Müpa Budapest
Riverside arts centre of 2005 with the Bela Bartok National Concert Hall, Festival Theatre and a museum.
Müpa Budapest, also known as the Palace of Arts, opened in March 2005 on the Pest bank of the Danube beside the Rákóczi Bridge, next to the National Theatre. The building was designed by the practice of Gábor Zoboki and brings three institutions under one roof: the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, the Festival Theatre and the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art. Its glass and stone front faces the river, and the foyers run the full height of the building.
The Béla Bartók National Concert Hall seats about 1,700 and has adjustable acoustics, with a movable canopy and echo chamber doors, and a large organ built by the Pécs firm of Pécsi Orgonaépítő Manufaktúra. The Festival Theatre, seating around 450, is used for dance, chamber opera and spoken drama. Müpa programmes classical music, jazz, world music, contemporary dance and film screenings, and hosts festivals including Liszt Fest, Bartók Spring and the Budapest Wagner Days.
Highlights
- Bela Bartok National Concert Hall with adjustable acoustics
- Concert hall organ with more than 90 stops
- Festival Theatre for dance, chamber opera and drama
- Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in the same building
