340 result(s) for budapest fine arts museum
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
Now On: Masterpieces From Museum Of Fine Arts @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 29 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery proudly displays a rich selection of some of the chief works held by the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, which is closed for reconstruction, scheduled to last three years. A total of fifty-seven masterpieces accompany visitors on a journey through the history of art, beginning in Antiquity, taking in the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, and ...
Now On Until 31 December: The Lonely Cedar – Csontváry’s Genius, Budapest
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
After several years’ preparation, a comprehensive retrospective show of the painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka opened in the former Army Headquarters building of the Buda Castle.
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919) is one of the most influential figures of Hungarian fine arts. The exhibitions he meticulously organised by himself practically never elicited any critical response from his ...
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919) is one of the most influential figures of Hungarian fine arts. The exhibitions he meticulously organised by himself practically never elicited any critical response from his ...
Govt Finalises Budapest Liget Museum Quarter Plans
- 26 Oct 2015 3:30 AM
- property
The government has finalised plans for Budapest’s large-scale Liget museum quarter with some changes, László Baán, the project’s commissioner, told a parliamentary committee. The Liget Budapest project’s original plan involved setting up five museums for Hungarian music, fine arts, architecture, ethnography and photography in City Park (Városliget).
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Xploring Budapest Video: Vasarely Museum, Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Vasarely Museum is located in a tranquil part of Budapest (Óbuda), on the banks of the Danube. It used to function as the storage building of the grand 18th-century Zichy Palace and was turned into a museum in 1987, after Victor Vasarely (Győző Vásárhelyi) donated a rich selection of his work to the Museum of Fine Arts.
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
Now On: Masterpieces From Museum Of Fine Arts @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 29 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery proudly displays a rich selection of some of the chief works held by the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, which is closed for reconstruction, scheduled to last three years. A total of fifty-seven masterpieces accompany visitors on a journey through the history of art, beginning in Antiquity, taking in the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, and ...
Now On Until 31 December: The Lonely Cedar – Csontváry’s Genius, Budapest
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
After several years’ preparation, a comprehensive retrospective show of the painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka opened in the former Army Headquarters building of the Buda Castle.
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919) is one of the most influential figures of Hungarian fine arts. The exhibitions he meticulously organised by himself practically never elicited any critical response from his ...
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919) is one of the most influential figures of Hungarian fine arts. The exhibitions he meticulously organised by himself practically never elicited any critical response from his ...
Govt Finalises Budapest Liget Museum Quarter Plans
- 26 Oct 2015 3:30 AM
- property
The government has finalised plans for Budapest’s large-scale Liget museum quarter with some changes, László Baán, the project’s commissioner, told a parliamentary committee. The Liget Budapest project’s original plan involved setting up five museums for Hungarian music, fine arts, architecture, ethnography and photography in City Park (Városliget).
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Xploring Budapest Video: Vasarely Museum, Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Vasarely Museum is located in a tranquil part of Budapest (Óbuda), on the banks of the Danube. It used to function as the storage building of the grand 18th-century Zichy Palace and was turned into a museum in 1987, after Victor Vasarely (Győző Vásárhelyi) donated a rich selection of his work to the Museum of Fine Arts.