kottatár ( National Philharmonic Orchestra, choir and music archive ), the Ludwig Muzeums and the Nemzeti Táncszínház ( " National Dance Theatre" ).

  • The National Béla Bartók Concert Hall is architecturally the dominant part of the building. It has a seating capacity of 1699, of which 1563 seats and 136 standing places. The acoustics and technical equipment up to the latest concert halls in Europe. The acoustic report has been conducted by the U.S. company Russell Johnson. The organ was completed in 2006. It is a joint work of Pécsi Orgonaépítő Kft ( " Pécs organ builder GmbH" ) and the German company Mühleisen. In addition to the Hungarian Philharmonic also occur more significant national and international artists and orchestras.
  • The Festival Theatre occupies the eastern wing. The area of ​​the stage covers 750 m2. The number of seats is 452 With its size and technical resources, he is one of the most modern theaters and is the seat of the "National Dance Theatre ".
  • The Ludwig Kortars Művészeti Muzeum ( " Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art " ) is located on the side of the Danube. The first floor is of exhibition space. In this wing are also the presentation and lecture hall. The bright rooms of the third floor, the permanent exhibition can be found. There are also visitors to the museum interactive showrooms, media areas, a library and childcare facilities.

For the organization of the program by the Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma ( " Ministry of National Cultural Heritage " ) used company is responsible.

In 2006, the Palace of the Arts won the Prix d'Excellence of FIABCI ( Nemzetközi Ingatlanszakmai Szövetség, " International Real Estate Company") in the category of " public serving large audience building ". The badge of distinction located in the lobby.

Financing

The Palace of Arts is the first public-private partnership structure in Hungary. The contract between the government of Viktor Orbán contract with the TriGránit group that communicates with the name Sandor, currently the richest entrepreneurs in Hungary, was negotiated in December 2001 and signed in March 2002. It was envisaged that the private company the cost of 31.2 billion forints provides that the government - should be repaid within 10 years with interest - partly in the form of leasing. In the same year the amount had to be corrected upwards. The government put an upper limit of 52 billion forints fixed. In 2005, this amount has been determined under Prime Minister István Hiller to 97.9 billion forints and extended the term to 30 years for the ongoing annual payments could be reduced. A government spokesman said officially that the sum is again not sufficient for full recovery of the costs. The State Court found in 2007 that already the first government plans were not financially covered. No market studies, impact analyzes or cost comparisons were performed.

Financing of events

Maintenance costs

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