31 result(s) for 1956 uprising in Community & Culture
Free Entry to Terror Museum in Budapest on 23 October National Holiday
- 20 Oct 2025 12:37 PM
- community & culture
To commemorate Hungary’s national holiday on 23 October, the House of Terror Museum will offer a wide range of programmes, including special guided tours, history classes, educational workshops, film screenings, and outdoor exhibitions dedicated to the heroes and victims of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence.
National Holiday Marks '56 Revolution: Events in Budapest, 22 - 23 October
- 20 Oct 2025 6:32 AM
- community & culture
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against Soviet control, sparked by student protests on October 23. Demanding freedom and independence, Hungarians briefly overthrew the communist regime before Soviet forces crushed the uprising.
Pompidou Acquires Key Hungarian Artwork of Riots
- 4 Apr 2024 7:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
A painting by László Lakner, one of the most important artists of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde, has been included in the prestigious collection of the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 30 Jan 2024 2:32 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: Part 4 - Language & Customs
- 21 Dec 2023 7:11 AM
- community & culture
In the fourth part in our series aimed to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on the key to a more enjoyable experience while you’re here: learning Hungarian and understanding local customs.
'1956 Remembered': New Exhibition of Anti-Soviet Uprising Photos, National Museum in Budapest
- 31 Oct 2023 10:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The exhibition ran until December 10. House Speaker László Kövér opened an exhibition of photographs by John Sadovy about the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at the National Museum in Budapest.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Hope For Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty Beatification
- 14 Sep 2021 6:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
After the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński of Poland, hopes are that Hungary's Cardinal József Mindszenty may be next in line, the prime minister's chief of staff has said.
Free Entry to Terror Museum in Budapest on 23 October National Holiday
- 20 Oct 2025 12:37 PM
- community & culture
To commemorate Hungary’s national holiday on 23 October, the House of Terror Museum will offer a wide range of programmes, including special guided tours, history classes, educational workshops, film screenings, and outdoor exhibitions dedicated to the heroes and victims of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence.
National Holiday Marks '56 Revolution: Events in Budapest, 22 - 23 October
- 20 Oct 2025 6:32 AM
- community & culture
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against Soviet control, sparked by student protests on October 23. Demanding freedom and independence, Hungarians briefly overthrew the communist regime before Soviet forces crushed the uprising.
Pompidou Acquires Key Hungarian Artwork of Riots
- 4 Apr 2024 7:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
A painting by László Lakner, one of the most important artists of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde, has been included in the prestigious collection of the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 30 Jan 2024 2:32 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: Part 4 - Language & Customs
- 21 Dec 2023 7:11 AM
- community & culture
In the fourth part in our series aimed to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on the key to a more enjoyable experience while you’re here: learning Hungarian and understanding local customs.
'1956 Remembered': New Exhibition of Anti-Soviet Uprising Photos, National Museum in Budapest
- 31 Oct 2023 10:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The exhibition ran until December 10. House Speaker László Kövér opened an exhibition of photographs by John Sadovy about the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at the National Museum in Budapest.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Hope For Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty Beatification
- 14 Sep 2021 6:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
After the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński of Poland, hopes are that Hungary's Cardinal József Mindszenty may be next in line, the prime minister's chief of staff has said.