To cultural independents dismay, Viktor Orban kept his majority following Hungary’s 2022 election. This setback called for an overview of the independents situation in the country. What are the institutional or structural obstacles that threaten cultural independents activity? Are there any windows of hope? In this piece, researcher, community advocate & policy adviser Levente Polyak describes a threatened, but still beating sector.
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Author: Levente Polyak
Concert in Auróra, Budapest – © Mátyás Czeglédi
Independent culture is a vital ingredient of Hungary’s cultural landscape. While Budapest remains a thriving metropolis with a strong independent scene and many smaller towns also cultivate their alternative cultural initiatives and venues, the Orbán government’s conservative takeover in the 2010s has significantly shrunk the latitudes of independent culture organisations.
With reorganised funding bodies and an increased budget for government-controlled cultural institutions and events, funding for non-aligned organisations have been dimi...
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