Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center — Attraction in Budapest

Why it took me so long to recognize the importance of Robert Capa's photography and to visit the exhibition center in Budapest is unfathomable to me. I love photography and consider it the top form of art as it connects one with the important moments in time. Robert Capa is that Guy! He, fortuitously was there, where everything significant was taking place during a tumultuous period in the 20th Century. From important political moments, to the devastation of conflict of war, to the iconic people he was in touch with and photographed. Without his work of photographs the world would be at a significant loss. And the beautiful, well delivered exhibition in the historic gallery off of Andrassy Street. The exhibit didn't just make my day and make my 28th visit to Budapest special, but it confirmed my own sense of wonder, how Hungary, with its challenging 20th Century history, continued to produce such remarkable characters? Included are works of Ara Guler a remarkable Turkish Photographer exhibited at the...

Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann;(1913 –1954) was a Hungarian–American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history. He subsequently covered five wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the First Indochina War, with his photos published in major magazines and newspapers. He was killed when he stepped on a landmine in Vietnam. The world's first permanent retrospective exhibition of Robert Capa's photography, entitled 'Robert Capa, the Correspondent' opened on 13 June in Budapest, in the new 500-square-metre exhibition space of the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre. The unique exhibition presents some 140 photographs from the series, including many of the iconic ones. It covers the most important stages of the photographer's life, and the photos are arranged according to the themes defined...

This is the first permanent exhibition of the renowned Hungarian-American photojournalist Robert Capa. Only three sets of this selection, made by his brother Cornell Capa from among the 70,000 negatives left behind by Robert, exist. The other two sets are housed at the International Center of Photography Museum (ICP) in New York and the Fuji Art Museum in Tokyo.

The selection of photographs and their display is beautiful. In addition to Capa's photographs, traces of research into his childhood are also presented in the exhibition. While exploring these investigations, it is possible not only to learn about Capa but also about Budapest during those days. Apart from the Capa exhibition, we also visited the three temporary exhibitions on the upper floor during our visit. Unfortunately, they were not as high-quality and well-thought-out as the...