Most of the mainstream institutions (museums, galleries, theatres, symphonic orchestras, and especially large festivals) have rich programmes of international exchange. Outstanding venues attracting international artists and works of art are the Opera House, Müpa (also called the Palace of Arts, a concert hall which also houses the Ludwig Museum), The House of Music Hungary, the Modem in Debrecen, the Kodály Centre at Pécs. Trafó, the A38 ship, the Jurányi Ház, the MU theatre are popular and well-functioning spaces especially for innovative and experimental productions, both from Hungary and abroad, which regularly participate in EU projects and are financed by a variety of sources.
Sziget, the largest international popular music festival on one of the Danube islands of Budapest, had the highest attendance (560,000) in 2018. In 2023, 420,000 visitors from Hungary and abroad attended the festival.
Independent operations are well integrated into their respective international communities, and they are active in several European networks, both as individuals and as creative groups.
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