343 result(s) for national gallery
Escape From Budapest To Cinque Terre
- 11 Jun 2015 11:40 AM
- travel
The 'Cinque Terre' is an incredibly beautiful yet rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. The 'Five Lands' comprise five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, and ...
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”.
Hungary’s 2016 Budget “Designed To Boost Economy, Help Families”
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government seeks to promote job creation and boost the economy as well as provide assistance to families, a state secretary of the economy ministry said in his introduction to the parliamentary debate on next year’s budget. Béla Glattfelder said the bill would introduce changes to 18 laws, including rules governing efforts to reduce Hungary’s state debt. The current growth and inflation path ...
Fascination Of Nature, National Gallery Budapest
- 22 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition presents a comprehensive view from the oeuvre of Qi Baishi, an outstanding master of 20th-century Chinese painting. At the first show of its kind in Europe, some 110 paintings from the artist's estate will be displayed. Qi Baishi (Tsi Pai-shi, 1864-1957) had earned his initial fame as a wood- and seal-carver, when, in mid-life, he turned to painting. With his pictures ...
Two Winners For Hungary's New National Gallery
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Japanese firm Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates (SANAA) and Norway’s Snöhetta have jointly won the first place in the international tender for the design of the planned new Hungarian National Gallery. The design for the museum will be selected following consultations with the designers, based on professional and financial considerations of the two bids.
Hungary Purchases Munkácsy Trilogy Piece From Canadian Owner
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state has bought Christ Before Pilate, a large-scale painting forming part of Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy, from the Canadian owner.
Museum Of Fine Arts Closes For Three-Year Renovation
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts has closed yesterday for a three-year reconstruction; upon reopening to visitors in 2018, the institution will be reinvented as part of the new Museum Quarter in the capital’s largest city park Városliget.
Escape From Budapest To Cinque Terre
- 11 Jun 2015 11:40 AM
- travel
The 'Cinque Terre' is an incredibly beautiful yet rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. The 'Five Lands' comprise five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park, and ...
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”.
Hungary’s 2016 Budget “Designed To Boost Economy, Help Families”
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government seeks to promote job creation and boost the economy as well as provide assistance to families, a state secretary of the economy ministry said in his introduction to the parliamentary debate on next year’s budget. Béla Glattfelder said the bill would introduce changes to 18 laws, including rules governing efforts to reduce Hungary’s state debt. The current growth and inflation path ...
Fascination Of Nature, National Gallery Budapest
- 22 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition presents a comprehensive view from the oeuvre of Qi Baishi, an outstanding master of 20th-century Chinese painting. At the first show of its kind in Europe, some 110 paintings from the artist's estate will be displayed. Qi Baishi (Tsi Pai-shi, 1864-1957) had earned his initial fame as a wood- and seal-carver, when, in mid-life, he turned to painting. With his pictures ...
Two Winners For Hungary's New National Gallery
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Japanese firm Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates (SANAA) and Norway’s Snöhetta have jointly won the first place in the international tender for the design of the planned new Hungarian National Gallery. The design for the museum will be selected following consultations with the designers, based on professional and financial considerations of the two bids.
Hungary Purchases Munkácsy Trilogy Piece From Canadian Owner
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state has bought Christ Before Pilate, a large-scale painting forming part of Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy, from the Canadian owner.
Museum Of Fine Arts Closes For Three-Year Renovation
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts has closed yesterday for a three-year reconstruction; upon reopening to visitors in 2018, the institution will be reinvented as part of the new Museum Quarter in the capital’s largest city park Városliget.