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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Is Touring The US, Has Ambitious Plans
- 3 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is touring the United States; there will be a concert to help elderly musicians who are stewards of traditions; a new full-size program featuring dances from Sub-Carpathia will be compiled; and decision has been made to expand the Museum of Applied Folk Art. We have interviewed László Kelemen, director-general of the Hungarian Heritage House in Budapest.
See What Happened @ Masaaki Miyasako Exhibition In Budapest
- 14 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In the West now, for some time, there has been a great fascination and resurgence of the East, and with Japan comes this beautiful understated style. This is more apparent in everyday life from food, music, clothing and art. And it is beginning to influence not just what we do, but how we do it.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Museum Quarter Design Tender On Way In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
An international design tender for five buildings in the planned museum quarter in City Park will be launched before the end of the year, ministerial commissioner László Baán has announced. Baán, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery, told Inforádió on Thursday that the first step will be defining the functions of the new buildings
Robert Capa Gets Centenary Stamp, Medal, Film In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 10:02 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank has issued a gold memorial medal and a stamp to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the legendary Hungarian photo-journalist Robert Capa. The medal was jointly designed by Antal Illyés and György Szabó and the stamp by graphic artist Imre Benedek.
Museum Quarter Project Taking Shape In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The jury has rewarded 12 proposals for arranging the new buildings that will constitute the new Museum Quarter in Budapest’s City Park and will put together a master plan from the ideas, ministerial commissioner László Baán announced on Thursday.
Solzhenitsyn Exhibition Opens In Budapest's House Of Terror
- 30 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn did not simply unveil the brutality of the communist terror, but became the chronicler of millions of victims, including hundreds of thousands of Hungarians, who were not given the opportunity to tell their story", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening of the exhibition entitled „A Russian Patriot – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)" in Budapest’s House of ...
Mexican Mural Painting To Cheer Up Budapest Keleti Metro Station
- 26 Sep 2013 10:55 AM
- community & culture
The mural painting titled “The imaginary of the Mexican textile craftsmen” will adorn the metrostation at Keleti Pályaudvar thanks to the donation of the painter, Julio Carrasco Bretón and the Embassy of Mexico in Budapest to the Municipality of Budapest.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Is Touring The US, Has Ambitious Plans
- 3 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is touring the United States; there will be a concert to help elderly musicians who are stewards of traditions; a new full-size program featuring dances from Sub-Carpathia will be compiled; and decision has been made to expand the Museum of Applied Folk Art. We have interviewed László Kelemen, director-general of the Hungarian Heritage House in Budapest.
See What Happened @ Masaaki Miyasako Exhibition In Budapest
- 14 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In the West now, for some time, there has been a great fascination and resurgence of the East, and with Japan comes this beautiful understated style. This is more apparent in everyday life from food, music, clothing and art. And it is beginning to influence not just what we do, but how we do it.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Museum Quarter Design Tender On Way In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
An international design tender for five buildings in the planned museum quarter in City Park will be launched before the end of the year, ministerial commissioner László Baán has announced. Baán, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery, told Inforádió on Thursday that the first step will be defining the functions of the new buildings
Robert Capa Gets Centenary Stamp, Medal, Film In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 10:02 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank has issued a gold memorial medal and a stamp to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the legendary Hungarian photo-journalist Robert Capa. The medal was jointly designed by Antal Illyés and György Szabó and the stamp by graphic artist Imre Benedek.
Museum Quarter Project Taking Shape In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The jury has rewarded 12 proposals for arranging the new buildings that will constitute the new Museum Quarter in Budapest’s City Park and will put together a master plan from the ideas, ministerial commissioner László Baán announced on Thursday.
Solzhenitsyn Exhibition Opens In Budapest's House Of Terror
- 30 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn did not simply unveil the brutality of the communist terror, but became the chronicler of millions of victims, including hundreds of thousands of Hungarians, who were not given the opportunity to tell their story", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening of the exhibition entitled „A Russian Patriot – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)" in Budapest’s House of ...
Mexican Mural Painting To Cheer Up Budapest Keleti Metro Station
- 26 Sep 2013 10:55 AM
- community & culture
The mural painting titled “The imaginary of the Mexican textile craftsmen” will adorn the metrostation at Keleti Pályaudvar thanks to the donation of the painter, Julio Carrasco Bretón and the Embassy of Mexico in Budapest to the Municipality of Budapest.