Blinken Open Society Archives

The Blinken OSA Archivum is a dynamic archival institution that aims to explore new ways of assessing, contextualizing, presenting, and making use of archival documents both in a professional and a consciously activist way.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—5:45 PM
Email: info@osaarchivum.org
Type: Archives
Description: archival repository and laboratory
Also known as: “Blinken OSA”, “Open Society Archives”, “Open Society Archives at Central European University”, “Open Society Archives at the Central European University”, “OSA”, “OSA Archivum”, and “Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives”
Address: Arany János utca 32, Budapest, 1051

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hungarian State Opera House and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

Hungarian State Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Hungarian State Opera House is a historic opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy avenue. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture. Hungarian State Opera House is situated 360 metres east of Blinken Open Society Archives.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Széchenyi Chain Bridge is situated 1 km southwest of Blinken Open Society Archives.

Liberty Square

Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liberty Square is a public square located in the Lipótváros neighborhood of Budapest, Hungary. The square is a mix of business and residential. The United States Embassy in Hungary and the historicist style headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank abut the east side of the square. Liberty Square is situated 310 metres northwest of Blinken Open Society Archives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Pest.

Belváros

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Belváros or Downtown is the V. District of Budapest. It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Pest

Suburb

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873.