The late Russian cello player, Mstislav Rostropovich was deprived of his citizenship between 1978 and 1990, but still could see his international fame growing and was met with standing ovations from audiences every concert he gave. Unlike him, most stateless people over the world are anonymous and forgotten. Nationality might seem like a universal birthright, but according to the estimates of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) some 12 million people are living without it. These people have no legal ...identity, are citizens of no country and are among the most vulnerable people in the world. Many of them are unable to enjoy a wide range of rights – to register the birth of a child, have a marriage or death certificate, go to school, work legally, travel freely or own property. Without vital identity documents they are even unable to prove to an officer at a checkpoint who they are. People can become stateless for a variety of reasons, such as conflicting nationality laws between countries and the exclusion of the members of specific ethnic, linguistic or religious minority groups from citizenship when a state declares its independence. Over the past seven years, American photographer Greg Constantine has been working to bring to light the sad stories of stateless people and give a human face to this global issue. In 2005 he moved to Asia and began work on his project, Nowhere People. He has since photographed stateless communities from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, and has worked together with UNHCR several times focusing on statelessness in Ukraine, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire. His dramatic black and white photos have already been exhibited in New York, Madrid, Geneva, Kiev, London, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Belgrade and several other cities of the world. UNHCR and the Hungarian Ministry of Interior have now brought this stunning globe-trotting Nowhere People (Hazátlanul) exhibition to Budapest.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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