29 result(s) for kecskemét in Community & Culture
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Theatres’ Popularity Unchanged In Hungary Since Transition To Democracy
- 19 Nov 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Some 5 to 5.5 million theatre tickets are being sold annually in Hungary which demonstrates that theatre has been the art form that lost the least of its popularity since this country’s transition to democracy, the head of the alliance of theatre companies Magyar Teátrumi Társaság said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, on Monday.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.
New State Secretary For Higher Education In Hungary Named
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Human resources minister Zoltán Balog on Thursday named László Palkovics as state secretary for higher education. In an interview to news website mno.hu, Balog said the reason he had chosen Palkovics for the job was that part of his expected approach would be to incorporate an economic point of view which serves the interests of the whole nation.
International Friendship League (IFL) International Assembly, Budapest, 7 - 8 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Friendship League is coming to Budapest this year for its annual International Assembly. This will take place at the Hotel Unio on June 7 and 8. Most of our members will then stay on until June 15 in order to see more of Budapest and the surrounding area, visiting Kecskemet, Esztergom, Szentendre, Szekesfehervar, Balatonfured and the Tihany Peninsula. On our final day, Friday ...
Invitation: Thorma Exhibition, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of János Thorma's works will open at the Hungarian National Gallery on February 7, 2013. Budapest is the last stage in a long series of international exhibitions to present Thorma's masterpieces that have not been displayed for many decades or have been unknown to the public until now. After the exhibitions at the Cifrapalota in Kecskemét, the Thorma János Museum in Kiskunhalas, the ...
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest, Part 5
- 14 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Here I am in the home stretch, with reasons 8, 9, and 10 to love Budapest. I’m tempted to say they’re the food, the food, and the food, after going to a fabulous csárda last night near Kecskemét.
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Theatres’ Popularity Unchanged In Hungary Since Transition To Democracy
- 19 Nov 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Some 5 to 5.5 million theatre tickets are being sold annually in Hungary which demonstrates that theatre has been the art form that lost the least of its popularity since this country’s transition to democracy, the head of the alliance of theatre companies Magyar Teátrumi Társaság said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, on Monday.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.
New State Secretary For Higher Education In Hungary Named
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Human resources minister Zoltán Balog on Thursday named László Palkovics as state secretary for higher education. In an interview to news website mno.hu, Balog said the reason he had chosen Palkovics for the job was that part of his expected approach would be to incorporate an economic point of view which serves the interests of the whole nation.
International Friendship League (IFL) International Assembly, Budapest, 7 - 8 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Friendship League is coming to Budapest this year for its annual International Assembly. This will take place at the Hotel Unio on June 7 and 8. Most of our members will then stay on until June 15 in order to see more of Budapest and the surrounding area, visiting Kecskemet, Esztergom, Szentendre, Szekesfehervar, Balatonfured and the Tihany Peninsula. On our final day, Friday ...
Invitation: Thorma Exhibition, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of János Thorma's works will open at the Hungarian National Gallery on February 7, 2013. Budapest is the last stage in a long series of international exhibitions to present Thorma's masterpieces that have not been displayed for many decades or have been unknown to the public until now. After the exhibitions at the Cifrapalota in Kecskemét, the Thorma János Museum in Kiskunhalas, the ...
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest, Part 5
- 14 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Here I am in the home stretch, with reasons 8, 9, and 10 to love Budapest. I’m tempted to say they’re the food, the food, and the food, after going to a fabulous csárda last night near Kecskemét.