A mural evoking Berlin has been painted in German-Hungarian cooperation on a firewall in downtown Budapest to mark the 30th anniversary of the reunification of Germany. The mural at Akácfa Street 27 in District 7 depicts three figures at the Berlin Wall in clothes painted with the colors of the German national flag by the […]
Since the tuba was invented, no such improvement has ever emerged as the innovation introduced by Roland Szentpáli and Zoltán Juhász that shall revolutionize the instrument. The newly developed mechanism now allows musicians to play the tuba stand-up and move freely on stage. The conversion from the traditional to the standing positioning takes only two […]
The August edition of Diplomacy&Trade carried an interview with Placido Domingo Jr. who was working on the main theme for the Hungarian-developed classical music TV show ‘Virtuosos’ in Budapest. The theme has been orchestrated by Brazilian maestro Sergio Kuhlmann. This time, it is the maestro who talks about the joint project as well as his […]
'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time' by Hungarian director Lili Horvát won the top prize Gold Hugo at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival's New Directors Competition Program. As the festival's website puts it, the recognition was given to the movie "for its captivating and engaging love story that immerses us […]
The Pulszky Society - Hungarian Museum Association has again presented the awards for the museums of the year and the exhibitions of the year. Founded in 1996, the annual Museum of the Year award is given by critics as they evaluate the development of museum institutions over the past year and compare strategic results. It […]
Since 2015, every year young entrepreneurs of Eger, NE Hungary, organize a contest for musicians with a grand prize of EUR 3,000. During the five days of the festival, more than 150 musicians play in 15 locations of the historical downtown to win the prize. This year's event was postponed from the original summer date […]
Last fall, coinciding with the 30-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Hungary and the Republic of Korea, the Korean Cultural Center in the Hungarian capital, the second largest worldwide and the largest inEurope, was officially re-opened at a new location. “Hungary is one of the most important countries for the Republic of Korea. When Korea […]
The most interesting moments of the last two hundred years of shipping in the capital are presented at the new, 'Budapest on the Danube. Pictures from the 200 years of shipping in Budapest' exhibition at the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport. In the summer of 1820, Carolina, the first steamer suitable for passenger […]
The American entertainment magazine Variety has released this year’s list of '10 Screenwriters to Watch', a list that includes a Hungarian artist Kata Wéber. Variety executive editor Steven Gaydos called the 2020 selections “emblematic of what is needed from filmmakers in this unsettled and challenging time. These screenwriters are taking on the big issues confronting the […]
After being closed for almost three months due to damage by the pouring rain, the Romanesque Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts can be visited again from this weekend. The hall had to be closed in mid-June, as the museum was soaked due to the extreme rain that was pouring in at the time, […]
Scheduled for this year's World Tourism Day, the renovated Dreher Beer Museum will reopen its doors in Kőbánya, awaiting visitors with one of the country's most important beer trade collections from September 23. What ingredients are used to make beer? What beer drinking habits exist? How was beer made in the past and how is […]
British actress Vanessa Kirby was announced this Saturday as winner of the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in 'Pieces of a woman' of Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó. 32-year-old Vanessa Kirby is best known for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the television series 'The Crown' (2016-2018), for […]
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano of the Paris Opera and Stefan Pop sang an Italian tenor duet at The Voices! concert in Győr, NW Hungary on Saturday evening. The open-air event featured artists from the new generation of opera stars. Soprano Adriana Gonzalez, the first prize winner singer of Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Opera World Competition 2019 performed […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will issue a silver collector coin of HUF 10,000 and its non-ferrous metal version with a face value of HUF 2,000 on September 2, 2020 to honor the 45th anniversary of the foundation of Hungary’s second national park. The vertical rectangle special collector coins will be issued as a […]
Festive Book Week, the biggest celebration of contemporary Hungarian literature was to be held for the 91st time this year in June. Due to the pandemic, it was postponed to September but now, organizers have canceled it for this year. The original dream of Hungarian author Géza Supka – for publishers, writers and readers to […]
