42 result(s) for ethnography museum in Community & Culture
Easter Events Around Hungary
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt. Here you can find a range of Easter ...
Permanent Exhibition At Museum Of Ethnography: Traditional Culture Of The Hungarians
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Ethnography's permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it was from the end of the 18th century until the First World War. Through thirteen rooms of material, the exhibition illustrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the peoples of the Carpathian Basin, the forms of community typical of the region, the variety of ...
World Press Photo Exhibit Opens In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition displaying legendary press photographs of the past 60 years opens at the Museum of Ethnography today. It will run through October 25. The pictures on display were selected from nearly 100,000 sent in by 5,692 reporters.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Museum Quarter Budapest: Final Plans Revealed
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The international tender called for new museum buildings to be constructed in the city’s largest park, Városliget – behind Heroes’ Square – has come to a close. In line with the international jury’s decision, which made its selection out of five hundred anonymous applications, the Museum of Ethnography will be built according to the plans of French architects Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes, ...
Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...
Now On: Charming Feathers, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Boglár (1929-2004) was a famous Hungarian cultural anthropologist, who did his ethnographic fieldwork projects among different indian tribes in the Amazonian tropical forest.
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Now On: Beautiful Handicrafts Of Japan, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Traveling Exhibition of Japan Foundation intorduces the beauty of long-lasting traditional craftsmanship of Tohoku. The Tohoku region, known for its beautiful mountains and seascapes as well as its rich local culture and history, suffered damage and destruction of unprecedented proportions.
Easter Events Around Hungary
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt. Here you can find a range of Easter ...
Permanent Exhibition At Museum Of Ethnography: Traditional Culture Of The Hungarians
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Ethnography's permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it was from the end of the 18th century until the First World War. Through thirteen rooms of material, the exhibition illustrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the peoples of the Carpathian Basin, the forms of community typical of the region, the variety of ...
World Press Photo Exhibit Opens In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition displaying legendary press photographs of the past 60 years opens at the Museum of Ethnography today. It will run through October 25. The pictures on display were selected from nearly 100,000 sent in by 5,692 reporters.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Museum Quarter Budapest: Final Plans Revealed
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The international tender called for new museum buildings to be constructed in the city’s largest park, Városliget – behind Heroes’ Square – has come to a close. In line with the international jury’s decision, which made its selection out of five hundred anonymous applications, the Museum of Ethnography will be built according to the plans of French architects Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes, ...
Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...
Now On: Charming Feathers, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Boglár (1929-2004) was a famous Hungarian cultural anthropologist, who did his ethnographic fieldwork projects among different indian tribes in the Amazonian tropical forest.
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Now On: Beautiful Handicrafts Of Japan, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Traveling Exhibition of Japan Foundation intorduces the beauty of long-lasting traditional craftsmanship of Tohoku. The Tohoku region, known for its beautiful mountains and seascapes as well as its rich local culture and history, suffered damage and destruction of unprecedented proportions.