561 result(s) for history museum
Chernobyl Marathon, Budapest, 25 – 26 April
- 25 Apr 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The Blinken Open Society Archives invites you to its two-day series of programs spanning from morning till late at night, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl. Evening programs include film and book launches and literary readings to help discuss the events that happened thirty years ago while also touching upon issues concerning the safety of ...
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
Terror Museum Budapest Remembers Roma Heroes, Victims On Int’l Roma Day
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma heroes of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution and the Roma victims of the Holocaust will be remembered in the Budapest House of Terror museum on Friday, International Roma Day. Guests will launch a textbook presenting the history of the Roma Holocaust through personal accounts and memories to the Hungarian youth, director of research Márton Békés said.
Video Report: Avenue Of Hungaricums @ Central Market Hall Budapest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- shopping
We are pleased to inform you that the basement of Central Market Hall has been renewed. The primary goal of the program of improvement was the introduction of quality Hungarian products that can be found and bought there. In the Avenue of Hungaricums you can also see the world famous scientific invention of Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi, the Gömböc (Gomboc).
Now On Open Eyes Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Now On until 15 March: The beginnings: “I got tuberculosis as a present for my twentieth birthday”, Hemző recalled ironically in a later interview. It was nothing short of a miracle that he survived in the ruined and looted capital after the war. Nevertheless, he managed to turn even the experience of this lethal illness to his advantage in the course of his long and successful career.
New Trains With Children’s Drawing
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The works of 9-year-old Zsófia Haidekker and 12-year-old András Farkas won the drawing contest called When I grow up, I will be a railwayman! As a result their drawings will decorate the sides of a renewed TRAXX locomotive of MÁV (Hungarian Railway Company), femina.hu wrote. Take a look at the nice drawings.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Former Liszt Ferenc Terminal In Budapest Could Be Transformed Into Aviation Exhibition
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Liszt Ferenc International Airport’s Terminal 1, a landmark building that the airport stopped using after national carrier Malév was grounded in 2012, could be turned into an interactive exhibition showcasing aviation history, daily Magyar Hírlap reported.
Chernobyl Marathon, Budapest, 25 – 26 April
- 25 Apr 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The Blinken Open Society Archives invites you to its two-day series of programs spanning from morning till late at night, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl. Evening programs include film and book launches and literary readings to help discuss the events that happened thirty years ago while also touching upon issues concerning the safety of ...
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
Terror Museum Budapest Remembers Roma Heroes, Victims On Int’l Roma Day
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma heroes of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution and the Roma victims of the Holocaust will be remembered in the Budapest House of Terror museum on Friday, International Roma Day. Guests will launch a textbook presenting the history of the Roma Holocaust through personal accounts and memories to the Hungarian youth, director of research Márton Békés said.
Video Report: Avenue Of Hungaricums @ Central Market Hall Budapest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- shopping
We are pleased to inform you that the basement of Central Market Hall has been renewed. The primary goal of the program of improvement was the introduction of quality Hungarian products that can be found and bought there. In the Avenue of Hungaricums you can also see the world famous scientific invention of Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi, the Gömböc (Gomboc).
Now On Open Eyes Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Now On until 15 March: The beginnings: “I got tuberculosis as a present for my twentieth birthday”, Hemző recalled ironically in a later interview. It was nothing short of a miracle that he survived in the ruined and looted capital after the war. Nevertheless, he managed to turn even the experience of this lethal illness to his advantage in the course of his long and successful career.
New Trains With Children’s Drawing
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The works of 9-year-old Zsófia Haidekker and 12-year-old András Farkas won the drawing contest called When I grow up, I will be a railwayman! As a result their drawings will decorate the sides of a renewed TRAXX locomotive of MÁV (Hungarian Railway Company), femina.hu wrote. Take a look at the nice drawings.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Former Liszt Ferenc Terminal In Budapest Could Be Transformed Into Aviation Exhibition
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Liszt Ferenc International Airport’s Terminal 1, a landmark building that the airport stopped using after national carrier Malév was grounded in 2012, could be turned into an interactive exhibition showcasing aviation history, daily Magyar Hírlap reported.