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Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024

Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024

  • 15 May 2024 4:22 PM
  • community & culture
There are many bank holidays, and some extra ‘rest days’ in Hungary this year. As you can see from the easy to read lists below, instead of having one free day in the middle of the work week, Hungarians usually prefer to have long weekends in exchange for a Saturday that would otherwise be a ‘rest day’.
Shops Closed on 19 & 20 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?

Shops Closed on 19 & 20 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?

  • 15 May 2024 4:20 PM
  • community & culture
Pentecost is a public holiday in Hungary, and so shops will be closed on Sunday and Monday, 19 & 20 May. It's a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whit Sunday.
Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

The European Union must support the contributions of artificial intelligence to preserving European and national cultural heritage, but must stand up to technology-based attempts “built on manipulation and designed to strip people of elements of their dignity”, the minister of culture and innovation said on Tuesday, after a meeting of culture ministers in Brussels.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 29 June

'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 29 June

  • 14 May 2024 6:56 AM
  • community & culture
“No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too.” So read the headline from the effusive 2013 New York Times review of the Budapest Wagner Days.
Why Has A New Statue of Turkish Poet Yunus Emre Been Unveiled in Central Hungary?

Why Has A New Statue of Turkish Poet Yunus Emre Been Unveiled in Central Hungary?

Hungary and Türkiye are bonded by a friendship with deep roots and a strategic alliance, the foreign ministry’s deputy state secretary for security policy said at the unveiling of a statue of Turkish poet Yunus Emre in Lakitelek, in central Hungary,
Valley of Arts Festival to Feature Record Number of Events This Summer

Valley of Arts Festival to Feature Record Number of Events This Summer

The 33rd Valley of Arts festival in western Hungary will feature a record number of events, almost 3,000 in all, between July 19 and 28. Also, several museums will be represented at this year’s festival with a greater focus on contemporary art, she said.
International Project Aims to Display Botticelli Murals in Esztergom Castle & More

International Project Aims to Display Botticelli Murals in Esztergom Castle & More

The Hungarian National Museum has won a tender for the renovation of the Esztergom Castle Museum and the Esterházy Castle in Želiezovce (Zselíz, Slovakia), to invest more than EUR 2 million in tourism development. Under the Interreg V-A SK-HU – Slovakia-Hungary Program, the European Development Fund will provide more than EUR 1.5 million of the almost EUR 2 million in funding for the planned ...
Key University in Budapest Faces Funding Crisis, Basic Operations Under Threat

Key University in Budapest Faces Funding Crisis, Basic Operations Under Threat

A funding crisis at the Budapest University of Technology (BME) has prompted the rector and eight faculty deans to request a one-time grant from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation to sustain basic operations, 444 reports.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 5.

An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 5.

  • 7 May 2024 5:27 AM
  • community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024

Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024

  • 15 May 2024 4:22 PM
  • community & culture
There are many bank holidays, and some extra ‘rest days’ in Hungary this year. As you can see from the easy to read lists below, instead of having one free day in the middle of the work week, Hungarians usually prefer to have long weekends in exchange for a Saturday that would otherwise be a ‘rest day’.
Shops Closed on 19 & 20 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?

Shops Closed on 19 & 20 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?

  • 15 May 2024 4:20 PM
  • community & culture
Pentecost is a public holiday in Hungary, and so shops will be closed on Sunday and Monday, 19 & 20 May. It's a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whit Sunday.
Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

The European Union must support the contributions of artificial intelligence to preserving European and national cultural heritage, but must stand up to technology-based attempts “built on manipulation and designed to strip people of elements of their dignity”, the minister of culture and innovation said on Tuesday, after a meeting of culture ministers in Brussels.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 29 June

'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 29 June

  • 14 May 2024 6:56 AM
  • community & culture
“No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too.” So read the headline from the effusive 2013 New York Times review of the Budapest Wagner Days.
Why Has A New Statue of Turkish Poet Yunus Emre Been Unveiled in Central Hungary?

Why Has A New Statue of Turkish Poet Yunus Emre Been Unveiled in Central Hungary?

Hungary and Türkiye are bonded by a friendship with deep roots and a strategic alliance, the foreign ministry’s deputy state secretary for security policy said at the unveiling of a statue of Turkish poet Yunus Emre in Lakitelek, in central Hungary,
Valley of Arts Festival to Feature Record Number of Events This Summer

Valley of Arts Festival to Feature Record Number of Events This Summer

The 33rd Valley of Arts festival in western Hungary will feature a record number of events, almost 3,000 in all, between July 19 and 28. Also, several museums will be represented at this year’s festival with a greater focus on contemporary art, she said.
International Project Aims to Display Botticelli Murals in Esztergom Castle & More

International Project Aims to Display Botticelli Murals in Esztergom Castle & More

The Hungarian National Museum has won a tender for the renovation of the Esztergom Castle Museum and the Esterházy Castle in Želiezovce (Zselíz, Slovakia), to invest more than EUR 2 million in tourism development. Under the Interreg V-A SK-HU – Slovakia-Hungary Program, the European Development Fund will provide more than EUR 1.5 million of the almost EUR 2 million in funding for the planned ...
Key University in Budapest Faces Funding Crisis, Basic Operations Under Threat

Key University in Budapest Faces Funding Crisis, Basic Operations Under Threat

A funding crisis at the Budapest University of Technology (BME) has prompted the rector and eight faculty deans to request a one-time grant from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation to sustain basic operations, 444 reports.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 5.

An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 5.

  • 7 May 2024 5:27 AM
  • community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.