493 result(s) for monument
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Annual All American Independence Day Picnic City Park Budapest, 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- community & culture
All Americans, friends, and families are invited to join our annual Republicans and Democrats Abroad joint: Independence Day Barbecue, Picnic, and Live Music celebration in City Park.
Hungarian-Born American Art Collector Gives Grace Period For “Golgotha”
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh told MTI he will not take measures to remove Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from a Debrecen gallery until the end of the summer. Earlier, Pákh said the painting would be removed from the Déri Museum on June 25, after talks on its sale to the state of Hungary reached an impasse.
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Forster Centre: Munkácsy Artwork On Loan To Hungary Safe
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Art objects borrowed from abroad to be displayed in Hungary are under “strict protection” ensured by relevant laws, the Forster Centre, Hungary’s cultural heritage authority, said in a statement on Monday. Under the same rules, paintings imported to Hungary on condition that the object should in the future be returned to the country of origin, cannot be placed on a national list of protected ...
Hungary Launches Procedure To List Munkácsy Masterpiece
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cabinet office has initiated a procedure to prevent Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from being permanently removed from the country. “With the listing procedure, the government wants to keep this extraordinary work of our national painting in the Hungarian sphere of interest,” the national office in charge of oversight of cultural heritage said. “Naturally, the procedure will ...
Collector Pákh Ready To Take Back His Munkácsy Master Piece
- 8 Jun 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh said that he will have Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” removed from the Déri Museum in Debrecen because talks on the possible sale of the work to the state have fallen through. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy” and is currently on loan to the Déri Museum, where all three paintings are on display.
State Seeks To Buy Last Of Munkácsy Trilogy For USD 6M
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has said it is prepared to pay 6 million US dollars to acquire Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha”, deputy governor Ferenc Gerhardt told public television. Its Hungarian-born American owner, Imre Pákh, wants 9 million, however, he said. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy”.
’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Annual All American Independence Day Picnic City Park Budapest, 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- community & culture
All Americans, friends, and families are invited to join our annual Republicans and Democrats Abroad joint: Independence Day Barbecue, Picnic, and Live Music celebration in City Park.
Hungarian-Born American Art Collector Gives Grace Period For “Golgotha”
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh told MTI he will not take measures to remove Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from a Debrecen gallery until the end of the summer. Earlier, Pákh said the painting would be removed from the Déri Museum on June 25, after talks on its sale to the state of Hungary reached an impasse.
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Forster Centre: Munkácsy Artwork On Loan To Hungary Safe
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Art objects borrowed from abroad to be displayed in Hungary are under “strict protection” ensured by relevant laws, the Forster Centre, Hungary’s cultural heritage authority, said in a statement on Monday. Under the same rules, paintings imported to Hungary on condition that the object should in the future be returned to the country of origin, cannot be placed on a national list of protected ...
Hungary Launches Procedure To List Munkácsy Masterpiece
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cabinet office has initiated a procedure to prevent Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from being permanently removed from the country. “With the listing procedure, the government wants to keep this extraordinary work of our national painting in the Hungarian sphere of interest,” the national office in charge of oversight of cultural heritage said. “Naturally, the procedure will ...
Collector Pákh Ready To Take Back His Munkácsy Master Piece
- 8 Jun 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh said that he will have Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” removed from the Déri Museum in Debrecen because talks on the possible sale of the work to the state have fallen through. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy” and is currently on loan to the Déri Museum, where all three paintings are on display.
State Seeks To Buy Last Of Munkácsy Trilogy For USD 6M
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has said it is prepared to pay 6 million US dollars to acquire Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha”, deputy governor Ferenc Gerhardt told public television. Its Hungarian-born American owner, Imre Pákh, wants 9 million, however, he said. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy”.
’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...