12 result(s) for freedom fighter in Community & Culture
Free Entry to Terror Museum in Budapest on 23 October National Holiday
- 20 Oct 2025 12:37 PM
- community & culture
To commemorate Hungary’s national holiday on 23 October, the House of Terror Museum will offer a wide range of programmes, including special guided tours, history classes, educational workshops, film screenings, and outdoor exhibitions dedicated to the heroes and victims of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence.
Budapest Unveils Statue of Thatcher
- 9 Oct 2025 2:47 PM
- community & culture
A striking iron statue commemorating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth was unveiled at the Millenáris complex in Budapest, near the National Dance Theater on Kis Rókus Street. It's officially said that this sculpture celebrates the enduring legacy of the ‘Iron Lady’.
'1956 Remembered': New Exhibition of Anti-Soviet Uprising Photos, National Museum in Budapest
- 31 Oct 2023 10:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The exhibition ran until December 10. House Speaker László Kövér opened an exhibition of photographs by John Sadovy about the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at the National Museum in Budapest.
Watch: Pride Picnic at Home of U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Makes Strong Statement
- 18 Jul 2023 8:05 AM
- community & culture
Welcoming visitors to his ambassadorial residence for a Family Pride Picnic, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman gave an impassioned speech in which he advocated for tolerance and understanding.
Austrian Gets Petofi Award at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 9 Dec 2022 3:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel was handed the Petofi Award at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening.
Postal Service Issues Stamp Series Commemorating Roma Heroes Of 1956 Revolution
- 8 Apr 2018 9:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Marking the International Romani Day, the Hungarian Postal Service on Friday issued a series of stamps featuring Roma heroes of the 1956 revolution.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
Film Festival On 1956 Revolution Launched In Washington DC
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The packed out screening of a documentary dubbed Journey Home marked the launch of a film festival at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC, in honour of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Journey Home is a documentary by two sisters, Réka and Eszter Pigniczky, about their father László Pigniczky “Pige”, who was a freedom fighter in Budapest in 1956.
Free Entry to Terror Museum in Budapest on 23 October National Holiday
- 20 Oct 2025 12:37 PM
- community & culture
To commemorate Hungary’s national holiday on 23 October, the House of Terror Museum will offer a wide range of programmes, including special guided tours, history classes, educational workshops, film screenings, and outdoor exhibitions dedicated to the heroes and victims of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence.
Budapest Unveils Statue of Thatcher
- 9 Oct 2025 2:47 PM
- community & culture
A striking iron statue commemorating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth was unveiled at the Millenáris complex in Budapest, near the National Dance Theater on Kis Rókus Street. It's officially said that this sculpture celebrates the enduring legacy of the ‘Iron Lady’.
'1956 Remembered': New Exhibition of Anti-Soviet Uprising Photos, National Museum in Budapest
- 31 Oct 2023 10:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The exhibition ran until December 10. House Speaker László Kövér opened an exhibition of photographs by John Sadovy about the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at the National Museum in Budapest.
Watch: Pride Picnic at Home of U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Makes Strong Statement
- 18 Jul 2023 8:05 AM
- community & culture
Welcoming visitors to his ambassadorial residence for a Family Pride Picnic, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman gave an impassioned speech in which he advocated for tolerance and understanding.
Austrian Gets Petofi Award at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 9 Dec 2022 3:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel was handed the Petofi Award at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening.
Postal Service Issues Stamp Series Commemorating Roma Heroes Of 1956 Revolution
- 8 Apr 2018 9:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Marking the International Romani Day, the Hungarian Postal Service on Friday issued a series of stamps featuring Roma heroes of the 1956 revolution.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
Film Festival On 1956 Revolution Launched In Washington DC
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The packed out screening of a documentary dubbed Journey Home marked the launch of a film festival at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC, in honour of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Journey Home is a documentary by two sisters, Réka and Eszter Pigniczky, about their father László Pigniczky “Pige”, who was a freedom fighter in Budapest in 1956.