77 result(s) for sziget in Community & Culture
Asteroid Named After Former MTA President Szilveszter E Vizi
- 21 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Neuroscientist and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Szilveszter E Vizi received this year’s award for disseminating scientific knowledge to members of the public which comes with an asteroid being named after the recipient.
Exhibition Opens On Poles Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A temporary exhibition dubbed “Risking their lives - Poles saving Jewish people during the Holocaust” was opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest. The exhibition was organized by the Polish embassy and the Polish Institute in Budapest and assembled by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Polin Museum) and the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
Archaeological Trove Unveiled
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Museum archaeologist Gergely Szenthe yesterday presented unparalleled archaeological finds from the Hun era discovered in Hungary earlier this year.
Theatre & Dance At Sziget Festival 2016 Presented By XpatLoop.com
- 11 Aug 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Contemporary dance and theatre adds an extra special dimension to the cultural significance of Sziget. This section of the Island of Freedom will feature some of the most exciting contemporary theatre and dance companies around today - from Hungary and all over the world. Sponsored by XpatLoop.com this year the excitement is doubled with two venues involved, a big tent plus an outdoor stage. ...
Festival This Weekend To Commemorate 1566 Siege Of Szigetvár
- 4 Aug 2016 2:45 AM
- community & culture
A festival commemorating the 450th anniversary of the Ottoman siege and the heroic defence of the fortress of Szigetvár will be held in the southern Hungarian town on Friday and Saturday.
Updated: Picasso Exhibition In Budapest Prolonged Until 28 August
- 21 Jul 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
A large-scale exhibition showing over 100 works by Pablo Picasso opened in the Hungarian National Gallery on Friday, the museum’s director said. The largest ever Picasso exhibition in Budapest, entitled “Picasso - Transfigurations, 1895-1972”, spans the painter’s ...
Asteroid Named After Former MTA President Szilveszter E Vizi
- 21 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Neuroscientist and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Szilveszter E Vizi received this year’s award for disseminating scientific knowledge to members of the public which comes with an asteroid being named after the recipient.
Exhibition Opens On Poles Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A temporary exhibition dubbed “Risking their lives - Poles saving Jewish people during the Holocaust” was opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest. The exhibition was organized by the Polish embassy and the Polish Institute in Budapest and assembled by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Polin Museum) and the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
Archaeological Trove Unveiled
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Museum archaeologist Gergely Szenthe yesterday presented unparalleled archaeological finds from the Hun era discovered in Hungary earlier this year.
Theatre & Dance At Sziget Festival 2016 Presented By XpatLoop.com
- 11 Aug 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Contemporary dance and theatre adds an extra special dimension to the cultural significance of Sziget. This section of the Island of Freedom will feature some of the most exciting contemporary theatre and dance companies around today - from Hungary and all over the world. Sponsored by XpatLoop.com this year the excitement is doubled with two venues involved, a big tent plus an outdoor stage. ...
Festival This Weekend To Commemorate 1566 Siege Of Szigetvár
- 4 Aug 2016 2:45 AM
- community & culture
A festival commemorating the 450th anniversary of the Ottoman siege and the heroic defence of the fortress of Szigetvár will be held in the southern Hungarian town on Friday and Saturday.
Updated: Picasso Exhibition In Budapest Prolonged Until 28 August
- 21 Jul 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
A large-scale exhibition showing over 100 works by Pablo Picasso opened in the Hungarian National Gallery on Friday, the museum’s director said. The largest ever Picasso exhibition in Budapest, entitled “Picasso - Transfigurations, 1895-1972”, spans the painter’s ...