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József Borsos, was Debrecen’s architect, responsible for many of the design masterpieces in Debrecen that we recognize today, he was also responsible for the restoration of the Great Forest, public buildings such as schools, and private villas, and yet much more besides.

There is so much going on in Agora this week, and into February, building up to Agora’s 7th birthday, to be celebrated on Saturday 13th February, the details are to be announced shortly, so watch this space! In addition, new Agora clubs for young science fans are set to start in February.

In keeping with its tradition, the Debrecen Zoo is organising its fourth bird-friendly family programme, which provides an excellent opportunity for visitors to get to know the special world of our feathered friends left at home for the winter and the birds of exotic landscapes.

Borderline Case – Contemporary Reflections on Central and Eastern European Identity The new exhibition at the MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art opens on January 22nd.

In some aspects, Borderline Case is the continuation of the 2018 art exhibition “Time of our lives?”, which reviewed the works of emerging Hungarian artists. The exhibition puts on display the works of fifteen young artists from five countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania), most of which were made for this occasion. The title Borderline Case was inspired by the novel by Péter Hunčík, a psychiatrist of Hungarian origin who lives in Slovakia, presenting the 20^th-century history of the region through the story of the inhabitants of a small Slovak border town with a mixed population.

Two major exhibitions close in January, and one at the beginning of February, so if you’ve not seen them yet, it’s not too late, you can catch them in the coming weeks. The Déri Museum’s temporary exhibition HATÁr-sorSOK (Borderlines) is on until 23rd January, while the MODEM Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art closes on 30th January with Parisian Abstracts. Abstraction-Création. Kandinsky, Hélion, Calder, Moholy-Nagy. Both exhibitions will close with a special closing programme on the last day.

The Hungarian Ice Hockey Association is organising the Night of Ice Rinks, the biggest winter sports event in Hungary, for the sixth time in 2022.

From the 22nd to 30th January, the 8th Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF), the only international competition festival in Hungary for the world’s most prestigious documentaries without thematic or other restrictions, will be held with nearly 50 films and 200 screenings.

Debrecen is home to the largest windmill in Central Europe, the Hortobágy Mill (formerly known as the Barcsay windmill). Today it is considered a cultural heritage building and is therefore listed and protected. You can visit the mill building on the corner of Hortobágy and Böszörményi streets.

Until recently, hidden behind Debrecen Zoo was Debrecen’s largest, and safest playground, however, its aging worn-out facilities were a far cry from Budapest’s City Park Playground, which if you have ever visited it, is impressive. It caused quite some playground envy for families in Debrecen. The good news is that Debrecen’s biggest playground is currently being entirely re-developed, expanded, and renamed as ‘Blue Island’, to equal or even outdo Budapest’s best, and located right next to it will be the future site of the National Natural History Museum.

The largest cultural investment in rural Hungary will be completed by the summer of 2023.

The renovation of the Csokonai Theater is well underway as part of the “Modern Cities” and the “Debrecen 2030” programs. The theater will not only receive a modern stage, state-of-the-art sound, and lighting technology, and the auditorium will also have its capacity expanded as well.

The Reformed Church of Debrecen is often the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sights to see in Debrecen. The neoclassical building, which stands on the main square of the city, has become a symbol of Debrecen and is one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions for a reason – its development and fate are closely linked to the history of the city, and its size and role in history make it a national landmark.

Winter has finally arrived in Debrecen and suprised us with a beautiful snowfall on January’s second weekend. The city has turned into a winter wonderland bringing joy to all.