Peace square

The exhibition, presented in collaboration between the Historical Archives of the State Security Services and the Blinken OSA Archives, explores the early history of the Dialogue Peace Group, a unique grassroots initiative in 1980s Hungary. The exhibition explores how young Hungarian peace activists attempted to organize themselves into an independent movement, separate from both the state apparatus and the democratic opposition. Drawing on documents from the Dialogue group, state security reports, and Western intelligence, while also leaving room for imagination, the exhibition reconstructs the Dialogue’s actions, evoking issues of peace, political action, and dialogue that remain relevant today.