"Mozgó Világ." Collection of a Prohibited Journal

The collection of the banned journal “Mozgó Világ” (World in Move), emerging out of a retrospective exhibition, provides unique insight into the stormy history that started to unfold in the 1970s as the outcome of the decision of young writers, artists, and scholars to regain their right to radically criticize the regime, to organize their own groups, and to engage in some overt conflicts, if needed.

Andrei Partoș – Radio Vacanța-Costinești Private Collection

The Andrei Partoş–Radio Vacanţa-Costineşti Private Collection includes photographs, publications, and various documents regarding a seasonal radio station that operated during the summer holiday period in Costineşti, which was officially and popularly considered to be the seaside resort for young people. This radio station and its associated activity in Costineşti was a social phenomenon without any term of comparison in the Romania of the 1980s, an epitome of the alternative culture of the younger generation under later Romanian communism and a formative experience for the generation who supports the democratic consolidation in present-day Romania.

Location:
- București Strada Știrbei Vodă 162, Romania
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Date of founding:
- 1982
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András Kisfaludy collection

András Kisfaludy’s collection suggests ways of interpreting retrospective gazes on the alternative culture of the socialist period. While Kisfaludy is the owner of a sizable private collection that concerns alternative and dissent culture of the era, he is more a creator than a collector of documents. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a member of the famous youth gang called "Kalef" (in 2006, he made a film about the gang). From 1968 to 1971, he was the percussionist of the underground band "Kex.” Kisfaludy began to make documentary films on cultural opposition in the 1990s. The core of his oeuvre was done between the early 1990s and early 2000s.

The status of the collection is special because the rights of the movies belong exclusively to András Kisfaludy, so the collection exists only as a private collection. However, the majority of his films are accessible via Youtube.

Location:
- Budapest, Hungary
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Date of founding:
- 1990
Featured items:
- Lawless geranium I-III (1996), dir. András Kisfaludy, Hungary. Film

Archive Song and Social Movements

The Berlin Archive "Song and Social Movements" collects reports from the GDR singer- and songwriter movement from the 1960s onwards. The materials that are managed by a non-profit organization show how difficult it can be to investigate cultural opposition between the extremes of supporting and opposing the state.

Location:
- Berlin, Germany
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Date of founding:
- 1991
Featured items:
- Announcement Jazz & Folksongs, 1967
- Material about "Hammer-Rehwü", 1982

Archive of Student Cultural Center

The Student Cultural Center (Studentski Kulturni Centar - SKC), a gathering place for Belgrade students and young Yugoslav artists, was founded and began operations in 1971. During the 1970s, it became a hub of avant-garde movements, ideas and individuals. It played an important role in youth culture of Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s. The SKC archive has rich collections of written and visual materials from socialist Yugoslavia and is an essential place for the study of cultural and artistic scenes in the era of socialism.

Location:
- Belgrade, Serbia
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Date of founding:
- 1972
Featured items:
- Pressclipping about Conference "Comrade Woman", 1978