37 result(s) for dictator in Community & Culture
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
In Memoriam Vilmos Zsigmond: Legendary Cinematographer Remembered In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“Vilmos Zsigmond remained the person he has always been: a Hungarian revolutionary, a loyal son of Hungary, our American hero”, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the recently passed away Oscar-winning cinematographer who has been commemorated at a memorial event held in the Vigadó of Budapest.
Ends On 23 August: Art In Transylvania, National Gallery
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition Destiny and Symbol - Hungarian Art in Transylvania 1920-1990 presents the art from this region and period on an unprecedented scale. Instead of an approach based on existing stereotypes, the show introduces the lesser-known, hidden or completely unknown aspects of Transylvanian art. This comprehensive exhibition greatly relies on works loaned from public and private collections in ...
Tom Hanks Visit’s Budapest’s House Of Terror Museum
- 23 Jul 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Two-times Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has visited Budapest’s House of Terror Museum while in the Hungarian capital to shoot his new mystic thriller “Inferno”, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestselling novel. The actor is reported to be an avid fan of history, his father having served in the US Navy during the Second World War and himself playing in several history-themed films during ...
Budapest Pride Festival, Until 11 July
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest Pride Festival began on 3 July with the official opening ceremony! This year’s motto "Empowered by 20 years” allows us take a look back at the past two decades of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) tradtions, and refers to the power of the community, its (self) organization and presence, which can be the only way to achieve equal rights and social justice.
Hungarian Minsiter: One Cannot Build A Country On Hate
- 14 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday at a Holocaust commemoration in front of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said that hate cannot be the foundation for building a country – either in Budapest, Tapolca, the northern Borsod region of Hungary, or anywhere.
Discussion About The Syrian Revolution, Gólya Budapest, 1 March
- 27 Feb 2015 8:10 AM
- community & culture
"From revolution to international proxy war. The Syrian revolution started in 2011 and after half a year of peaceful insurrection it turned step by step to a civil war, then to an international conflict.
70th Anniversary Of Raoul Wallenberg’s Disappearance Commemorated In Budapest
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 70th anniversary of the disappearance of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was commemorated in Budapest on Monday. The Raoul Wallenberg awards were presented within the framework of the commemorative event.
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
In Memoriam Vilmos Zsigmond: Legendary Cinematographer Remembered In Budapest
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“Vilmos Zsigmond remained the person he has always been: a Hungarian revolutionary, a loyal son of Hungary, our American hero”, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the recently passed away Oscar-winning cinematographer who has been commemorated at a memorial event held in the Vigadó of Budapest.
Ends On 23 August: Art In Transylvania, National Gallery
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition Destiny and Symbol - Hungarian Art in Transylvania 1920-1990 presents the art from this region and period on an unprecedented scale. Instead of an approach based on existing stereotypes, the show introduces the lesser-known, hidden or completely unknown aspects of Transylvanian art. This comprehensive exhibition greatly relies on works loaned from public and private collections in ...
Tom Hanks Visit’s Budapest’s House Of Terror Museum
- 23 Jul 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Two-times Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has visited Budapest’s House of Terror Museum while in the Hungarian capital to shoot his new mystic thriller “Inferno”, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestselling novel. The actor is reported to be an avid fan of history, his father having served in the US Navy during the Second World War and himself playing in several history-themed films during ...
Budapest Pride Festival, Until 11 July
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest Pride Festival began on 3 July with the official opening ceremony! This year’s motto "Empowered by 20 years” allows us take a look back at the past two decades of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) tradtions, and refers to the power of the community, its (self) organization and presence, which can be the only way to achieve equal rights and social justice.
Hungarian Minsiter: One Cannot Build A Country On Hate
- 14 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday at a Holocaust commemoration in front of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said that hate cannot be the foundation for building a country – either in Budapest, Tapolca, the northern Borsod region of Hungary, or anywhere.
Discussion About The Syrian Revolution, Gólya Budapest, 1 March
- 27 Feb 2015 8:10 AM
- community & culture
"From revolution to international proxy war. The Syrian revolution started in 2011 and after half a year of peaceful insurrection it turned step by step to a civil war, then to an international conflict.
70th Anniversary Of Raoul Wallenberg’s Disappearance Commemorated In Budapest
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 70th anniversary of the disappearance of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was commemorated in Budapest on Monday. The Raoul Wallenberg awards were presented within the framework of the commemorative event.