As an integral part of the international art market, the auction market for Hungarian artists shows similar dynamics: the market boomed in 2021, then started to slow down this year after strong results in 2022. The Hungarian contemporary art market, like the global art market, is showing a growing interest in works by female artists […]
The work of Lajos Tihanyi, which has not been seen for 100 years, was bought for HUF 130 million and a painting by Lajos Gulácsy for HUF 140 million at the winter auction of the Judit Virág Gallery, the gallery's communications agency told MTI on Sunday. According to the statement, one of the most anticipated […]
Hungary and Turkey are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and the establishment of Hungarian-Turkish diplomatic relations with a year-long Hungarian-Turkish cultural season in both countries starting on December 18, MTI reported this Monday. The Minister of Culture, János Csák was of the view that the aim of the […]
The best of contemporary Italian cinema will be screened from Saturday to November 14 at the 21st Italian Film Festival, Mittelcinemafest, at the Puskin and Tabán cinemas in Budapest. The festival will screen twelve contemporary Italian films in their original language with Hungarian subtitles, the organizers told MTI. The opening film will be The Commander […]
A hundred art galleries, institutions and other exhibitors from thirty countries on four continents will present their work at the 13th Art Market Budapest (AMB), which will be held from Thursday to Sunday at the Bálna Budapest exhibition center in Budapest, accompanied by an art and art market conference called Inside Art. Art Market Budapest […]
The MittelCinemaFest Italian Film Festival will take place in Budapest from November 4 to 12, with 12 recent Italian movies, including several festival winners, being screened at the Puskin and Tabán cinemas in the Hungarian capital. The event, organized jointly by the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest and Cinecittá, will screen contemporary Italian films in […]
The European Film Academy (EFA) will award Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr with its Lifetime Achievement Award, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday. According to the citation, the award is a tribute to Béla Tarr, who is highly respected among his colleagues and celebrated by audiences worldwide for his work as a director, as well as […]
The 16th Korean Film Festival will be held in Budapest from October 13 to 20, with twenty-four fresh South Korean films and audience meetings, including the Oscar-nominated 'Past Lives', which will be released in Hungarian cinemas next year, the organizers told MTI on Friday. As they underline in their statement, this year's festival will also […]
Concerts by the Italian trio Il Volo or the musical theater performance ‘PIAF! The Show’ are just two of the events coming up in the Hungarian capital later this year and next year organized and promoted by the Budapest based agency Koncertpromo.hu. Its founder and managing director Roland Horváth spoke to Diplomacy&Trade about how his […]
The Hungarian Money Museum and Visitor Center, established by the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB), opened its gates in the newly renovated Postapalota (‘Postal Palace’) in the spring of 2022. The museum has one of the most unique educational exhibition areas in Europe, exploring the five basic functions of money – storage of value, circulation, […]
This year's Fall Festival of Museums, which will take place from September 25 to November 12 across Hungary, will focus on the relationship between science and technology, the authentic communication of scientific findings and the links between science and museums. According to Zsolt Bernert, Director General of the Hungarian Museum of Natural History, "in today's […]
From September 26 to October 1, audiences can choose from Argentine, Brazilian, Ecuadorian, Colombian, Peruvian and Venezuelan movies at the 2nd Latin American Film Days at the Uránia National Film Theater in the Hungarian capital. According to a statement sent to MTI by the organizers, the event is organized in cooperation with the Embassies of […]
The Netherlands and American science fiction author John Scalzi will be the guests of honor at the 28th Budapest International Book Festival, which will feature 140 exhibitors, 40 foreign authors, 180 programs and more than 200 book signings between September 28 and October 1 at the Millenáris Park in Budapest. The Budapest International Book Festival […]
The 20-member international jury of the European Museum Academy (EMA) has awarded the Hungarian Museum of Money in Budapest with the main prize. The final, held in Timisoara on Saturday evening, saw 34 museums from 20 countries competing, and for the first time, a Hungarian institution won the prestigious award, EMA informed MTI on Monday. […]
The European Film Academy (EFA) has awarded the title of 'European Film Treasure' for 2022 to the Hungarian capital's Nyugati Railway Station, and a commemorative plaque was unveiled on Friday in the hall of the railway station in Budapest. As the European Film Academy writes, this is the place from where the first Hungarian steam […]
