Selfie museum in Budapest hits social media
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
Selfie museum in Budapest hits social media

Offbeat

Hindustan times
01 August, 2019, 11:15 am
Last modified: 01 August, 2019, 04:22 pm

Related News

  • EU clarifies how companies can legally pay for Russian gas
  • Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining NATO a mistake with 'far-reaching consequences'
  • Europe's gas supply crisis grows after Russia imposes sanctions
  • Russia’s war has created a power vacuum in Europe
  • Europe turns into cocaine hub as multi-billion-euro market expands, EU says

Selfie museum in Budapest hits social media

The selfie opportunities among the 11 interactive installations at the 400-square-metre.

Hindustan times
01 August, 2019, 11:15 am
Last modified: 01 August, 2019, 04:22 pm
Selfie museum in Budapest hits social media

A new so-called ‘selfie museum’ in Budapest that lets visitors pose by pink palm trees and frolic in multicoloured sprinkle baths has proved a hit with social-media savvy locals and tourists alike. With almost 30,000 visitors since it opened last December, the Selfie Museum, billed as the first of its kind in Europe, is already one of the Hungarian capital’s most popular attractions.

Its creators say their idea, inspired by a similar venue in the US, is targeted at the younger generation looking for an edge to their status updates or profile pictures.

“We play with shapes and colours, and try to push people’s borders and let their creativity bloom,” Lilla Gangel, who co-founded the museum with her partner Balazs Koltai.

Visitors entering the first of 11 exhibition rooms are met with palm trees growing from the walls and pink-coloured ceilings and surroundings.

“Here you can stand out from the crowd, perhaps by finding a crazy new perspective like an aerial photo, or by playing with the quirky props,” said 33-year-old Gangel. “There are more and more places on the internet where you can share photos, we’re living in this type of world now, whether we like it or not,” she said.

The selfie opportunities among the 11 interactive installations at the 400-square-metre facility include a ride on banana swings, a climb on a unicorn, or a lounge on giant macaroons.

Word about the new museum has spread fast, unsurprisingly, on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. “They’re typical teenagers, they like Instagram and photos,” Oli, an Israeli tourist told AFP while her young daughters threw exaggerated poses behind her. “These are the times we are living in, what can you do,” she laughed.

Typical visitors are aged between 13 and 30, according to Gangel, although recently a pair of pensioners popped in to top up their photos for an annual calendar they present to each other.

Panka Major, an 18-year-old Hungarian student, said she was an avid user of social media but lamented that “nowadays everyone checks their phones every minute”. “It’s a natural thing but also bad, as you do not live in the moment, and instead reach for a phone to record it,” she said.

Selfie museum / Europe

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Social safety budget to stay same despite inflation rise
    Social safety budget to stay same despite inflation rise
  • RMG makers worried over move on power tariff hike
    RMG makers worried over move on power tariff hike
  • A packet of US five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
    Dollar hits Tk100 mark in open market

MOST VIEWED

  • An unspecified private buyer acquired The Rock, for which the pre-auction estimate was between 19 million and 30 million francs.(AP)
    Egg-sized diamond fetches over $21 Million with fees at Geneva sale
  • Photo: Collected
    Ex US police officer disguises as wedding guest to steal gifts
  • Indian start-up announces 'Right to Nap', employees can sleep for 30 minutes at work
    Indian start-up announces 'Right to Nap', employees can sleep for 30 minutes at work
  • A rare 1736 violin by Italian luthier Guarneri del Gesu is displayed during a media preview at Aguttes auction house ahead of the violin's auction in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, April 26, 2022. Picture taken April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
    A 'da Vinci of violins' goes up for auction in France
  • An inmate reads the bible in prison where she and fellow inmates have access to a small library as part of a program that aims to spread literacy and offer the chance to get out of jail earlier, in La Paz, Bolivia April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
    Pages for pardons? In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading
  • Lester Wright's athletic career has lasted more than 80 years. Photo: Courtesy
    100-year-old breaks 100-metre world record, says "I don't run to be second"

Related News

  • EU clarifies how companies can legally pay for Russian gas
  • Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining NATO a mistake with 'far-reaching consequences'
  • Europe's gas supply crisis grows after Russia imposes sanctions
  • Russia’s war has created a power vacuum in Europe
  • Europe turns into cocaine hub as multi-billion-euro market expands, EU says

Features

Despite Bangladesh having about 24,000 km of waterways, only a few hundred kilometres are covered by commercial launch services. Photo: Saad Abdullah

Utilising waterways: When common home-goers show the way

15h | Panorama
Illustration: TBS

How Putin revived Nato

17h | Panorama
The reception is a volumetric box-shaped room that has two glass walls on both the front and back ends and the other two walls are adorned with interior plants, wood and aluminium screens. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

The United House: Living and working inside nature

17h | Habitat
Pcycle team members at a waste management orientation event. Photo: Courtesy

Pcycle: Turning waste from bins into beautiful crafts

18h | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

The first mosque in India was built Prophet Mohammad time

The first mosque in India was built Prophet Mohammad time

8h | Videos
After six decades ,the Archies is back

After six decades ,the Archies is back

8h | Videos
Exporters in discomfort, expatriates preferring Hundi

Exporters in discomfort, expatriates preferring Hundi

8h | Videos
Can your coworker be your closest friend?

Can your coworker be your closest friend?

18h | Videos

Most Read

1
Representative Photo: Pixabay.
Bangladesh

Microplastics found in 5 local sugar brands

2
Mushfiq Mobarak. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Meet the Yale professor who anchors his research in Bangladesh and scales up interventions globally

3
The story of Bangladesh becoming a major bicycle exporter
Industry

The story of Bangladesh becoming a major bicycle exporter

4
How Bangladesh can achieve edible oil self-sufficiency with local alternatives
Bazaar

How Bangladesh can achieve edible oil self-sufficiency with local alternatives

5
Govt tightens belt to relieve reserve
Economy

Govt tightens belt to relieve reserve

6
Impact of falling taka against US dollar
Banking

Taka losing more value as global currency market volatility persists

The Business Standard
Top
  • Home
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Bangladesh
  • International
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Economy
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net

Copyright © 2022 THE BUSINESS STANDARD All rights reserved. Technical Partner: RSI Lab