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From Palace to Parliament – Otto von Habsburg was born 110 years ago | Photo exhibition

An exhibition on the life of the last Habsburg heir to the throne launches the series of events on the 110th anniversary of the birth of Otto von Habsburg.

From Palace to Parliament – Otto von Habsburg was born 110 years ago | Photo exhibition

An exhibition on the life of the last Habsburg heir to the throne launches the series of events on the 110th anniversary of the birth of Otto von Habsburg.

From Palace to Parliament – Otto von Habsburg was born 110 years ago – this is the title of the photo exhibition opening in the Várkert Bazár, which presents the life and career of the last heir to the throne of the Habsburg dynasty.

Our Foundation, which maintains the legacy and intellectual heritage of Otto von Habsburg, is planning to publish a photo book in the near future to mark the anniversary, and the photos presented at the current photo exhibition will give a glimpse of the collection of images in the book.

Date: 30 September 2022 (Friday) 15.00
Venue: Budapest, Várkert Bazár, Neo-Renaissance garden

The exhibition will be opened by Martyn Rady, Masaryk Professor Emeritus of Central European History at the renowned School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London and Honorary Doctor of the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. The comprehensive monograph of Professor Rady entitled ‘The Habsburgs – The Rise and Fall of a World Power’, which has been a great success abroad, was published in Hungarian this year.

At the opening ceremony, a speech will be given by Gergely Fodor, Government Commissioner for the Renewal of the Palace District of Buda and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Castle Headquarters Integrated Regional Development NZrt, and Gergely Prőhle, Director of the Otto von Habsburg Foundation.

The photo exhibition on the life of Otto von Habsburg, organized by the Otto von Habsburg Foundation, will mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of the heir to the throne. The exhibition is open until 1 December 2022.

 

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