416 result(s) for 1956
Inversedance: ‘Doors Without Handles’, 26 February
- 19 Feb 2018 8:55 AM
- entertainment
A Hungarian contemporary writer wrote in her poem called „there is a country”: (…) it was my fault too, it was all my fault, yesterday began the past, so they told, it has begun - and it's over now, there's horror and peace anyhow.
'Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary'. National Museum
- 12 Feb 2018 8:54 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Laszlo Kondor, A Hungarian / American Life in Photography
- 4 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
I am a retired photographer living in Kapolcs, having left Hungary in 1956, eventually arriving in the City of Chicago, my home base for the next 35 years. I repatriated in 1996 with a large archive of prints and negatives from 30 years of a very diverse photographic career.
Revd. Aaron Stevens, Minister, St. Columba’s Church Budapest
- 20 Dec 2017 11:00 AM
The Revd. Aaron Stevens has been the senior minister of St. Columba’s Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) since 2006.
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Hungary Marks Anniversary Of 1956 Soviet Reprisal
- 9 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Saturday to mark the 61st anniversary of the crushing of the 1956 revolution and freedom-fight. The Hungarian government in 2013 declared November 4 to be a national day of mourning.
Local Opinion: The 61st Anniversary Of 56
- 26 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition’s performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán’s statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence.
Inversedance: ‘Doors Without Handles’, 26 February
- 19 Feb 2018 8:55 AM
- entertainment
A Hungarian contemporary writer wrote in her poem called „there is a country”: (…) it was my fault too, it was all my fault, yesterday began the past, so they told, it has begun - and it's over now, there's horror and peace anyhow.
'Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary'. National Museum
- 12 Feb 2018 8:54 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Laszlo Kondor, A Hungarian / American Life in Photography
- 4 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
I am a retired photographer living in Kapolcs, having left Hungary in 1956, eventually arriving in the City of Chicago, my home base for the next 35 years. I repatriated in 1996 with a large archive of prints and negatives from 30 years of a very diverse photographic career.
Revd. Aaron Stevens, Minister, St. Columba’s Church Budapest
- 20 Dec 2017 11:00 AM
The Revd. Aaron Stevens has been the senior minister of St. Columba’s Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) since 2006.
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Hungary Marks Anniversary Of 1956 Soviet Reprisal
- 9 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Saturday to mark the 61st anniversary of the crushing of the 1956 revolution and freedom-fight. The Hungarian government in 2013 declared November 4 to be a national day of mourning.
Local Opinion: The 61st Anniversary Of 56
- 26 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition’s performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán’s statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence.