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Now On: Erik Mátrai: Landscape, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Erik Mátrai’s installation entitled Landscape was designed specifically for M0, the new project space of Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle Budapest. Over almost the entire area of the former assembly hall – with its historicist character and stuccoed, vaulted ceiling – a golden liquid swirls and flows down the four-metre high walls. The sounds of the water and the yellow light fill and dominate the exhibition ...
Hungarian Women’s Accessories Designer Wins International Accolade
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Products of the Masamod brand, designed by Virág Ildikó ERDEI have finished first in the “Oldhands” accessories category in this year’s Central European contest, entitled Gombold újra! (Rebutton!). Sponsored by the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA), next spring she can display her products in the Zip Zone Showroom of the Paris Fashion Week. Her traditional bags, hats and gloves are ...
Video: Roger Waters ‘The Wall’ Live In Budapest, Hungary (25 Aug 2013) - Full Concert
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- video
Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of “The Wall” to Europe in 2013. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in its entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. “The Wall” live has played 192 shows around the world to ...
Invitation: National Gallop, Budapest, 20 - 22 September
- 20 Sep 2013 9:04 AM
- entertainment
National Gallop is an annual cultural event celebrating Hungarian equestrian traditions. It's a horse race reviving Hungarian military history and the famous 'hussar' culture. At the center of the event is a national horse race, a spectacular show where Hungary's towns and villages get to show off their horse riding skills. The event takes place in Heroes' Square, which is turned into a giant ...
XpatLoop Interview: Mr. Nigel Jones, Former CEO, Tesco-Global Stores Plc.
- 19 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
Nigel Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Hungary in January 2013.
Hungary's Government Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Samsung
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
A Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed today by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and President of Samsung Electronics Hungary Ltd Lee Kyu-Jin at the company’s Jászfényszaru headquarters. After the signing ceremony, the participants planted a tree as a symbol for the foundation-stone of the new Samsung production facility.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Wines At G20 Summit
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
By Frerenc Kumin: Last week, G-20 leaders gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia for their annual summit. While most everyone’s attention focused on the subject of Syria, Hungarians noted an important, albeit less significant and happier, detail of the gathering.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Xpat Opinion: 'Felni’ Beer Bistro Budapest Review
- 12 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- entertainment
As the trend for craft beers grows, so does our appetite for them. The summer has seen a revolution in the consumption of craft beers in and around the capital, in various festivals. Situated in downtown Pest is a bar that serves a variety of craft beers. ‘Felni’ opened its doors in February 2013 and has since developed its thirst for up-and-coming beers each and every month. They come from small ...
Now On: Erik Mátrai: Landscape, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Erik Mátrai’s installation entitled Landscape was designed specifically for M0, the new project space of Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle Budapest. Over almost the entire area of the former assembly hall – with its historicist character and stuccoed, vaulted ceiling – a golden liquid swirls and flows down the four-metre high walls. The sounds of the water and the yellow light fill and dominate the exhibition ...
Hungarian Women’s Accessories Designer Wins International Accolade
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Products of the Masamod brand, designed by Virág Ildikó ERDEI have finished first in the “Oldhands” accessories category in this year’s Central European contest, entitled Gombold újra! (Rebutton!). Sponsored by the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA), next spring she can display her products in the Zip Zone Showroom of the Paris Fashion Week. Her traditional bags, hats and gloves are ...
Video: Roger Waters ‘The Wall’ Live In Budapest, Hungary (25 Aug 2013) - Full Concert
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- video
Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of “The Wall” to Europe in 2013. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in its entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. “The Wall” live has played 192 shows around the world to ...
Invitation: National Gallop, Budapest, 20 - 22 September
- 20 Sep 2013 9:04 AM
- entertainment
National Gallop is an annual cultural event celebrating Hungarian equestrian traditions. It's a horse race reviving Hungarian military history and the famous 'hussar' culture. At the center of the event is a national horse race, a spectacular show where Hungary's towns and villages get to show off their horse riding skills. The event takes place in Heroes' Square, which is turned into a giant ...
XpatLoop Interview: Mr. Nigel Jones, Former CEO, Tesco-Global Stores Plc.
- 19 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
Nigel Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Hungary in January 2013.
Hungary's Government Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Samsung
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
A Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed today by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and President of Samsung Electronics Hungary Ltd Lee Kyu-Jin at the company’s Jászfényszaru headquarters. After the signing ceremony, the participants planted a tree as a symbol for the foundation-stone of the new Samsung production facility.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Wines At G20 Summit
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- food & drink
By Frerenc Kumin: Last week, G-20 leaders gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia for their annual summit. While most everyone’s attention focused on the subject of Syria, Hungarians noted an important, albeit less significant and happier, detail of the gathering.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Xpat Opinion: 'Felni’ Beer Bistro Budapest Review
- 12 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- entertainment
As the trend for craft beers grows, so does our appetite for them. The summer has seen a revolution in the consumption of craft beers in and around the capital, in various festivals. Situated in downtown Pest is a bar that serves a variety of craft beers. ‘Felni’ opened its doors in February 2013 and has since developed its thirst for up-and-coming beers each and every month. They come from small ...