47 result(s) for granted in Community & Culture
Asteroid Named After Former MTA President Szilveszter E Vizi
- 21 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Neuroscientist and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Szilveszter E Vizi received this year’s award for disseminating scientific knowledge to members of the public which comes with an asteroid being named after the recipient.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Awards Granted In London Mark Hungarian Culture Day
- 20 Jan 2016 3:04 AM
- community & culture
Choral conductor Peter Broadbent and architect Sándor Váci have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer’s Cross at an event marking the Day of Hungarian Culture in London. The awards granted at the Hungarian embassy are to recognise their work promoting Hungarian culture and Hungarian-British relations in the UK.
New Season Image Campaign Launched By Budapest Opera
- 30 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The new opera season line-up is to be announced soon. You can see posters announcing the 2015/16 season of the Budapest Opera House, and the Erkel Theatre, around our city in many public spaces. Get to know the related faces, and everything (everyone) they hide in a video below.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Várkert Bazár To Host Exhibition Of Major Hungarian Impressionist Painter’s Works
- 4 Feb 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The memorial year commemorating the life and work of István Csók (1865-1961), one of the greatest masters of Hungarian impressionist painting, is to begin with a large-scale exhibition opened on 13 Feburary, the painter’s birthday, in Várkert Bazár. At a press conference introducing the event, Deputy State Secretary for featured cultural developments István Sárváry highlighted that the exhibition ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
Hungarians Abroad Were Granted Eleven Awards
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- community & culture
Ten organisations and an elderly lady received the award for their work for Hungarian communities abroad at a ceremony held in Parliament on Tuesday to mark the August 20 national holiday. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén highlighted the unity and integrity of the Hungarian nation.
Asteroid Named After Former MTA President Szilveszter E Vizi
- 21 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Neuroscientist and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Szilveszter E Vizi received this year’s award for disseminating scientific knowledge to members of the public which comes with an asteroid being named after the recipient.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Awards Granted In London Mark Hungarian Culture Day
- 20 Jan 2016 3:04 AM
- community & culture
Choral conductor Peter Broadbent and architect Sándor Váci have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer’s Cross at an event marking the Day of Hungarian Culture in London. The awards granted at the Hungarian embassy are to recognise their work promoting Hungarian culture and Hungarian-British relations in the UK.
New Season Image Campaign Launched By Budapest Opera
- 30 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The new opera season line-up is to be announced soon. You can see posters announcing the 2015/16 season of the Budapest Opera House, and the Erkel Theatre, around our city in many public spaces. Get to know the related faces, and everything (everyone) they hide in a video below.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Várkert Bazár To Host Exhibition Of Major Hungarian Impressionist Painter’s Works
- 4 Feb 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The memorial year commemorating the life and work of István Csók (1865-1961), one of the greatest masters of Hungarian impressionist painting, is to begin with a large-scale exhibition opened on 13 Feburary, the painter’s birthday, in Várkert Bazár. At a press conference introducing the event, Deputy State Secretary for featured cultural developments István Sárváry highlighted that the exhibition ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
Hungarians Abroad Were Granted Eleven Awards
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- community & culture
Ten organisations and an elderly lady received the award for their work for Hungarian communities abroad at a ceremony held in Parliament on Tuesday to mark the August 20 national holiday. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén highlighted the unity and integrity of the Hungarian nation.