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Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Hungaricum Promotion At Budapest Airport: Unicum A Success At Terminal 2
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Budapest, 3 September 2012. A promotion campaign that was special and unique in all respects was implemented at Budapest Airport during the summer peak season. The traveling public had the opportunity to get to know a popular Hungarian specialty, a real “Hungaricum” at Terminal 2, as part of a joint promotion campaign by Zwack Unicum, Heinemann Duty Free and Budapest Airport. The renowned Unicum ...
The Budapest Mahler Festival Documentary, Palace Of Arts, 8 September
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Launched six years ago, the Budapest Mahler Festival has developed into one of the defining events associated with the global obsession with everything Mahler. This documentary film produced by Müpa Stúdió picks out the best productions over the past six years to explore the life and times of Gustav Mahler. Iván Fischer, the festival’s artistic director, presents this unique artistic legacy as a ...
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Hungarology Conference In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A conference was held today at the Balassi Institute in Budapest on the experiences of teaching Hungarian language and culture. Speeches were also made at the event by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Social Relations Zoltán Kovács.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Hungaricum Promotion At Budapest Airport: Unicum A Success At Terminal 2
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Budapest, 3 September 2012. A promotion campaign that was special and unique in all respects was implemented at Budapest Airport during the summer peak season. The traveling public had the opportunity to get to know a popular Hungarian specialty, a real “Hungaricum” at Terminal 2, as part of a joint promotion campaign by Zwack Unicum, Heinemann Duty Free and Budapest Airport. The renowned Unicum ...
The Budapest Mahler Festival Documentary, Palace Of Arts, 8 September
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Launched six years ago, the Budapest Mahler Festival has developed into one of the defining events associated with the global obsession with everything Mahler. This documentary film produced by Müpa Stúdió picks out the best productions over the past six years to explore the life and times of Gustav Mahler. Iván Fischer, the festival’s artistic director, presents this unique artistic legacy as a ...
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Hungarology Conference In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A conference was held today at the Balassi Institute in Budapest on the experiences of teaching Hungarian language and culture. Speeches were also made at the event by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Social Relations Zoltán Kovács.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...