Culture is the cohesive force that binds together a nation through both space and history, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Wednesday on Hungarian Culture Day at a gala program involving all national cultural institutions.
Culture is the cohesive force that binds together a nation through both space and history, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Wednesday on Hungarian Culture Day at a gala program involving all national cultural institutions.
The Croatian capital, Zagreb saw the opening of a new Hungarian cultural institute this past week-end. The purpose of the new institute is to inform people in Croatia about Hungarian cultural and scientific achievements.
In a series of personal rather official stories shared with the readers of Diplomacy & Trade by ambassadors accredited to Hungary, the Croatian Ambassador Gordan Grlic-Radman has written a diary about his visits around Hungary.
The Hungarian movie ‘The notebook’ submitted to the 86th Academy Awards ('Oscars') for Best Foreign Language Film has been short-listed to be among the nine finalists from which the final five nominees announced on January 16, 2014.
The world's best-known female organ player Rhoda Scott gave a concert this past Sunday in the Budapest Marriott Hotel, performing with fellow American Sylvia Howard, Hungary's Roby Lakatos and the Modern Art Orchestra.
Earlier this year, members of Omega, the legendary Hungarian rock group were recognized in Russia for the role they played decades ago. In a recent issue of Diplomacy & Trade, János Kóbor and László Benkõ talked about the surprise.
A lively event, a unique ‘soirée musicale’ has been held recently at the Dutch Ambassador’s residence in Budapest in the honor of the launch of the Foundation Magyar Nóta, the Dutch initiative to support and preserve Hungarian music.
The official home of Russian Culture in Hungary, the Russian Cultural Center of Budapest offers a wide range of programs in the field of arts, education and science. The Director of the Center Valery Platonov described the institution for the readers of Diplomacy & Trade.
After being shuttered up for more than five years, Budapest’s Erkel Theater officially reopened on November 7, the birthday of the great Hungarian composer, Ferenc Erkel, and appointed as the Day of Hungarian Opera from now on.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Capa, the world renowned photographer of Hungarian descent, the National Bank of Hungary issued a gold memorial coin while the Hungarian Post Office came out with a commemorative stamp.
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of ESSCA (École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers) Budapest. To celebrate "á la mode," the school hosted a conference on education and a mini gala event serving French delicacies.
“Our mission is to create and offer Hungarians innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French culture,” said the Director of the French Institute in Budapest, Francois Laquieze.
September 5th is the day of passing away of Mother Teresa, a day commemorated all over the world, a day in which humanity is called for action to help the poor of the poorest, something that Mother Teresa did all of her life.
As it enters the 2013/2014 school year, the American International School of Budapest (AISB) celebrates its 40-year anniversary that creates the opportunity for the School community to reminisce, reconnect and celebrate its achievements.
