The region’s largest art gallery is the MODEM Modern and Contemporary Arts Centre in Debrecen’s historical centre, in the recently renovated Baltazár Dezső Square, halfway between the Déri Museum and the Kölcsey Centre. The 4,650 square metre building, with its three storeys contains almost 3000 metres of exhibition space. On the second floor the building houses the country’s largest – more than 1300 square metres - connected display area. The MODEM contains numerous masterpieces of modern and contemporary art. In addition to the temporary exhibitions there are regular exhibitions by artists in residence and teaching events for museum professionals. The arts centre includes the ModemShop gift and bookshop, and the Művész Kávézó (Artists’ Coffee House) which regularly holds lectures on art history and philosophy, literary evenings and smaller concerts. The exhibitions are open every day except Monday, from 10.00 to 18.00; on Thursdays they are open from 14.00 to 22.00 between December 1st and April 1st, and from 16.00 to 24.00 during the rest of the year.
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