1. Regeneration of Museum and cultural quarter in Debrecen, Hungary Oulu, Brownfield Day László Buzás Hajdú-Bihar County Council, Hungary 15 Sept. 2010

2. Where we are

3. The Museum and cultural quarter in historical city centre of Debrecen, 2004

4. The original museum and cultural quarter Before regeneration in 2004 ▪ centre was built in 1979 in social realism ▪ closed in 1999 ▪ decision was made in 2004 to regenerate the whole area and build a new museum and cultural quarter in the historic city center Kölcsey Culture Centre Déri Museum ▪ Part of national heritage ▪ built in 1930

5. Work in process

6. The new Museum and cultural quarter, 2007

7. Kölcsey Cultural Centre

8. Planned functions - Conference centre - Exhibition centre - 4-star hotel with a restaurant - Underground car park A local building company qualified as a co-investor and construction company. The centre is owned by municipality. Volume of investment - Land € 2,642,105 - Conference centre € 18,245,614 - Hotel € 8,070,175

9. - Auditorium (750 sgm-780 seats) - Section rooms (80 sqm-80 seats) - Ball room (300 sqm-260 seats) - Exhibition room (310 sqm-260 seats) - Foyers (3414 sqm on 3 levels) Kölcsey Cultural CentreEvents - City Ball - International medical conferences - International jazz festival - Concerts of international stars (Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea)

10. MODEM Exhibition Centre

11. MODEM Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art - 4650 sqm on 3 levels, with over 3000 sqm exhibition space. - One of the largest and most up-to-date modern and contemporary art centre of the country and its greater region opened its gates in the autumn of 2006. - MODEM possesses the geopolitical position, size and architectural capabilities to be the centre for modern and contemporary international art life in Central Europe.

12. The three-storey gallery spreads on 4650 square metres from which more than 3000 square metres serve as exhibition areas. The country’s biggest open space exhibition hall lies on 1300 square metres on the second floor, where special installations are built for each exhibition.

13. Besides the expositions, dance and music events, art historical, literary and philosophical lectures and museum-pedagogy workshops are also held within the walls of MODEM.

14. Hotel Lycium

15. 4-star hotel for 192 guests with 88 double rooms and 4 apartments Restaurant for 200 guests Business centre with 4 meeting rooms each for 20-30 people Wellness centre

16. Déri Museum

17. Built in 1930 Current conditions do not meet requirements of 21th century Necessity to renovate and modernize with new functions Volume of investment: 2,105,263 € Déri Museum

18. Temporarily closed for 1 year in Aug 2010 Exhibitions: local history, ornithology, archeology, paintings World famous Munkácsy’s trilogy

20. Cultural events in Debrecen - Béla Bartók International Choir Festival - International Military Music Band Festival - Jazz festival - Flower carnival

21. www.kolcseykozpont.hu www.modemart.hu www.hotellycium.hu www.derimuz.hu László Buzás Hajdú-Bihar County Council, Hungary laszlo.buzas@hbmo.hu Thank you for your attention!