Welcome In times of economic recession, culture takes on an increasingly valuable role. Consequently, we must focus greater attention and care on our efforts to ensure that the Palace of Arts (Müpa) continues to offer a heaven to those wishing to escape the worries of their everyday lives. The brochure you are now holding has been produced in the spirit of Müpa’s five-year strategic plan. In the years since its foundation, our institution has grown into a brand, enjoying international recognition. Building on this achievement, one of the most important goals is now to communicate quality culture to the public more openly than ever, and to introduce its inherent values into everyday discourse. This principle is apparent in the manner in which we put together
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our programmes, which we are striving to make more accessible and appealing to the general public. One means of achieving this is to link our productions to a specific common theme each year. I and my colleagues believe it is important for us to envisage a horizon marked out not by fleeting influences but by the commonly shared values that are vital to our lives. This horizon can never be reached or touched; its beauty and mystery lies in the journey that leads us to it. Our programme for the 2012/2013 season is designed for you: we invite you to join us on this exciting journey, one that is essential to us all. Throughout this season, during a time of economic difficulty, the horizon we envisage is one structured thematically and aimed at awakening society to the quality of the culture shaped by Hungarian artists – and its capacity for providing something to cling to in our everyday lives, helping us to look forward and outward. This new brochure aims to convey this message through the p rogrammes presented within it and its revamped design.