95 result(s) for the citizen in Community & Culture
Hungarian Theatre, Traditional Costume & Sculpture In Japan
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Cultural programmes linked to Hungary have begun in Japan. State Secretary for Public Diplomacy Zoltán Kovács is attending the events, and on Saturday his itinerary includes opening the cultural festival in Tokyo in which young Hungarian performers from Transylvania will take the stage.
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Active Citizenship Award To March Of The Living In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal presented the Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award to Gabor Gordon of March of the Living Hungary on July 20.
Interview With U.S. Ambassador Published In Diplomata Magazine In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
The smiling ambassador - Interview with Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis published in Diplomata Magazine (Issue 7-8, 2012)
Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal Honors March Of The Living Hungary
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
March of the Living Hungary (MLH) was presented with U.S. Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award on July 20. Ambassador Kounalakis noted in her remarks that in the past two and a half years she had met a lot of people in Hungary who had made the country and their communities more livable through their hard work. She said there was “no better example for this attitude than March of the Living Hungary ...
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.
Hungarian Theatre, Traditional Costume & Sculpture In Japan
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Cultural programmes linked to Hungary have begun in Japan. State Secretary for Public Diplomacy Zoltán Kovács is attending the events, and on Saturday his itinerary includes opening the cultural festival in Tokyo in which young Hungarian performers from Transylvania will take the stage.
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
RIP: Péter Zwack, Hungarian Businessman & Budapest Ambassador
- 8 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- community & culture
Péter János Zwack, born in Budapest on 21 May 1927, passed away on 5 August 2012 in Italy. According to Italian papers, he was at Venturina thermal bath near Livorno where he suddenly felt ill, collapsed, and despite all efforts they could not save his life. A businessman and diplomat - former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1990 and 1991 - Péter Zwack was superb ambassador for ...
Active Citizenship Award To March Of The Living In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal presented the Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award to Gabor Gordon of March of the Living Hungary on July 20.
Interview With U.S. Ambassador Published In Diplomata Magazine In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
The smiling ambassador - Interview with Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis published in Diplomata Magazine (Issue 7-8, 2012)
Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal Honors March Of The Living Hungary
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
March of the Living Hungary (MLH) was presented with U.S. Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award on July 20. Ambassador Kounalakis noted in her remarks that in the past two and a half years she had met a lot of people in Hungary who had made the country and their communities more livable through their hard work. She said there was “no better example for this attitude than March of the Living Hungary ...
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.