
Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

Announcement
06/10/2025
The Archivum closes at 3:00 p.m. on October 9
We will be back to regular opening hours from the following day.

Academic News
02/10/2025
Visit of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)
On September 26, 2025, a group of twenty-five Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA) fellows, accompanied by DILA Director Zsuzsanna Szelényi, ...
Conference
01/10/2025
András Mink at the International Journalism Forum in Athens
This year, the conference focused on navigating the age of doubt.

Conference
22/09/2025
Join the ACTIVATE Seminar on Alternative Media Archives
October 23–24, 2025, at UNIL and online!

Announcement
18/09/2025
Ferenc Nemzetes, 1961–2025
The Blinken OSA Archivum community is mourning the untimely death of our beloved colleague, Ferenc Nemzetes, after a serious and short illness, ...

Academic News
15/09/2025
AY 2025/26 Begins at the Archivum
The new academic year kicked off at the Archivum with orientation of incoming students, course presentations and planning of group visits from ...

Scholarship
29/08/2025
Results! Visegrad Scholarship at OSA – July 2025
We are happy to announce that the evaluation of the July 2025 call of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA has finished, and the final list of winners has ...

Announcement
01/08/2025
Thank You, Director Rév
István Rév, professor at the Central European University and founding director of Blinken OSA Archivum, retired on 1 August 2025.

Academic News
23/07/2025
CfP! ACTIVATE Seminar: Alternative Media Archives
The second seminar of ACTIVATE WP4 will address the challenges of research and preservation practices in October.

The Tactless Photojournalist: Lajos Erdélyi’s Archive from the ...
The exhibition presents a comprehensive overview of the work of Transylvanian photojournalist, savior of archives, and journalist Lajos Erdélyi.

'Autonomy Documented on the Margin'. Critical Processing of the ...
We are happy to announce the next presentation of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA by Aladár Horváth, civil right movement researcher

András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s Romania
As the sixth event in the eight-part program series titled From a Certain Distance, historian András Mink and philosopher Attila Ara-Kovács will discuss what life was like in ...

Klára Szarka: Secrets of Analog Photography
As the seventh event in the eight-part program series titled 'From a Certain Distance', photo historian Klára Szarka will lead a guided tour—not just for photographers.

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 usArany Janos u. 32., Budapest, Hungary
Opening hoursMon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.

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
11/11/2024
Radio Free Europe in 1956, as Hungarian Refugees Remembered
The role of the West is once again subject of debates.

Video
07/10/2024
Summer on the Hill - Film screening and discussion (in ...
Part of the public programs related to the Basalt. Layers of Oblivion exhibition.

Video
02/10/2024
Basalt - Exhibition Opening
The exhibition 'Basalt - The Layers of Oblivion' was opened by curator Iván Székely and writer Rudolf Ungváry. The recording is now available (in ...

Video
15/03/2024
Petofi Program Series Online
Watch the recordings of discussions about the poet's legacy in film, literature, politics, and our collective consciousness.
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Address: Arany János u. 32, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36-1-327-3250
Opening
Galeria: Tue-Sun 10:00 - 18:00
Research Room: Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45
Research Room: Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45
Contact
Email: archivum@ceu.edu
Address: Arany János u. 32, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36-1-327-3250
Address: Arany János u. 32, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36-1-327-3250
Opening
Galeria: Tue-Sun 10:00 - 18:00
Research Room: Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45
Research Room: Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:45