The French Institute of Budapest moved to its new headquarters, designed by Georges Maurios, in 1992. The building, representing a rare architectural quality in the Budapest of the early 1990s, tells a particular story: after a design competition in 1984, construction took place between 1988 and 1992, amidst changing circumstances and a political environment in transition. These transformations can be traced in the building's changing form and shifting functions: the exhibition presenting the building's history, preparations, construction and reception also offers new viewpoints to the understanding of the diplomatic and architectural dimensions of the regime change in Eastern Europe. The exhibition is produced in the cooperation of the French Institute of Budapest and the KÉK - Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre.
