425 result(s) for petőfi
Petőfi Scheme To Strengthen Ethnic Hungarians’ Identity
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government’s Petőfi Sándor Programme to be launched on March 15 is expected to strengthen the identity of ethnic Hungarians in areas where its community is a diaspora and their number is decreasing, the state secretary for ethnic Hungarian communities abroad said.
Now On: Hungaricons Collection In Várkert Bazár (Castle Garden Bazaar)
- 3 Feb 2015 1:45 AM
- community & culture
Barcsay and Aba Novák, Faludy and Petőfi, Iván Darvas and Klári Tolnay, Károly Makk and Miklós Jancsó, Iván Markó and Adél Orosz, Ernő Rubik and John von Neumann, Bartók and Kodály, Kossuth and Széchenyi. The easiest question of any quiz show could well be: What do they have in common? However, if the answer is to be just one word, it becomes more difficult: Hungarians? Geniuses? This collection ...
Hungary’s Public Media MTVA To Launch Youth, Sport Channels In 2015
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s public media will launch two new channels next year, one targeting viewers aged between 16 and 35, and the other broadcasting sport events, the Hungarian Television (MTV) and the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA) said on Thursday.
Museum Quarter Budapest: Final Plans Revealed
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The international tender called for new museum buildings to be constructed in the city’s largest park, Városliget – behind Heroes’ Square – has come to a close. In line with the international jury’s decision, which made its selection out of five hundred anonymous applications, the Museum of Ethnography will be built according to the plans of French architects Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes, ...
Shows For English-Speakers Coming Up In Katona In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2014 12:30 AM
- entertainment
With a superb cast and internationally acclaimed directors, Katona József Theatre is one of the major art theatres in Hungary. Katona stages classic Hungarian and international drama, as well as a selection of contemporary plays. Located downtown in vibrant District V, Katona is a vital part of Budapest’s cultural scene.
Saint Elisabeth Candle Light Concert, Károlyi Castle, Hungary, 21 November
- 7 Nov 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lucia Giraudo, originally from Argentina, is a solo, chamber, and orchestral baroque violinist currently living in the Netherlands. She has performed with ensembles such as Divino Sospiro, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academia Montis Regalis, Harmonie Universelle and Holland Baroque Society. Lucia is co-founder of the Dutch ensemble Radio Antiqua and performs regularly as a member of ...
Fully Booked: Bonfire Night Party, Zsófia Boat
- 4 Nov 2014 10:59 AM
- community & culture
You’re cordially invited to mix and mingle with 200 fellow Xpats in Budapest on Wednesday 5 November. This year the annual XpatLoop birthday bash will feature a one hour cruise, sweet sounds all evening from the Music Sommelier, and a few surprises will all add up to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile social networking event. ‘Remember, remember’ it's a feel good Guy Fawkes* party sponsored by ...
Invitation: Borjour Wine Tasting Cruise, 6 September
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- specials
Circumnavigate Budapest in style while tasing your choices from 50 different kinds of wine! Yep tasting without limitations for a single entrance fee while cruising on the Danube. This is Borjour’s most exciting tasting session so far!
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Petőfi Scheme To Strengthen Ethnic Hungarians’ Identity
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government’s Petőfi Sándor Programme to be launched on March 15 is expected to strengthen the identity of ethnic Hungarians in areas where its community is a diaspora and their number is decreasing, the state secretary for ethnic Hungarian communities abroad said.
Now On: Hungaricons Collection In Várkert Bazár (Castle Garden Bazaar)
- 3 Feb 2015 1:45 AM
- community & culture
Barcsay and Aba Novák, Faludy and Petőfi, Iván Darvas and Klári Tolnay, Károly Makk and Miklós Jancsó, Iván Markó and Adél Orosz, Ernő Rubik and John von Neumann, Bartók and Kodály, Kossuth and Széchenyi. The easiest question of any quiz show could well be: What do they have in common? However, if the answer is to be just one word, it becomes more difficult: Hungarians? Geniuses? This collection ...
Hungary’s Public Media MTVA To Launch Youth, Sport Channels In 2015
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s public media will launch two new channels next year, one targeting viewers aged between 16 and 35, and the other broadcasting sport events, the Hungarian Television (MTV) and the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA) said on Thursday.
Museum Quarter Budapest: Final Plans Revealed
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The international tender called for new museum buildings to be constructed in the city’s largest park, Városliget – behind Heroes’ Square – has come to a close. In line with the international jury’s decision, which made its selection out of five hundred anonymous applications, the Museum of Ethnography will be built according to the plans of French architects Vallet de Martinis DIID Architectes, ...
Shows For English-Speakers Coming Up In Katona In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2014 12:30 AM
- entertainment
With a superb cast and internationally acclaimed directors, Katona József Theatre is one of the major art theatres in Hungary. Katona stages classic Hungarian and international drama, as well as a selection of contemporary plays. Located downtown in vibrant District V, Katona is a vital part of Budapest’s cultural scene.
Saint Elisabeth Candle Light Concert, Károlyi Castle, Hungary, 21 November
- 7 Nov 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lucia Giraudo, originally from Argentina, is a solo, chamber, and orchestral baroque violinist currently living in the Netherlands. She has performed with ensembles such as Divino Sospiro, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academia Montis Regalis, Harmonie Universelle and Holland Baroque Society. Lucia is co-founder of the Dutch ensemble Radio Antiqua and performs regularly as a member of ...
Fully Booked: Bonfire Night Party, Zsófia Boat
- 4 Nov 2014 10:59 AM
- community & culture
You’re cordially invited to mix and mingle with 200 fellow Xpats in Budapest on Wednesday 5 November. This year the annual XpatLoop birthday bash will feature a one hour cruise, sweet sounds all evening from the Music Sommelier, and a few surprises will all add up to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile social networking event. ‘Remember, remember’ it's a feel good Guy Fawkes* party sponsored by ...
Invitation: Borjour Wine Tasting Cruise, 6 September
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- specials
Circumnavigate Budapest in style while tasing your choices from 50 different kinds of wine! Yep tasting without limitations for a single entrance fee while cruising on the Danube. This is Borjour’s most exciting tasting session so far!
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.