Tchaikovsky’s first ballet is the most beloved classical piece in ballet literature: while the hardships of love between a prince forced into marriage and a maiden enchanted into the form of a swan is one of the most charming Russian romantic fairy tales, the piece nevertheless failed at its original premiere in 1877. More >>
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Now On: Scully Retrospective Exhibition, Fine Arts Museum - Hungarian National Gallery
- 14 Oct 2020 9:08 AM
On show from 14 October – 31 January 2021. The organisers say they are proud to present the first retrospective in Central Eastern Europe of the life’s work of Sean Scully, one of the most important contemporary exponents of abstract art.
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World Press Photo Exhibition @ National Museum
- 14 Oct 2020 8:16 AM
Now on until 25 October at Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. The contest rewards professional photographers for the best pictures - presented as singles or in stories - contributing to the past year of visual journalism.
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Video: American Poet Of Hungarian Origin Wins 2020 Nobel Prize In Literature
- 9 Oct 2020 12:41 PM
The Swedish Academy has chosen poet Louise Glück for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Many do not know that the American poet has Hungarian roots.
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Robert Doisneau: 'From Paris To Palm Springs' Photo Exhibition
- 8 Oct 2020 10:03 AM
Now on until 10 January. Robert Doisneau was born in Paris in 1912, and never really detached himself from his hometown.
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Uniquely Hungary: The Lions Of Budapest, By Anne Zwack
- 8 Oct 2020 7:24 AM
If you think about it, Hungarians are not the only people to be partial to lions, as they are like book ends on gateposts of villas in suburbia and guardians of monuments all over the world. Everywhere you go there are crests and doorknockers and gargoyles and fountains with the Lion King theme.
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Budapest Museum Of Asian Art To Reopen To Public On Saturday
- 6 Oct 2020 8:05 AM
The Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts will reopen to the public on Saturday after a closure forced by the outbreak of the coronavirus in the spring.
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