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  • Watch: Inside the House of Houdini in Budapest

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    • 26 Sep 2025 7:31 AM

    The House of Houdini in Budapest is a unique museum dedicated to Harry Houdini, the world-famous illusionist and escape artist. Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, migrated to the United States when he was just a child. Despite his worldwide fame, he always acknowledged his Hungarian origins.

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  • Special William Blake Exhibition at Budapest's Fine Arts Museum

    Special William Blake Exhibition at Budapest's Fine Arts Museum

    • 25 Sep 2025 7:31 AM

    On display until 11 January. For the first time in Hungary, an exhibition of the works of poet and painter William Blake is on show. The exhibition titled The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - William Blake and His Contemporaries is open to the public from this Friday at the magnificent Fine Arts Museum.

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  • Superstar Opera Singers & Breakdancer to Perform at Budapest's Palace of Arts

    Superstar Opera Singers & Breakdancer to Perform at Budapest's Palace of Arts

    • 19 Sep 2025 10:05 AM

    Superstar opera singers Jonas Kaufmann and Cecilia Bartoli and renowned British conductor Daniel Harding, and The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic will return to the Müpa in the 2025/26 season.

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  • Liszt Festival in Budapest Blends Local, International, Classical & Contemporary,  9 – 22 October

    Liszt Festival in Budapest Blends Local, International, Classical & Contemporary, 9 – 22 October

    • 15 Sep 2025 5:30 PM

    The fifth Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival will once again take centre stage in Budapest this autumn, bringing together leading figures from classical and contemporary music while also embracing cross-genre collaborations and a wide spectrum of the arts. Organised by Müpa Budapest, the festival runs from 9 – 22 October.

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  • US Returns Religious Text Stolen from Hungary by Nazis

    US Returns Religious Text Stolen from Hungary by Nazis

    • 12 Sep 2025 7:11 AM

    The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled a decision by the European Commission to approve aid for an upgrade of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in a judgement on Thursday.

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  • New Exhibitions in Budapest to Feature Fine Art by Blake, Chinese Terracotta Soldiers

    New Exhibitions in Budapest to Feature Fine Art by Blake, Chinese Terracotta Soldiers

    • 9 Sep 2025 5:52 AM

    Upcoming exhibitions of the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts include one on William Blake's fine art, a show until 11 January, prepared in cooperation with the London Tate Gallery, the museum's director, Laszlo Baan said.

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