On André Kertész's 131st birthday, the Capa Center launched a new digital platform for its permanent exhibition dedicated to André Kertész. The website features curatorial texts, photographs of artworks and interiors, audio recordings, and a complete list of the Szigetbecse collection, helping visitors and those interested in the artist to delve deeper into his oeuvre. […]
On June 27–28, Korean culture once again took center stage on Margaret Island, where the Kristály Színtér venue hosted this year's KoreaON 2025 festival. The two-day free event attracted huge interest again this year, with more than 10,000 visitors coming to take part in the celebration of Korean cuisine, music, dance and crafts. The program […]
The book market has undergone significant changes in recent years, but books as a medium for culture, knowledge, and identity are not disappearing; rather, their role and accessibility are changing, Katalin Gál, president of the Association of Hungarian Publishers and Book Distributors (MKKE), emphasized at the opening of the 96th Book Week on Thursday at […]
Hungarian movie director István Szabó was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Tribute by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) on Friday evening at the 78th Cannes International Film Festival, before the screening of the restored version of his film 'Sunshine'. The 4K resolution digital version of the Hungarian film classic, shot 25 years ago and […]
The Photojournalists' Section of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ)has organized the Hungarian Press Photo Contest again this year. It is a showcase of the most interesting Hungarian press photos taken in 2024. The 43rd Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition presents a selection of these photos. 282 photographers submitted 2,566 entries for prizes in 16 […]
Lajos Tihanyi's 1908 painting entitled ‘Market in Baia Mare’ will be one of the featured works of art at the spring auction of the Judit Virág Gallery, the organizers told MTI on Monday. They pointed out that the work of art was thought to have disappeared for almost 100 years, but the lurking work turned […]
A still life ‘Wild Flowers’ by Hungarian painter János Vaszary, owned by the family of the world-famous American playwright Irwin Shaw, will be auctioned by the Judit Virág Gallery in Budapest, the gallery informed MTI on Monday. As they wrote, János Vaszary painted this still life in the 1930s. The painting has been owned by […]
Ludovico Einaudi, one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary composers and pianists, will perform in Budapest this May. The concert will feature some of the most successful compositions from Einaudi's oeuvre, as well as songs from his new album ‘The Summer Portraits’. Einaudi's music is timeless and compelling, recognized worldwide for its profound emotional impact […]
Sylvia Plachy is a Hungarian-born photographer living in New York City. As a friend of the late André Kertész, she is one of the few photographers who represent the tradition of humanist photography in the 21st century in an authentic and modern way. Her exhibition 'Gifts from the 20th Century and Beyond'is on display at […]
The Hollókő Easter Festival awaits visitors with folklore programs, Palóc (a local ethnic group) gastronomy, revival of folk traditions and the inevitable sprinkling of water at the four-day event, which this year will include concerts, family and children's programmes in the World Heritage village of Nógrád County, the organiser informed MTI on Monday. According to […]
The Korean Cultural Center in the Hungarian capital presents the ROYAL PALACE exhibition, the symbolic title of which evokes the history and artistic value of Korean embroidery. It features works by Lee Jungsook that reinterpret court embroidery from the Joseon period. Through them, the uniquely subtle beauty and deep cultural significance of Korean embroidery is […]
The Embassy of Switzerland in Budapest, in cooperation with the Budapest City Administration, Swisscham Hungary, Budapest Global Association and other partners, has announced the launch of the "Switzerland in Budapest 2025" program. This project aims to highlight the deep historical, cultural, and economic ties between Switzerland and Hungary by showcasing the many Swiss traces that […]
In her new one-woman show, New York icon Candace Bushnell, the international best-selling novelist and creator of ‘Sex and the City’ takes the audience on whirlwind tour of New York City, from Studio 54 to the Lipstick Jungle and beyond, sharing her remarkable stories of fashion, literature and sex while pouring cosmos in Manolos. She […]
Hungarian photographer Esther Horvath returned this past December from her latest polar region trip during which she spent about a month in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. She tells Diplomacy&Trade about how she originally fell in love with that region, what is life like on expeditions like this and how all this […]
Organized by the French Embassy in Budapest and the French Institute, the French stand presents the best of contemporary French literature and publishing. The Budapest International Book Festival, which will take place from September 26 to 29 at the Millenáris, is one of the most prominent literary and book fairs in Central Europe, with the […]
