176 result(s) for masterpieces
Now On: Cézanne & The Past, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
A video of this exhibition is included below, showing Cézanne's work now on display in Budapest. This exhibition showcases a unique perspective of Cézanne’s oeuvre, loaned from some 40 collections by museums such as The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, London’s National ...
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Invitation: József Szigeti International Violin & Viola Competition, Budapest, Until 15 September
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition in the course of the Budapest music competitions to organize every fith year an international violin competition named after the world-famous Hungarian violinist József Szigeti. A peculiarity of the event to take place in September 2012 is that both young violinists and viola players are invited to the competition.
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 ...
Now On: Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A renowned figure of contemporary photography, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) was in his element in a domain defined by conventions and revolt, classicism and non-conformist cultures, where each picture serves as a document of hard-fought identities, as well as inciting and recording social and artistic debates.
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.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Invitation: Art And Design For All, Museum of Applied Arts Until 16 September
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s leading museum of art and design and has been a near-inexhaustible source of inspiration, innovation and knowledge since its foundation in the mid-19th century. This major exhibition traces the history of this fascinating and hugely influential museum. Art and Design for All showcases some 320 spectacular items from the rich holdings of the ...
'The Retrospective Exhibition Of Károly Ferenczy', National Gallery Budapest
- 8 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In public consciousness, Károly Ferenczy's name has been closely associated with the Nagybánya artists' colony (presently Baia Mare, Romania) ever since the latter was established in 1896. As the father of Hungarian impressionism and post-impressionism, and as an outstanding artist and leading master of the artists' colony, Ferenczy has rightfully been regarded as the founder of modern Hungarian ...
Now On: Cézanne & The Past, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
A video of this exhibition is included below, showing Cézanne's work now on display in Budapest. This exhibition showcases a unique perspective of Cézanne’s oeuvre, loaned from some 40 collections by museums such as The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, London’s National ...
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Invitation: József Szigeti International Violin & Viola Competition, Budapest, Until 15 September
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition in the course of the Budapest music competitions to organize every fith year an international violin competition named after the world-famous Hungarian violinist József Szigeti. A peculiarity of the event to take place in September 2012 is that both young violinists and viola players are invited to the competition.
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 ...
Now On: Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A renowned figure of contemporary photography, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) was in his element in a domain defined by conventions and revolt, classicism and non-conformist cultures, where each picture serves as a document of hard-fought identities, as well as inciting and recording social and artistic debates.
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.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Invitation: Art And Design For All, Museum of Applied Arts Until 16 September
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s leading museum of art and design and has been a near-inexhaustible source of inspiration, innovation and knowledge since its foundation in the mid-19th century. This major exhibition traces the history of this fascinating and hugely influential museum. Art and Design for All showcases some 320 spectacular items from the rich holdings of the ...
'The Retrospective Exhibition Of Károly Ferenczy', National Gallery Budapest
- 8 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In public consciousness, Károly Ferenczy's name has been closely associated with the Nagybánya artists' colony (presently Baia Mare, Romania) ever since the latter was established in 1896. As the father of Hungarian impressionism and post-impressionism, and as an outstanding artist and leading master of the artists' colony, Ferenczy has rightfully been regarded as the founder of modern Hungarian ...