129 result(s) for hungarian forint in Community & Culture
Futuristic Hungarian Piano Has Lift-Off
- 22 Jan 2015 12:40 AM
- community & culture
Is it a bird, a plane, or an exotic supercar? A new Hungarian made concert piano, developed under the inspiration of Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Gergely Bogányi, was recently presented to the press in Budapest. The sleek, futuristic Zengafons piano, which would not look out of place on the set of Star Wars, will make its public debut at the Budapest Academy of Music.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
Hungarian Charities Collect Gifts, Open Helplines For Poor On Advent
- 4 Dec 2014 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Baptist Aid has opened over 200 collection points throughout Hungary to collect shoebox-sized gifts for the poor. The central collection point, dubbed the Castle of Shoeboxes, opens in the heart of Budapest on Monday morning.
Cafe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival To Feature Nearly 250 Events
- 2 Oct 2014 5:45 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will feature nearly 250 events, including classical music, jazz and popular music concerts, dance performances, exhibitions and literary events, at 47 venues between October 3 and 19. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a press conference that the government had contributed 600 million forints to the festival’s total budget of 724 million ...
Hungarian Govt Decree Issued On Launching French University In Szeged
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The government will launch a French University under the auspices of Szeged University. The new university in Szeged, in south Hungary, will have an annual budget of 40 million forints (EUR 128,000) until 2018. Another 20 million forints will be earmarked for this year by the minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Ancient Roman Seuso-Treasure Repatriated To Hungary
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government has acquired and repatriated seven pieces of the unique, priceless, ancient Roman silver treasure known as the Seuso-treasure.
Futuristic Hungarian Piano Has Lift-Off
- 22 Jan 2015 12:40 AM
- community & culture
Is it a bird, a plane, or an exotic supercar? A new Hungarian made concert piano, developed under the inspiration of Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Gergely Bogányi, was recently presented to the press in Budapest. The sleek, futuristic Zengafons piano, which would not look out of place on the set of Star Wars, will make its public debut at the Budapest Academy of Music.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
Hungarian Charities Collect Gifts, Open Helplines For Poor On Advent
- 4 Dec 2014 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Baptist Aid has opened over 200 collection points throughout Hungary to collect shoebox-sized gifts for the poor. The central collection point, dubbed the Castle of Shoeboxes, opens in the heart of Budapest on Monday morning.
Cafe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival To Feature Nearly 250 Events
- 2 Oct 2014 5:45 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will feature nearly 250 events, including classical music, jazz and popular music concerts, dance performances, exhibitions and literary events, at 47 venues between October 3 and 19. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a press conference that the government had contributed 600 million forints to the festival’s total budget of 724 million ...
Hungarian Govt Decree Issued On Launching French University In Szeged
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The government will launch a French University under the auspices of Szeged University. The new university in Szeged, in south Hungary, will have an annual budget of 40 million forints (EUR 128,000) until 2018. Another 20 million forints will be earmarked for this year by the minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Ancient Roman Seuso-Treasure Repatriated To Hungary
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government has acquired and repatriated seven pieces of the unique, priceless, ancient Roman silver treasure known as the Seuso-treasure.