Open to the public from this Thursday, the Capa Center – named after the world-renowned documentarist and war photographer Robert Capa (born as Endre Friedman) – hosts a compilation of Hungarian press photography exhibitions in celebration of 40 years of such exhibitions. “Since 1981, the press has changed, the political situation in Hungary has changed; […]
After five years of renovation, the Ybl Palace, the building of the Hungarian State Opera House on Andrássy Avenue, close to the city center in Budapest, opens its doors to the public in March. The General Director of the Hungarian State Opera, Szilveszter Ókovács describes to Diplomacy&Trade the various aspects of the renewal and the […]
Easter Monday, which is a holiday in Hungary, is a celebration of profane human joy, especially youth. Over the years, this day has become more and more about symbolic customs than about going to church, and sprinkling of girls by boys, which has changed a little, but still retains its roots, is one of the […]
Hungarian films bagged several accolades at the Porto and ECU film festivals last week, Hungary’s National Film Institute (NFI) reports. Máté Bence Fazekas won the award for Best Screenplay at the Porto International Film Festival for his work on the film 'Eviction'. Inspired by a true story, the comedy drama depicts the struggle between a […]
A photo exhibition entitled Budapest Vision opened this Friday in Budapest's City Hall Park as part of the 42nd Budapest Spring Festival, which starts on April 29. The pictures of the contemporary street photo exhibition were selected by a professional jury from a competition of more than 200 images, Szilvia Mucsy, director of the Budapest […]
The 'Ship of Fools', the Paris Louvre's only title by Hieronymus Bosch (ca. 1450 – 1516), arrived in Budapest on Wednesday to be put on display in the upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts which will be one of the most significant Bosch shows in the international museum world in the last fifty […]
Hungarian set designer Zsuzsanna Sipos has been awarded an Academy Award for production design together with Canadian production designer Patrice Vermette for the movie 'Dune', at the 94th ceremony held in Los Angeles this Sunday. Dune, based on the Frank Herbert classic and directed by Denis Villeneuve, was partly made in Hungary and won six […]
The exhibition hall Műcsarnok (‘Art Hall’) welcomes visitors with a special premiere – Life’s a Beach – at the opening exhibition of the 6th edition of the Budapest Photo Festival. Martin Parr, British photographer and the star of MAGNUM PHOTOS, is one of the best-known representatives of European contemporary color photography, whose work is on […]
Twenty-four artists from the Danube countries, including three Hungarians, are showcased at Kunst am Strom (‘Art by the Stream’), a major international exhibition opening in Hungary at the Pécs Gallery after Germany, Austria and Slovakia, the organizers told the state news agency MTI. The exhibition, open until April 10 in Pécs, S Hungary, will give […]
A poetry flashmob, a poetry stage, unique outdoor installations, gastronomic specialties and renewed exhibition spaces await visitors in Kiskőrös, the hometown of the best-known Hungarian poet of the 19th century, Sándor Petőfi in connection with the Petőfi Memorial Year. Sándor Petőfi, the Hungarian poet with works translated into the most (about 150) languages, was born […]
The Japanese widow of Hungarian sculptor Nándor Wagner passed away last October. For three decades, Mrs. Chiyo Wagner was a true companion of her husband and – after his death – she worked to preserve his artistic legacy. Born in Sapporo on September 22, 1930, she was the fourth daughter of the Akiyama family, one […]
One of the most popular and spectacular winter events, the Busó festival is under way in Mohács, S Hungary near the Serbian border. Going back to medieval roots, the march of people in frightening costumes is supposed to scare away winter. In the end-of-winter festival (that Hungarians refer to as 'Busójárás', that is, the 'march […]
The Hungarian version of Wikipedia, the best-known free encyclopedia, has reached half a million entries this week after 19 years of work and nearly 25 million edits. The crossing of this milestone (with an article about diplomat Károly Szarka) was announced by the Wikimedia Hungary Association in a statement sent to the state news agency […]
The year 2022 started very well for the Rippl-Rónai Museum in Kaposvár, southern Hungary. The museum staff, together with museum-friendly volunteers, discovered a very special coin while exploring a new archaeological site. The coin, weighing 5.62 grams and struck in gold, was made in the Roman Empire in the mid-3rd century. The coin was minted […]
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest will soon present its "strongest ever line-up" featuring exhibitions by Bosch, Matisse and El Greco in 2022, the museum's director said on Thursday. The comprehensive revamp project of the museum building will be completed this year, the director, László Baán told a press conference. The Bosch exhibition opening […]
