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First “Smart Lamppost” In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:37 AM
- tech
The first "smart lamppost" in Budapest with LED lighting and serving as a charger for electric cars and as a WiFi hotspot, was officially installed in Buda on Thursday. The intelligent lamppost on Széna tér in front of the Mammut shopping mall also features a surveillance camera and an emergency phone with a direct link to the Second District police, said Marie-Theres Thiell, head of energy ...
Now On: Moving Walls 22, Open Society Archives Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
For the first time in Europe the public is invited to the exhibition 'Moving Walls 22 / Watching You, Watching Me'. It explores how photography can be both an instrument of surveillance and a tool to expose and challenge its negative impact. The exhibition is at the Open Society Archives and will run until December 8 and will then travel to Berlin.
Advent Whirl In Budapest
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Visitors to the Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair in Vörösmarty Square (13 November 2015 – 6 January 2016) will discover a huge range of fine gastronomy and applied art products together with seasonal programmes. Visitors to one of the most imposing squares in the capital, which hosts the Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair – ranked among the 10 most attractive fairs in Europe – are welcomed with ...
Korean Film Festival, On Until 14 November
- 2 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Thanks to the Korean Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Film Festival has been held every year in Hungary since 2007. It started out under the name of ’Korean Film Week’. Apart from one year, the event met with increasing interest from year to year, and the number of films aired grew parallel to that. In 2014 – because of its size – the event was renamed as ’Korean Film ...
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar (DE) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 16 December
- 2 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Balkan Madness with a bit of electronic support. The Shantel’s legendary Frankfurt-based Bucovina Club returns to hit Budapest and present Kusturica's craziest disco partizans.
Antony Hamilton Projects (AUS), Trafó Budapest, 29 - 30 October
- 30 Oct 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
The show comprises stroboscopic effects inadvisable for pregnant women, epileptic people or ones who have pace maker.
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
Uniquely Hungary: Budaörs's Redeeming Features, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:30 AM
- getting around
Budaörs is not a very charismatic place. We usually drive through it with blinkers on our way to Ikea. And yet it has a very ancient history, going back to the Bronze Age 3.500 years ago. Since then it was occupied by the Celts and the Romans and, at the beginning of the 1800’s, it was repopulated by what Wikipedia quaintly calls Schwabian peasants.
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.
First “Smart Lamppost” In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:37 AM
- tech
The first "smart lamppost" in Budapest with LED lighting and serving as a charger for electric cars and as a WiFi hotspot, was officially installed in Buda on Thursday. The intelligent lamppost on Széna tér in front of the Mammut shopping mall also features a surveillance camera and an emergency phone with a direct link to the Second District police, said Marie-Theres Thiell, head of energy ...
Now On: Moving Walls 22, Open Society Archives Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
For the first time in Europe the public is invited to the exhibition 'Moving Walls 22 / Watching You, Watching Me'. It explores how photography can be both an instrument of surveillance and a tool to expose and challenge its negative impact. The exhibition is at the Open Society Archives and will run until December 8 and will then travel to Berlin.
Advent Whirl In Budapest
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Visitors to the Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair in Vörösmarty Square (13 November 2015 – 6 January 2016) will discover a huge range of fine gastronomy and applied art products together with seasonal programmes. Visitors to one of the most imposing squares in the capital, which hosts the Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair – ranked among the 10 most attractive fairs in Europe – are welcomed with ...
Korean Film Festival, On Until 14 November
- 2 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Thanks to the Korean Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Film Festival has been held every year in Hungary since 2007. It started out under the name of ’Korean Film Week’. Apart from one year, the event met with increasing interest from year to year, and the number of films aired grew parallel to that. In 2014 – because of its size – the event was renamed as ’Korean Film ...
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar (DE) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 16 December
- 2 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Balkan Madness with a bit of electronic support. The Shantel’s legendary Frankfurt-based Bucovina Club returns to hit Budapest and present Kusturica's craziest disco partizans.
Antony Hamilton Projects (AUS), Trafó Budapest, 29 - 30 October
- 30 Oct 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
The show comprises stroboscopic effects inadvisable for pregnant women, epileptic people or ones who have pace maker.
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
Uniquely Hungary: Budaörs's Redeeming Features, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:30 AM
- getting around
Budaörs is not a very charismatic place. We usually drive through it with blinkers on our way to Ikea. And yet it has a very ancient history, going back to the Bronze Age 3.500 years ago. Since then it was occupied by the Celts and the Romans and, at the beginning of the 1800’s, it was repopulated by what Wikipedia quaintly calls Schwabian peasants.
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.