Time Machine Budapest experience centre opens its doors on 8 April, with an interactive exhibition that evokes landmark historical moments of the Hungarian capital.
Using modern audiovisual tools and techniques that appeal to all the senses, the immersive exhibition brings to life for its audience the revolutionary events of 1848, the world of the Second World War ghetto and a family drama from the Kádár era, among other things.
The exhibition not only presents past events but also evokes the lives, feelings and reactions of the ordinary people who faced these historical turning points, emphasised Máté Xénia, one of the exhibition’s creators. She added that their aim was to present emblematic historical events to visitors from the perspective of the ordinary person.
“Time Machine Budapest is a journey through time that brings the history of Budapest up close. Our aim is for our guests to be not just spectators but active participants in the events of the past – not only to learn about history but also to feel its significance,” said Máté Xénia, adding that a key aim of the exhibition is also to show how past events affect our world today.
The texts of the scenes were written by Kovács Levente, the exhibition’s other creator, drawing on contemporary memoirs and diary excerpts. The narrative he created was verified by historians: historian Domonkos Csaba assisted with the city’s founding and the millennium period, historian Dombi Gábor with the evocation of the Budapest ghetto, while historian Tabajdi Gábor helped cover 1956 and the Kádár era.
Covering an area of 1,000 square metres, the exhibition offers the audience an immersive experience using state-of-the-art audiovisual techniques, including AI-based painting animations, holographic techniques, fogscreen laser projection, VR technology and the animatiqua 3D-effect process.
The organisers highlighted that school groups are also welcome to history lessons led by historians, allowing pupils to broaden their historical knowledge in interactive sessions outside the classroom.
From 8 April, the exhibition welcomes visitors in the building complex at Király u. 26. Further information is available at www.timemachinebudapest.hu.
Source: MTI