733 result(s) for historic visit
Munkácsy’s Christ Trilogy Reunited In E Hungary
- 13 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy was reunited in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, after Christ before Pilate (1881) arrived in the city’s Déri Museum. Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, announced in February that the state had acquired the painting. Debrecen mayor László Papp said the painting’s return was a historic event, and noted that the trilogy ...
Govt Official: EU Membership Beneficial For Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has benefited greatly from its 11 years of European Union membership, despite a number of debates during this period, said Nándor Csepreghy, the cabinet’s deputy state secretary. He said the relationship between the EU and Hungary has stood the test of time, and has even been consolidated by the crises. Speaking at a Europe Day event, the deputy state secretary noted that there have been ...
Exploring Inside Hungarian Parliament With Google
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
Google Street View has added a feature which enables architecture fans to roam the building of the Hungarian Parliament from their armchairs, including parts of its which are only rarely accessible to visitors.
Budapest History Museum Hosts Exhibition On Matthias Church
- 29 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest History Museum has joined forces recently with the Matthias Church to bring visitors a grandiose dual exhibition about the profound history of the Buda Castle Coronation Church of Our Lady. Among various objects the exhibition contains a generous sampling of the enormous collection of architectural drawings dating back to the time of the great 19th-century reconstruction.
Video: Hungarian History Comes Alive In 3D Animation Documentary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Wondering how Buda castle looked like 500 years ago? Struggling to recognise the historic statues of Budapest? Would you like to know better Hungary’s history but you have only fifteen minutes to spend in the Buda castle? Well, Budapest’s new 3D past cinema may have been opened for you.
Hungary’s New Constitution “Historical Mission”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Creating a new constitution for Hungary was a historical mission and a necessity, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of Hungary’s constitution. Orbán told a conference dubbed Dialogue and Identity in parliament that the most important change from the old constitution’s “value-neutral text” is that the current basic law “demonstrates our ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
Xpat Interview: Carna Krsul Kerekes, Expat Actress
- 13 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
My name is Čarna Kršul Kerekes, I'm a Croatian actress living in Budapest for the last fifteen years.
Hungary’s President Áder Surveys Normafa Renewal Plans
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder described a plan to restore the Normafa area in Budapest’s 12th District as ambitious on Wednesday after he visited the venues of planned rehabilitation in the company of the district’s Fidesz mayor Zoltán Pokorni.
Munkácsy’s Christ Trilogy Reunited In E Hungary
- 13 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy was reunited in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, after Christ before Pilate (1881) arrived in the city’s Déri Museum. Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, announced in February that the state had acquired the painting. Debrecen mayor László Papp said the painting’s return was a historic event, and noted that the trilogy ...
Govt Official: EU Membership Beneficial For Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has benefited greatly from its 11 years of European Union membership, despite a number of debates during this period, said Nándor Csepreghy, the cabinet’s deputy state secretary. He said the relationship between the EU and Hungary has stood the test of time, and has even been consolidated by the crises. Speaking at a Europe Day event, the deputy state secretary noted that there have been ...
Exploring Inside Hungarian Parliament With Google
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
Google Street View has added a feature which enables architecture fans to roam the building of the Hungarian Parliament from their armchairs, including parts of its which are only rarely accessible to visitors.
Budapest History Museum Hosts Exhibition On Matthias Church
- 29 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest History Museum has joined forces recently with the Matthias Church to bring visitors a grandiose dual exhibition about the profound history of the Buda Castle Coronation Church of Our Lady. Among various objects the exhibition contains a generous sampling of the enormous collection of architectural drawings dating back to the time of the great 19th-century reconstruction.
Video: Hungarian History Comes Alive In 3D Animation Documentary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Wondering how Buda castle looked like 500 years ago? Struggling to recognise the historic statues of Budapest? Would you like to know better Hungary’s history but you have only fifteen minutes to spend in the Buda castle? Well, Budapest’s new 3D past cinema may have been opened for you.
Hungary’s New Constitution “Historical Mission”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Creating a new constitution for Hungary was a historical mission and a necessity, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of Hungary’s constitution. Orbán told a conference dubbed Dialogue and Identity in parliament that the most important change from the old constitution’s “value-neutral text” is that the current basic law “demonstrates our ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
Xpat Interview: Carna Krsul Kerekes, Expat Actress
- 13 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
My name is Čarna Kršul Kerekes, I'm a Croatian actress living in Budapest for the last fifteen years.
Hungary’s President Áder Surveys Normafa Renewal Plans
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder described a plan to restore the Normafa area in Budapest’s 12th District as ambitious on Wednesday after he visited the venues of planned rehabilitation in the company of the district’s Fidesz mayor Zoltán Pokorni.