Established in 1972, The Japan Foundation aims to promote cultural co-operation between Japan and other countries. Its activities include exchange, research, study and art fellowships; support for Japanese language teaching institutions and support for the study on Japan. “We are the only specialized organization in Japan that carries out comprehensive international cultural exchange projects in […]
The Music Hungary Association, the Hungarian Festival Association and the Hungarian Association of Event Organizers and Service Providers have compiled a package of expert proposals to help the Hungarian tourism and hospitality sectors. The proposal also calls for the introduction of a cultural VAT. So far, more than 370 people have signed up to the […]
April 11 is the Day of Poetry in Hungary in commemoration of the great 20th century poet Attila József who was born on this day in 1905. This year, a pocket book ATM was put in operation in the capital to encourage people to read more literature.
The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra has announced "with deep sadness" that its musical director, Zoltán Kocsis died Sunday afternoon "after a long illness borne with dignity" at the age of 64. He underwent heart surgery in 2012.
Liberty Global Plc has announced a multi-year partnership with Netflix Inc. which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Liberty Global video customers across more than 30 countries around the world – including those of UPC Hungary.
An exhibition of paitings and drawings by Hungarian musicians has opened in the Rockmúzeum in Budapest. The creators of these pieces of art are rock musicians who decided to try and express their talent in other forms or art.
The building of the Hungarian State Opera will be renovated over the two years for approximately HUF 23 billion (that is, currently about EUR 74 million), the public gazette Magyar Közlöny is quoted by the financial website portfolio.hu.
Internationally renowned Hungarian writer Péter Esterházy died in Budapest at the age of 66 years. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.His was reported by the Hungarian news agency MTI, citing the family and the publisher of the author.
India's Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, visited Hungary this June on the occasion of the Ganges-Danube Cultural Festival and the International Day of Yoga. That is when he spoke to Diplomacy & Trade.
Celebrating the Summer Solstice, Diplomacy & Trade co-hosted a special event with NextArt Gallery complete with the opening of an exhibition by Géza Szöllõsi. The Party was inspired by Shakespeare's famous comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Budapest-born American actor and circus performer Mihály 'Michu' Mészáros died in Los Angeles. Mészáros was probably best known as the man behind costume of ALF, the extraterrestrial living with an American family in an NBC comedy series.
Vörösmarty Square in the downtown area of the Hungarian capital is the venue of the 87th Budapest Book Week and its accompanying event, the 15th Children Book Days. Visitors have the opportunity to look at the selections of some 200 publishers.
British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and United Nations Messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall visited Hungary and gave a speech in Budapest's Tüskecsarnok arena during the presentation of her book entitled 'The Birth of Hope'.
The Son of Saul, a recent winner at the Golden Globe Awards, a movie by Hungarian director László Nemes Jeles has been given the Academy Award in the foreign-language film category by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
World-renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo was the star guest of the Budapest Opera Ball held this Saturday in Budapest. The theme of the event this year was Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the death of the English playwright.
