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House of Terror Museum in Budapest to Reopen on Tuesday
- 17 Sep 2026 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The House of Terror Museum, the Budapest-based memorial and exhibition dedicated to the victims of the fascist Arrow Cross and communist-era secret police regimes, will reopen on Tuesday, 22 September and offer free entry for a week, the minister for social relations and culture has said.
Black Ribbon Day Marked in Hungary at Margit Slachta’s Grave
- 24 Aug 2026 11:23 AM
- community & culture
Observed on August 23 as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, Black Ribbon Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday with a commemoration at the grave of Margit Slachta, the pioneering politician and nun who helped save Jews from persecution during the Holocaust.
Watch: Thousands Protest at Sándor Palace in Budapest Against President's Removal
- 10 Jul 2026 7:36 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the Christian Democrats (KDNP) held a protest on Thursday in front of the Sandor Palace against what they called the "establishment of Tisza's autocracy" and the removal of President Tamas Sulyok, with former president Janos Ader addressing the crowd.
'Communist Prisons' Exhibition Shines Light on Political Police in Hungary from 1944-90
- 11 Jun 2026 8:55 AM
- community & culture
On display until 30 August. A compelling new multimedia exhibition has opened at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, offering a deep examination of the Hungarian penal system during the Rákosi and early Kádár regimes.
Update: Tisza Ready to Remove Hungarian President by Amending Constitution
- 2 Jun 2026 10:54 AM
- current affairs
"The Tisza Party will amend the constitution unless President Tamas Sulyok resigns from his post," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in front of the presidential Sandor Palace on Monday.
Update: Sulyok 'Ruined Presidency' in Hungary, Says Magyar - Successor to be Elected by Parl't
- 2 Jun 2026 7:53 AM
- current affairs
"Tamás Sulyok has destroyed the institution of the president of the republic," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in an interview to news portal Telex on Monday evening.
Surprising Expats: Juan Blasco, Long-Distance Runner, Teacher in Hungary
- 26 May 2026 5:25 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
'Unfit or Unworthy'? President of Hungary Reacts Firmly to Calls for Him to Quit
- 19 May 2026 7:02 AM
- current affairs
There is currently no constitutional or legal reason for me to resign," President Tamas Sulyok said in an interview published on index.hu on Monday, in response to Prime Minister Peter Magyar's call on the head of state and other public officials to resign by May 31.
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 10 March
- 10 Mar 2026 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Hymnus – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
House of Terror Museum in Budapest to Reopen on Tuesday
- 17 Sep 2026 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The House of Terror Museum, the Budapest-based memorial and exhibition dedicated to the victims of the fascist Arrow Cross and communist-era secret police regimes, will reopen on Tuesday, 22 September and offer free entry for a week, the minister for social relations and culture has said.
Black Ribbon Day Marked in Hungary at Margit Slachta’s Grave
- 24 Aug 2026 11:23 AM
- community & culture
Observed on August 23 as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, Black Ribbon Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday with a commemoration at the grave of Margit Slachta, the pioneering politician and nun who helped save Jews from persecution during the Holocaust.
Watch: Thousands Protest at Sándor Palace in Budapest Against President's Removal
- 10 Jul 2026 7:36 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the Christian Democrats (KDNP) held a protest on Thursday in front of the Sandor Palace against what they called the "establishment of Tisza's autocracy" and the removal of President Tamas Sulyok, with former president Janos Ader addressing the crowd.
'Communist Prisons' Exhibition Shines Light on Political Police in Hungary from 1944-90
- 11 Jun 2026 8:55 AM
- community & culture
On display until 30 August. A compelling new multimedia exhibition has opened at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, offering a deep examination of the Hungarian penal system during the Rákosi and early Kádár regimes.
Update: Tisza Ready to Remove Hungarian President by Amending Constitution
- 2 Jun 2026 10:54 AM
- current affairs
"The Tisza Party will amend the constitution unless President Tamas Sulyok resigns from his post," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in front of the presidential Sandor Palace on Monday.
Update: Sulyok 'Ruined Presidency' in Hungary, Says Magyar - Successor to be Elected by Parl't
- 2 Jun 2026 7:53 AM
- current affairs
"Tamás Sulyok has destroyed the institution of the president of the republic," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in an interview to news portal Telex on Monday evening.
Surprising Expats: Juan Blasco, Long-Distance Runner, Teacher in Hungary
- 26 May 2026 5:25 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
'Unfit or Unworthy'? President of Hungary Reacts Firmly to Calls for Him to Quit
- 19 May 2026 7:02 AM
- current affairs
There is currently no constitutional or legal reason for me to resign," President Tamas Sulyok said in an interview published on index.hu on Monday, in response to Prime Minister Peter Magyar's call on the head of state and other public officials to resign by May 31.
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 10 March
- 10 Mar 2026 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Hymnus – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...