Welcome to the website
of the Hungarian Museum of Architecture and Monument Protection Documentation Center!
Magyar Építészeti Múzeum
Owen Hopkins on British Brutalism
Great Britain is one of the birthplaces of Brutalist architecture: the National Theatre in London, the Barbican and the Balfron Tower, have served as a source of inspiration for architects worldwide. Owen Hopkins’s lecture at the Walter Villa on 11 November 2026 will explore this legacy.
Owen Hopkins is a British architectural historian, writer and curator, and director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University. He previously worked as curator of the architecture programme at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and subsequently as chief curator of exhibitions and education at Sir John Soane’s Museum. He is the author of numerous books, including Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon (2012), Less is a Bore: Postmodern Architecture (2020), The Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects (2023) and The Manifesto House (2025). His work focuses on architectural styles, Brutalism and Postmodernism, as well as the relationship between architecture and society.
British architectural historian Owen Hopkins’s latest book is Brutalist London, published in 2026. The publication ser...
Continue
2026. november 02.
Pál Ritoók, chief curator and head of the Museum Department, received the András Román Medal for the Preservation of Historic Monuments in 2026. The award was presented by the founders at the headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 20 October 2026.
2026. october 28.
From 21 to 23 October 2026, a three-day academic conference was held in Trenčín, Slovakia, focusing on the current state of modern architecture. Our colleague also took part in the event, which was organised as part of the Trenčín 2026 – European Capital of Culture programme.
2026. october 20.
On 16 October 2026, we welcomed the granddaughter of architect Ernő Goldfinger. Pippa Goldfinger not only shared her personal memories with the Hungarian audience, but also spoke about how she had experienced the renewed popularity of her grandfather’s work over the past 15 years.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
.jpg)
.jpg)
