The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025, and on this occasion will present the past, present and future of the institution on a new celebratory website.
the mta200.hu Those interested can find textual, photo and film content on the website already available on
But you can also learn about treasures kept at MTA headquarters and the latest research — as stated in an MTA announcement Tuesday.
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025, and the Library and Information Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2026, which the Hungarian Academy of Sciences will commemorate with a series of events from May 2025 to December 2026.
According to the message, which can also be read on the new website, the jubilee, in addition to being a good opportunity to showcase the history of the institution, also draws attention to the fact that the spread of anti-science and global problems poses a greater challenge than ever to practitioners and representatives of science, including the academy. .
“As the main guardian of science and knowledge, the priority task of the Academy is to make knowledge accessible to everyone and to always, at all times, serve as a true consensus point in the mass of information flowing to us.”
– Advertisement quoted from the website.
This year, which marks the beginning of the bicentenary series of events, is a year of preparation and commemoration, so, for now, on the ever-expanding website mta200.hu, which serves as the central forum for the programmes, you can find information about past notable figures of the Academy Their achievements and personal stories, in addition to archaeological artifacts and photographs preserved in its collections.
Next year, during the commemorative year, the interface will have a new function, which is to report on all scientific and scholarly education programmes, exhibitions, publications and meeting opportunities for the commemorative year, which the Academy, its members, researchers, scholarship holders and professionals with doctoral degrees have conducted research and its Hungarian and international significance.
(MTI)
