340 result(s) for exhibition centre
'Timeless Expressions', Museum of Ethnography, Until 1 August
- 28 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Alvar Aalto established the international reputation of Finnish architecture by being the creator of buildings which blend into the environment and which live and breathe together with their surroundings. He is the architect of functional, harmonic, and sun-lit spaces on a human scale. The exhibition displays the homes from Aalto’s oeuvre which express his unique ideas most clearly. The family ...
'Szünidödő', Petőfi Hall, Until 13 August
- 23 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"It is the 23rd time that the free event series called SZÜNIDÖDÖ has been organised for the capital’s primary school pupils at Petőfi Hall in Budapest.
'2010: A Landscape Odyssey', Fuga Budapest Centre, Until 27 May
- 23 May 2010 1:00 AM
- property
"In the last ten years Hungarian landscape architecture has made a long journey in overcoming great difficulties and in achieving significant acknowledgements. The Landscape Faculty of the Hungarian Chamber of Architects has decided to present the most significant project of the last decade in a travelling exhibition and conference.
Sziget Festival: The Latest Stars, Big Comebacks, Promising Names
- 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"With the first shoots of spring, Sziget Festival, one of Europe’s favourite festivals, has announced a whole bouquet of bands arriving to Budapest in the second week of August. This year’s Sziget festival will bring back the best parties of the past 18 years, for example Iron Maiden will return with their new album, and Faithless, the band that attracted the biggest main stage crowd ever will be ...
'The Alchemy Of Beauty', Museum Of Fine Arts, Extended Until 11 April
- 23 Mar 2010 12:50 AM
- community & culture
"The Alchemy of Beauty (Parmigianino) exhibition has been extended until 11 April 2010. The graceful elegance of Parmigianino’ works was regarded by his contemporaries and the succeeding generations as the perfection of style. The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest does not preserve any of his paintings, however, we own an extensive collection of his drawings and prints.
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Xpat Interview: Angelica Károlyi
- 29 Aug 2009 12:00 PM
My husbands' family left Hungary in 1946 after the expropriation of their stately home and settled in Paris where we met at university in 1965, studying political science. I am myself of German origin and was also brought up in Paris. We married, I learned Hungarian.
'Timeless Expressions', Museum of Ethnography, Until 1 August
- 28 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Alvar Aalto established the international reputation of Finnish architecture by being the creator of buildings which blend into the environment and which live and breathe together with their surroundings. He is the architect of functional, harmonic, and sun-lit spaces on a human scale. The exhibition displays the homes from Aalto’s oeuvre which express his unique ideas most clearly. The family ...
'Szünidödő', Petőfi Hall, Until 13 August
- 23 Jul 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"It is the 23rd time that the free event series called SZÜNIDÖDÖ has been organised for the capital’s primary school pupils at Petőfi Hall in Budapest.
'2010: A Landscape Odyssey', Fuga Budapest Centre, Until 27 May
- 23 May 2010 1:00 AM
- property
"In the last ten years Hungarian landscape architecture has made a long journey in overcoming great difficulties and in achieving significant acknowledgements. The Landscape Faculty of the Hungarian Chamber of Architects has decided to present the most significant project of the last decade in a travelling exhibition and conference.
Sziget Festival: The Latest Stars, Big Comebacks, Promising Names
- 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"With the first shoots of spring, Sziget Festival, one of Europe’s favourite festivals, has announced a whole bouquet of bands arriving to Budapest in the second week of August. This year’s Sziget festival will bring back the best parties of the past 18 years, for example Iron Maiden will return with their new album, and Faithless, the band that attracted the biggest main stage crowd ever will be ...
'The Alchemy Of Beauty', Museum Of Fine Arts, Extended Until 11 April
- 23 Mar 2010 12:50 AM
- community & culture
"The Alchemy of Beauty (Parmigianino) exhibition has been extended until 11 April 2010. The graceful elegance of Parmigianino’ works was regarded by his contemporaries and the succeeding generations as the perfection of style. The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest does not preserve any of his paintings, however, we own an extensive collection of his drawings and prints.
Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010
- 11 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a ‘European Capital of Culture’ this year. This Turkish delight of a city stands out from the others in several ways, not least because part of it’s in Asia. Recently I caught up with Wolfgang Koller there, former Budapest expat and now the GM of the
Xpat Interview: Angelica Károlyi
- 29 Aug 2009 12:00 PM
My husbands' family left Hungary in 1946 after the expropriation of their stately home and settled in Paris where we met at university in 1965, studying political science. I am myself of German origin and was also brought up in Paris. We married, I learned Hungarian.