Network research and visualization is one of the most promising scientific methodological innovations of recent years/decades, a new model of study that has proven to be an effective tool for the study of cultural and social phenomena, including the fine arts scene.

Albert-László Barabási, born in Cârța, Harghita County, is a world-renowned physicist and network researcher who, after graduating from high school in Miercurea-Ciuc, continued his studies in Bucharest, then in Budapest, and ended up living and working in Boston. He is currently, among other things, member of several Hungarian universities, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea and the American Physical Society.

The goal of BarabásiLab (Northeastern University Complex Networks Research Center) is to discover what networks look like, how they evolve and to what extent they affect the understanding of complex systems.

Albert-László Barabási's debut exhibition, named Hidden Patterns aim to artistically represent network researches. This exhibition features stunning images and objects as a result of dozens of empirical researches, a mosaic of science and art, also presenting new models and patterns that emerge from the intersection of elements of these two fields. The exhibition’s ultimately goal is to bring the art and the public closer to the network thinking.

After the Ludwig Museum in Budapest and the Karlsruhe Centre for Art and Media (ZKM), the Szekler Museum is the third cultural institution to host the exhibition entitled BarabásiLab: Hidden Patterns. It is important to note that so far, many exhibitions of international importance have taken place within the walls of the Mikó Castle, but this event is of great significance to us - besides the subject itself - as its creator is a world-famous Szekler.