A festival called TimeWalking ( called „IdőJárás” in hungarian) was held in Őrmező, modeled on the Budapest 100 Open House Weekend. The program was implemented by the Municipality of Újbuda and the Contemporary Architecture Centre (KÉK) as a part of the URBACT Come in! Talking Houses / Shared Stories Transfer Network on September 15th.
The main aim of the event was to discover the values of the Őrmező (it is a part of Újbuda, Budapest), the treasures of its built and intellectual heritage, its famous inhabitants and ordinary heroes, both for the people around it and for those interested. The event was opened by Rajmund Junghausz, a member of the local government, and gave a concert by students of the Leó Weiner Music School.
In the Poets' Park, there was held a “Once upon a time in Őrmező” community exhibition, which used old photographs and documents to tell the history of the development of the quarter.
The festival's community programs included postcard making (the works could be decorated with Vackor the little bear, created by István Kormos, the poet who lived also in Őrmező), it was a retro board game, and with sthe CultureActive Association was able to create a housing estates.
During the panel discussion Zsofia Frazon museologist, Veronika Hermann media researcher, Zsolt Keserue visual artist and Samu Szemerey architect discussed about urban architecture in the 60s and 70s. The event ended with a coctail party in the new youth center of the housing estate.
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