The presentation will introduce MÜSZI - a new member in the AVnode network, an artists-run community and art space in Budapest. Julia Barsony, founder, managing director and performance artist will present the self-sustaining model of this place, a mini republic within and beyond the republic of Hungary. The presentation will focus on MÜSZI's AV projects and its growing network of AV artists. This culminates in the festival Riders on the Mall (ROM), MÜSZI's AV festival having its first edition on 26-29 May 2016.