494 result(s) for cultural centre
3500 Volunteers Will Assist 17th FINA World Championships
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The first training session for volunteers at the 17th FINA World Championships and the following 17th Masters World Championships kicked off on April 23, 2017. More than 8000 people have joined the volunteer programme by BP2017 so far, after the selection process about 3500 volunteers will assist the organisers of the WCH and participating athletes.
Reach Müpa Budapest (Palace of Arts) & National Theatre By Boat
- 28 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- getting around
Two significant venues of Budapest’s cultural life, Müpa Budapest and the National Theatre are now part of the waterborne public transport network: as of Tuesday, 25 April 2017, the new Müpa – Nemzeti Színház pier is the southernmost terminus on the route of both lines D11 and D12.
International Book Fest Starts In Budapest Today
- 20 Apr 2017 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The 24th Budapest International Book Festival will be held between 20-23 April, András Sándor Kocsis, head of the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association, told a press briefing on Wednesday. The festival, held at the Millenáris cultural centre in Buda, will host nearly 150 exhibitors and 500 programmes, including book presentations, signings, concerts and discussions, he said.
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
The Secrets of Easter Exhibition, Pesti Vigadó
- 13 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Exhibition by Porcelain Artist and Sculptor Teréz Borza who graduated from the Hungarian College of Applied Arts in 1979, where she majored in porcelain art. Since then, she has been engaged in artistic work in her studio using her own special techniques. She has been creating artworks from various materials including porcelain, glass, handmade paper, stone and wood. She is a member of the ...
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
XpatLoop Interview: Dr. Zsuzsanna Csisztu, Member of Hungarian Olympic Committee
- 9 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on 15th February 1970. At the age of five I entered the world of high performance sport as a member of KSI – Central Sports School gymnastics team. In 1986 I joined the Postás Sports Club and then, through a scholarship, continued in the USA with the University of Minnesota’s gymnastics team. It was there that I concluded my active career in elite sport.
Cziffra Festival Under Way In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A classical music festival dedicated to the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra that started on Tuesday will run until Sunday with performances in two venues. The festival opened in Budapest’s MOM Cultural Centre with the debut concert of the CZF Chamber Orchestra led by young virtuoso violinist Ernő Kállai, with works by Grieg, Mozart and Liszt.
3500 Volunteers Will Assist 17th FINA World Championships
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The first training session for volunteers at the 17th FINA World Championships and the following 17th Masters World Championships kicked off on April 23, 2017. More than 8000 people have joined the volunteer programme by BP2017 so far, after the selection process about 3500 volunteers will assist the organisers of the WCH and participating athletes.
Reach Müpa Budapest (Palace of Arts) & National Theatre By Boat
- 28 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- getting around
Two significant venues of Budapest’s cultural life, Müpa Budapest and the National Theatre are now part of the waterborne public transport network: as of Tuesday, 25 April 2017, the new Müpa – Nemzeti Színház pier is the southernmost terminus on the route of both lines D11 and D12.
International Book Fest Starts In Budapest Today
- 20 Apr 2017 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The 24th Budapest International Book Festival will be held between 20-23 April, András Sándor Kocsis, head of the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association, told a press briefing on Wednesday. The festival, held at the Millenáris cultural centre in Buda, will host nearly 150 exhibitors and 500 programmes, including book presentations, signings, concerts and discussions, he said.
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
The Secrets of Easter Exhibition, Pesti Vigadó
- 13 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Exhibition by Porcelain Artist and Sculptor Teréz Borza who graduated from the Hungarian College of Applied Arts in 1979, where she majored in porcelain art. Since then, she has been engaged in artistic work in her studio using her own special techniques. She has been creating artworks from various materials including porcelain, glass, handmade paper, stone and wood. She is a member of the ...
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
XpatLoop Interview: Dr. Zsuzsanna Csisztu, Member of Hungarian Olympic Committee
- 9 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on 15th February 1970. At the age of five I entered the world of high performance sport as a member of KSI – Central Sports School gymnastics team. In 1986 I joined the Postás Sports Club and then, through a scholarship, continued in the USA with the University of Minnesota’s gymnastics team. It was there that I concluded my active career in elite sport.
Cziffra Festival Under Way In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A classical music festival dedicated to the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra that started on Tuesday will run until Sunday with performances in two venues. The festival opened in Budapest’s MOM Cultural Centre with the debut concert of the CZF Chamber Orchestra led by young virtuoso violinist Ernő Kállai, with works by Grieg, Mozart and Liszt.