151 result(s) for 19th century art
Then & Now, Standing In Judgment In Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It all began with a whacky advert about pastry, seeking volunteer gallery guides for the Museum of Fine Art (MFA): “Do you think Caravaggio is a trailer, and Canaletto is a kind of pastry? Then we have an IWC activity for you!” I laughed, cried and signed up. Within ten-weeks I found myself standing in the museum desperately trying to keep the attention of visitors from the Museum of Modern Art, ...
Xplore Budapest: Church Of Our Lady (Mátyás-templom), Budapest
- 23 Jan 2014 8:03 AM
- getting around
"This Roman Catholic church consecrated to Our Lady (Nagyboldogasszony) is popularly known as Matthias Church; it was used for coronation ceremonies and royal weddings. Originally built in Gothic style, it was reconstructed several times - the neo-Gothic form we see today was created at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.
Now On: Light & Shadow: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The new permanent exhibition follows a winding path just as the Danube flows through the city. The blue-green color of the river on the walls of the exhibition guides us through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory and the time of the Hungarian conquest all the way to the present.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.
Vörösmarty Square’s Budapest Winter Fair Until 31 December
- 26 Dec 2013 7:55 AM
- shopping
Between today, 28 November and 31 December 2013, Vörösmarty Square greets visitors with two stages, a colourful cultural programme, presentations and a fair of Hungarian arts and crafts, plus traditional food and drinks. The premier winter event of the city will again fill the square with irresistible aromas, craft and design products that make unique Christmas presents, and the sound of live ...
See What Happened @ Christmas Fair At Vörösmarty Square In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- shopping
When the winter is coming everbody is awaiting the christmas time to spend time with friends, relatives and family. Of course also finest traditionall foods, teas and mulled wine.The Christmas fair on Vörösmarty Square is often thought of as the single Christmas market in the city but Budapest has of course more fiars, but Vörösmarty Square is the oldest, richest and the most spectacular of all ...
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Permanent Exhibitions
- 16 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Collection of Egyptian Art, counting nearly 4000 items, is one of the richest in its kind in Central Europe. It is unique among the other collections at the Museum of Fine Arts in that it holds objects which result from Hungarian excavation projects.
Invitation: Lights Of The Universe, Circus Budapest, 5 October
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the heroic age of the circus, in the 19th century, the appropriate lighting of the arena meant a significant problem. In the iron structure, corrugated tin building of the Capital Circus of Budapest opened more than 120 years ago, director Ede Wulf of Dutch birth had coal gas lighting installed, the deficiencies of which were criticized by the contemporary press who were otherwise amazed by ...
Event Report: “Light & Shadow”: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 5 Sep 2013 12:40 PM
- community & culture
“Light and Shadow” at The Budapesti Történeti Múzeum, takes you back 1000 years - in an elegant display - in the history of Budapest. It is set against a backdrop of blue and green, which meanders along the Danube guiding you through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory, through the Hungarian conquest to the present.
Then & Now, Standing In Judgment In Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It all began with a whacky advert about pastry, seeking volunteer gallery guides for the Museum of Fine Art (MFA): “Do you think Caravaggio is a trailer, and Canaletto is a kind of pastry? Then we have an IWC activity for you!” I laughed, cried and signed up. Within ten-weeks I found myself standing in the museum desperately trying to keep the attention of visitors from the Museum of Modern Art, ...
Xplore Budapest: Church Of Our Lady (Mátyás-templom), Budapest
- 23 Jan 2014 8:03 AM
- getting around
"This Roman Catholic church consecrated to Our Lady (Nagyboldogasszony) is popularly known as Matthias Church; it was used for coronation ceremonies and royal weddings. Originally built in Gothic style, it was reconstructed several times - the neo-Gothic form we see today was created at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.
Now On: Light & Shadow: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The new permanent exhibition follows a winding path just as the Danube flows through the city. The blue-green color of the river on the walls of the exhibition guides us through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory and the time of the Hungarian conquest all the way to the present.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.
Vörösmarty Square’s Budapest Winter Fair Until 31 December
- 26 Dec 2013 7:55 AM
- shopping
Between today, 28 November and 31 December 2013, Vörösmarty Square greets visitors with two stages, a colourful cultural programme, presentations and a fair of Hungarian arts and crafts, plus traditional food and drinks. The premier winter event of the city will again fill the square with irresistible aromas, craft and design products that make unique Christmas presents, and the sound of live ...
See What Happened @ Christmas Fair At Vörösmarty Square In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- shopping
When the winter is coming everbody is awaiting the christmas time to spend time with friends, relatives and family. Of course also finest traditionall foods, teas and mulled wine.The Christmas fair on Vörösmarty Square is often thought of as the single Christmas market in the city but Budapest has of course more fiars, but Vörösmarty Square is the oldest, richest and the most spectacular of all ...
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Permanent Exhibitions
- 16 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Collection of Egyptian Art, counting nearly 4000 items, is one of the richest in its kind in Central Europe. It is unique among the other collections at the Museum of Fine Arts in that it holds objects which result from Hungarian excavation projects.
Invitation: Lights Of The Universe, Circus Budapest, 5 October
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the heroic age of the circus, in the 19th century, the appropriate lighting of the arena meant a significant problem. In the iron structure, corrugated tin building of the Capital Circus of Budapest opened more than 120 years ago, director Ede Wulf of Dutch birth had coal gas lighting installed, the deficiencies of which were criticized by the contemporary press who were otherwise amazed by ...
Event Report: “Light & Shadow”: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 5 Sep 2013 12:40 PM
- community & culture
“Light and Shadow” at The Budapesti Történeti Múzeum, takes you back 1000 years - in an elegant display - in the history of Budapest. It is set against a backdrop of blue and green, which meanders along the Danube guiding you through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory, through the Hungarian conquest to the present.