1,716 result(s) for hungarian history
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Sheet Of Hungary’s 25 Years Of Democracy
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the commemoration held 25 years after the swearing in of the first democratically elected Hungarian Parliament in May 1990, analysts disagree on both the past and present.
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Hungary Angry At The Guardian Newspaper Again About “Entirely Unfounded” Claims
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government said it would take “all necessary steps” in relation to the “unfounded claims” published in an article by The Guardian.
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.
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Sheet Of Hungary’s 25 Years Of Democracy
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the commemoration held 25 years after the swearing in of the first democratically elected Hungarian Parliament in May 1990, analysts disagree on both the past and present.
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Hungary Angry At The Guardian Newspaper Again About “Entirely Unfounded” Claims
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government said it would take “all necessary steps” in relation to the “unfounded claims” published in an article by The Guardian.
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.