Fake for Real – Opening Event

Event Type: Talk

Start: November 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Venue: Galeria Centralis / Blinken OSA Archivum

Hosting: In-Person

Language: Bi-Lingual

Fake for Real – Opening Event

A History of Forgery and Falsification

With its third stop in Budapest at the Blinken OSA Archivum, Fake for Real: A History of Forgery and Falsification, the traveling exhibition of the Brussels-based House of European History, presents falsifications throughout European history, and offers a theatrical journey through the motives, impact, and exposure of fakes. While uncovering the fascinating world of forgery, fakes and falsehoods, visitors will be swept along a dramatic narrative, spanning from antiquity to the present day.

Exhibition opening:

November 19, 2024, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.

Opening remarks by

István Rév, Director, Blinken OSA Archivum

Opening speeches by

Constanze Itzel, Director, House of European History

Joanna Urbanek and Simina Badica, Curators, House of European History

The exhibition is open until 16 February 2025. Admission free.

Registration is required: https://forms.office.com/e/aEqnA7VFXf