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🎨 Art, music and charity at Al Habtoor Palace Budapest
This autumn, Al Habtoor Palace Budapest brings together contemporary Hungarian art, live music, gastronomy and charity. Here is what is still ahead in the coming days and weeks:
▪️ Gabriella Kovács exhibition (19 October - 1 November, Velvet Bar & Café): in the painter’s imaginary landscapes, plant forms and natural rhythms meet motifs drawn from architecture and interiors. The works explore the relationship between people and nature through the themes of birth, change and balance. A signature cocktail is available throughout the exhibition. The show is part of the Young Artists Month series, which presents Hungarian creative talent.
▪️ Sauska w**e tasting (Wednesday, 4 November, 7 pm, Ottimo): at the opening evening, guests can taste four w**es in a two-hour guided session (Sauska Brut, Furmint 2025, Kékfrankos 2025 and the new Cuvée 7), accompanied by charcuterie. The tasting is led by Gergely Kovács, the w**ery’s commercial director. The series continues with regular sommelier-led tastings.
▪️ The Weekend Edit (Friday and Saturday, 8 pm-midnight, Velvet Bar & Café): rotating DJs, and on Saturdays between 8 and 10 pm the Ladies at the Palace offer, with a second cocktail free for every cocktail ordered.
▪️ Pink October: until the end of the month, the hotel donates the full revenue from its Pink Pasta, Pink Cake, Pink Latte and Pink Cocktail offers to the Mellrákinfo Egyesület.
📍 Al Habtoor Palace Budapest, central Budapest

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🖼️ Budapest Contemporary closes today at the Bálna!

On the final day of the fourth Budapest Contemporary art fair, nearly 70 exhibitors and thousands of artworks are still waiting for collectors and art lovers. For the first time this year, creative fields closely related to fine art receive greater emphasis: alongside design and fashion, there is a large-scale contemporary jewellery exhibition.
Highlights of the programme:

▪️ "The Collector's Home": a space of more than 400 square metres showing how design and art coexist, with contemporary and vintage furniture, lamps and floral installations. Designed by Judit Osvárt and Tímea Tóth.
▪️ Close to the Body: a selection curated by Katalin Spengler, featuring twenty Hungarian artists and two mini retrospectives (Veronika Fábián and Flóra Vági).
▪️ Csaba Kertész's collection: original photographs of key figures in Hungarian and international musical life from the 1950s and 1970s.
▪️ KÉPEZŐ Gallery: a selection from a charity auction, with proceeds supporting non-profit education programmes.
▪️ Works by Media Design students from MOME.

There is more beyond the fair: a two-week installation runs at W Budapest until 10 October, and on 7 October the W Lounge hosts an evening where art, fashion and music meet, with DJ Harvey Ambomo (free, registration required).
📅 Sunday, 4 October 2026, 10 am-7 pm
📍 Bálna Budapest, Fővám tér 11-12, 1093 Budapest
🎟️ Full-price ticket: HUF 5,000; free for visitors under 18. Tickets are available online and on site.

Photos: Gradvolt Endre