MaNDAHungarian National Digital Archive

In the beginning of the 20^th century, it was already common knowledge that coffee trade is a profitable business. Coffee trader Henrik Fábri, returning from his journeys in England and the Far East, heard the call of tourism and wanted to establish a modern hotel next to the Western Railway Station (Nyugati pályaudvar) in Budapest. Our current virtual exhibition is introducing you the story of Hotel Béke, or by its maiden name: Hotel Britannia.

Architects of buildings that bear the style marks of ancient periods, who constructed buildings in a style that was considered anachronistic in Budapest around the turn of the century, could not even presume that their creations would become the emblematical symbols of the city and would attract a spate of tourists from all over the world.

At the time of the emancipation movements of the 20^th century, more and more female artists made their appearances, for example Mária Goszthony. Her creative activity and taste became one with her years spent in Italy inseparably. You can read about her life and oeuvre in our current composition. Owing to the Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum of Kaposvár, you can find her heritage in our database as well.

Dear Readers,

What novelty could be written about Gyula Juhász that you do not know yet? That Anna was not quite eternal? That this young man from Szeged was terrified in his whole life that he would become dement due to his imaginary syphilis, while he should have worried about his depression? The writer of these lines can only hope that you will not find these lines debunking and will read them with pleasure.