The 40th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has opened in the courtyard of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, with images by 245 photographers selected from 5,800 entries, Gabor Viragos, the museum’s deputy director said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian musical folklore project receives European Citizen’s Prize
The European Parliament has recognised the Polyphony Project, an endeavour dedicated to the exploration, preservation and presentation of Ukrainian musical folklore, awarding the project its European Citizen's Prize in Hungary for 2022.
Indian motifs in paintings
Indian painter Raj Sarma, a graphic designer for computers who has lived in Budapest for a year, has an exhibiton of his work at the Gallery of Young Artists in Hotel Benczúr in District VI until July 1.
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Haselbock, Buchbinder, Vienna Boys’ Choir to perform at Liszt Music Academy in 2022/23
The Budapest Liszt Music Academy will feature international performers including Martin Haselbock and Rudolf Buchbinder, and the Vienna Boys' Choir and launch a new programme series presenting young talents during its 2022/2023 season, organisers said on Tuesday.
Pecs to celebrate Vasarely with festival
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Mupa to start ticket sale for 2022/23 season on Friday
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New York to host second Hungarian contemporary arts festival
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Pál Dávid art exhibition at Hotel Benczúr until June 3
Portraits from the living room to the gallery
Artist Pál Dávid told guests at the opening of his exhibition in Hotel Benczúr on May 12 that he is particularly happy when painting portraits. Painting means a lot to him and he mostly creates at home in the living room. A couple of ...
Valley of Arts festival to offer over 2,000 programmes near Lake Balaton
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Museum of Fine Arts opens revamped Baroque Hall
Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts is opening its 800sqm Baroque Hall to the public after a comprehensive reconstruction, making the Baroque, Renassaince and Romanesque Halls simultaneously available to the public after almost 80 years, the museum said.
Ukrainian musical folklore project receives European Citizen’s Prize
The European Parliament has recognised the Polyphony Project, an endeavour dedicated to the exploration, preservation and presentation of Ukrainian musical folklore, awarding the project its European Citizen's Prize in Hungary for 2022.
Twenty-three contemporary painters at group exhibition KIÚT/The Way Out
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History in the making in Hungary and all around
90 years of photos to browse
One good way of spending some hours during the coronavirus pandemic is to see the Fortepan website, a copyright-free and community-based photograph archive currently holding 139,633 pictures in total, available for anyone to browse and download in high-resolution format with no charge.
Festival Academy Budapest chamber music series to be held in July
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Exhibition of explorer and nobleman's photos
‘Pleasure’ from the barrel of a gun
A display of 200 photos by Hungarian hunter, traveller and writer Count Zsigmond Széchenyi opened in the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre on September 27.
