365 result(s) for heroes square
Now On: Gardens & Ateliers, Műcsarnok
- 1 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Now On Until 8 January 2017. The two pillars of György Szemadám’s artistic attitude are his intensive relationships with organic phenomena – natural habitats, nature and in particular birds – and time. His attitude to the past is rooted in collective memory – past events and the universal lessons of artistic processes – and leads to the creation of subjective imprints of personal experiences, ...
Happy Birthday To Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:20 AM
- community & culture
Some may be surprised to know Hungary’s capital is only 143 years young today, as Buda, Pest and Óbuda all merged into a single city on 17 November 1873.
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
1956, State Commemoration – Orbán: October 23 A ‘Day To Be Proud’
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
October 23 is a day on which Hungarians should be proud, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday. Even after 60 years, October 23 is still a day that “lifts up and cleanses us”, the prime minister said, calling the national holiday a “shared heritage” of the Hungarian people.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Civil Orgs Demonstrate To Protect Budapest Trees
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several civil organisations held a joint demonstration on Saturday to protest against the cutting of trees as part of Budapest development projects in the City Park, the Orczy Garden and the Római embankment. Budapest’s City Park was the first planned public city park in the world, head of the Town Protection Association for Budapest Mihály Ráday told the event from a stage set up in Heroes ...
Now On: Gardens & Ateliers, Műcsarnok
- 1 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Now On Until 8 January 2017. The two pillars of György Szemadám’s artistic attitude are his intensive relationships with organic phenomena – natural habitats, nature and in particular birds – and time. His attitude to the past is rooted in collective memory – past events and the universal lessons of artistic processes – and leads to the creation of subjective imprints of personal experiences, ...
Happy Birthday To Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:20 AM
- community & culture
Some may be surprised to know Hungary’s capital is only 143 years young today, as Buda, Pest and Óbuda all merged into a single city on 17 November 1873.
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
1956, State Commemoration – Orbán: October 23 A ‘Day To Be Proud’
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
October 23 is a day on which Hungarians should be proud, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday. Even after 60 years, October 23 is still a day that “lifts up and cleanses us”, the prime minister said, calling the national holiday a “shared heritage” of the Hungarian people.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Civil Orgs Demonstrate To Protect Budapest Trees
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several civil organisations held a joint demonstration on Saturday to protest against the cutting of trees as part of Budapest development projects in the City Park, the Orczy Garden and the Római embankment. Budapest’s City Park was the first planned public city park in the world, head of the Town Protection Association for Budapest Mihály Ráday told the event from a stage set up in Heroes ...