100 result(s) for liget project
Budapest Transport Museum Building To Regain Its Original Splendour
- 3 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
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The building of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport is to regain its original form under the Liget Budapest project, the scheme encompassing the comprehensive development and renewal of the capital’s largest park, Városliget. Due to the beginning of construction work, the museum will be closed to visitors for the next three years starting from 15 April, Liget Budapest’s ...
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
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The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Equestrian Acrobatics To Be Added To List Of Hungaricums
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The legal procedure to classify Hungarian-style circus horse acrobatics as a Hungaricum has begun, State Secretary for Culture Péter Hoppál announced at the opening of a new show at Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus on 10 January. The State Secretary supports the renewal of the building of the Circus within the Liget Budapest programme.
Museum Of Fine Arts: Reconstruction To Begin In February
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s famous Museum of Fine Arts on Heroes’ Square is to close its doors to visitors for a three-year period of reconstruction. Work on the iconic neo-Renaissance and neo-Classicist building, designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Ferenc Fülöp Herzog and built between 1900 and 1906, will begin as early as next February.
Hundreds Of Designs Submitted For Budapest Museum Quarter
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
No plans and designs submitted at the tender for the new National Gallery and Ludwig Museum met all the criteria, so the international jury has not recommended any of them, ministerial commissioner for the project László Baán has announced.
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
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The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Cabinet Decides On Plans For City Park In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
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The cabinet intends to renovate and transform Budapest’s City Park before 2020, according to a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Kozlony. The city zoo, the Transport Museum and the Petofi Csarnok concert hall will be renovated, while the Circus will be housed in a new building.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Budapest Transport Museum Building To Regain Its Original Splendour
- 3 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- getting around
The building of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport is to regain its original form under the Liget Budapest project, the scheme encompassing the comprehensive development and renewal of the capital’s largest park, Városliget. Due to the beginning of construction work, the museum will be closed to visitors for the next three years starting from 15 April, Liget Budapest’s ...
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Equestrian Acrobatics To Be Added To List Of Hungaricums
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The legal procedure to classify Hungarian-style circus horse acrobatics as a Hungaricum has begun, State Secretary for Culture Péter Hoppál announced at the opening of a new show at Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus on 10 January. The State Secretary supports the renewal of the building of the Circus within the Liget Budapest programme.
Museum Of Fine Arts: Reconstruction To Begin In February
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s famous Museum of Fine Arts on Heroes’ Square is to close its doors to visitors for a three-year period of reconstruction. Work on the iconic neo-Renaissance and neo-Classicist building, designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Ferenc Fülöp Herzog and built between 1900 and 1906, will begin as early as next February.
Hundreds Of Designs Submitted For Budapest Museum Quarter
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
No plans and designs submitted at the tender for the new National Gallery and Ludwig Museum met all the criteria, so the international jury has not recommended any of them, ministerial commissioner for the project László Baán has announced.
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
21st Century Museums Promised In Budapest's City Park
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
New museums planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest project in the City Park are expected to contribute 21st-century features to the city’s architecture, but will also treat the city’s historical heritage with respect, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog says. Six museums will be set up in five buildings, including the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
Cabinet Decides On Plans For City Park In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet intends to renovate and transform Budapest’s City Park before 2020, according to a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Kozlony. The city zoo, the Transport Museum and the Petofi Csarnok concert hall will be renovated, while the Circus will be housed in a new building.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.