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Shadow On Stone: ’The Art Of Lili Ország’, National Gallery
- 13 Apr 2017 3:40 AM
- community & culture
Continuing the series featuring prominent Hungarian artists, an œuvre exhibition of Lili Ország (1926–1978), a prominent figure of modern Hungarian painting, is held at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The show, comprising more than 300 works, will have two curiosities.
Consul-General: 1956 Monument In New York To Be Unveiled On March 12
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The monument commemorating Hungary’s ill-fated 1956 anti-Soviet revolution has been put in place in New York and will be unveiled on March 12, Hungary’s consul-general in New York told public radio on Tuesday. The abstract composition has been placed next to the full figure statue of 19th century Hungarian reform statesman Lajos Kossuth, erected in Manhattan in 1928, Ferenc Kumin told Kossuth ...
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Annual Remembrance Ceremony, Solymár, 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
In 2016 the Annual Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 13 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10:55. Everybody is welcome to attend the ecumenical service.
Visitors Centre Opens At Budapest Cemetery
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A visitors centre will be dedicated at the Rákoskeresztúr cemetery in Budapest’s 17th District to inform visitors about martyrs of the 1956 Uprising who are buried there.
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
See 1000 Years Of Hungarian History In 14 Minutes
- 21 Apr 2016 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Both locals and tourists may enjoy the high-tech 3D time travel experience through Hungarian history that’s taking place at the 700-year-old St. Michael’s Chapel in the Castle District.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Jewish WWII Remains To Be Buried
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A decision has been made after five years on the remains of Jewish victims of the Arrow Cross that were discovered in 2011. The bones found by divers during the 2011 renovation of the Margit bridge will be laid to rest in the Jewish cemetery on Kozma utca in the Tenth District.
Shadow On Stone: ’The Art Of Lili Ország’, National Gallery
- 13 Apr 2017 3:40 AM
- community & culture
Continuing the series featuring prominent Hungarian artists, an œuvre exhibition of Lili Ország (1926–1978), a prominent figure of modern Hungarian painting, is held at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The show, comprising more than 300 works, will have two curiosities.
Consul-General: 1956 Monument In New York To Be Unveiled On March 12
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The monument commemorating Hungary’s ill-fated 1956 anti-Soviet revolution has been put in place in New York and will be unveiled on March 12, Hungary’s consul-general in New York told public radio on Tuesday. The abstract composition has been placed next to the full figure statue of 19th century Hungarian reform statesman Lajos Kossuth, erected in Manhattan in 1928, Ferenc Kumin told Kossuth ...
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Annual Remembrance Ceremony, Solymár, 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
In 2016 the Annual Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 13 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10:55. Everybody is welcome to attend the ecumenical service.
Visitors Centre Opens At Budapest Cemetery
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A visitors centre will be dedicated at the Rákoskeresztúr cemetery in Budapest’s 17th District to inform visitors about martyrs of the 1956 Uprising who are buried there.
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
See 1000 Years Of Hungarian History In 14 Minutes
- 21 Apr 2016 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Both locals and tourists may enjoy the high-tech 3D time travel experience through Hungarian history that’s taking place at the 700-year-old St. Michael’s Chapel in the Castle District.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Jewish WWII Remains To Be Buried
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A decision has been made after five years on the remains of Jewish victims of the Arrow Cross that were discovered in 2011. The bones found by divers during the 2011 renovation of the Margit bridge will be laid to rest in the Jewish cemetery on Kozma utca in the Tenth District.