HADIK COFFEE HOUSE
Hadik Coffee House is one of the legendary grand cafés of Budapest, which was restored to its original splendor in recent years. The café originally opened in 1911 and it became popular soon. Famous writers and journalists visited the place and some of them like Karinthy, Móricz and Kosztolányi (famous writers) became regulars here. Even the Oscar winner director László Nemes Jeles wrote the screenplay for Son of Saul in Hadik. In the basement of the Hadik café the Szatyor bar and gallery is located, which name is originating from Karinthy.
Modern and classical: Hadik and Szatyor. The classical Hadik represents the old coffee houses’ spirit with its furniture and decoration and whilst the Szatyor is the centre of modernity with it’s amazing interior design and art works. Over the past ten years,they have organized hundreds of cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, conferences, book fairs, book launches and literature classes. Their mission is to preserve and carry forward the coffee house culture and tradition.
Cafe Bookstore Maks
Maks Bookstore & Café is a cultural meeting place in Nova Gorica, rooted in the European tradition of cafés as spaces for conversation and the exchange of ideas. Through book events, concerts and collaborations with local cultural organisations, it brings together readers, artists and researchers. Its participation in projects linked to Nova Gorica’s 2025 European Capital of Culture has strengthened its role in the city’s cultural life.
Maks Bookstore & Café also collaborates with local cultural organisations, including the Goriška Humanists’ Association on the annual Mesto knjige book festival, and takes part in international projects exploring European café culture.
Maks welcomes readers, students, artists, researchers and local residents, as well as visitors to Nova Gorica. Its events connect authors, publishers and cultural organisations with audiences from both sides of the Slovenian–Italian border. Partnerships with local groups, including the Goriška Humanists’ Association, make the café a place for shared cultural experiences and conversation.
Maks Bookstore & Café wishes to join the Network of European Café Houses to exchange ideas with venues that share its commitment to cafés as places of culture, conversation and community. The network would offer opportunities for international collaboration, bring new artists and audiences to Nova Gorica, and strengthen cultural connections across borders.
ECCOM
European Centre for Cultural Organisation and Management (IT) Founded in 1995, ECCOM focuses on the role of culture in contemporary society as a tool to promote audience development, social inclusion and lifelong learning through an interdisciplinary approach to cultural heritage. It has a long-established expertise in analysis, consultancy and research for public administrations and private organisations, and leading on European and internationally-facing projects in cooperation with experts and professionals in the field of culture. ECCOM has been a coordinator and a partner in many EU-funded projects, and it was also a partner of the Study on Audience Development, delivered for the European Commission in 2015. ECCOM is a member of Culture Action Europe (CAE); the International Council of Museums (ICOM), promoted by UNESCO; the International Association of Women’s Museums (IAWM) and Disorderly Women: The Alliance of Women Leaders in Culture.
Cafe Bookstore Maks
Maks Bookstore & Café is a cultural meeting place in Nova Gorica, rooted in the European tradition of cafés as spaces for conversation and the exchange of ideas. Through book events, concerts and collaborations with local cultural organisations, it brings together readers, artists and researchers. Its participation in projects linked to Nova Gorica’s 2025 European Capital of Culture has strengthened its role in the city’s cultural life.
Maks Bookstore & Café also collaborates with local cultural organisations, including the Goriška Humanists’ Association on the annual Mesto knjige book festival, and takes part in international projects exploring European café culture.
Maks welcomes readers, students, artists, researchers and local residents, as well as visitors to Nova Gorica. Its events connect authors, publishers and cultural organisations with audiences from both sides of the Slovenian–Italian border. Partnerships with local groups, including the Goriška Humanists’ Association, make the café a place for shared cultural experiences and conversation.
Maks Bookstore & Café wishes to join the Network of European Café Houses to exchange ideas with venues that share its commitment to cafés as places of culture, conversation and community. The network would offer opportunities for international collaboration, bring new artists and audiences to Nova Gorica, and strengthen cultural connections across borders.