
Hungarian design, applied art exhibition opens in Helsinki
A group exhibition of nine young Hungarian grantees in applied art and design has opened in the Liszt Institute in Helsinki, showcasing 90 works, the Hungarian Art Academy (MMA) said on Friday.

House of Music to host 1st Far Eastern Classical Music Festival
Budapest's House of Music will organise its first Far Eastern Classical Music Festival between September 1 and 4, the organisers said on Thursday.

Contemporaries showcase their work in Balatonfüred
In keeping with the tradition of the downtown Pintér Gallery and Auction House, this year the gallery has again set sail for Balatonfüred: the exhibition in the Vaszary Gallery, which will precede the live auction on 13 August, is now open to the public, ...

Budapest Bosch exhibition attracts 200,000 visitors
An exhibition of the work of the Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts has drawn more than 200,000 visitors since it opened on April 9, the museum said on Saturday.

Budapest to aid ailing independent theatres
The city of Budapest will set up a programme to support independent and private theatres in Budapest facing difficulties due to "interrupted state subsidies", the mayor's office told MTI on Thursday.

Fine Arts Museum to open Matisse show today
The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts is opening its first large-scale exhibition of the works of Henri Matisse on Thursday, showing over 150 works encompassing the artist's 60-year career, organisers told a press conference on Wednesday. The show runs until Oct. 16.

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.

Twenty-three contemporary painters at group exhibition KIÚT/The Way Out
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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.