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Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
Xploring Hungary: Orfű Lakes
- 15 Feb 2024 12:19 PM
- getting around
The municipality of Orfű is located on three man-made lakes (Orfűi-tó or Kis-tó, Pécsitó and Herman-Ottó-tó). While the first two lakes are suitable for swimming and sailing, the Herman-Ottó-tó is a nature reserve where only fishing is allowed.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Life-Size Statue of Zsa Zsa Gábor to be Erected in Budapest
- 30 Jan 2024 8:41 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- entertainment
Icon and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor), who died aged 99, will receive a life-size statue in Budapest. She had a huge career in the United States, winning a Golden Globe Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports Világgazdaság.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 18 Jan 2024 8:48 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.
'Variations On Realism From Munkácsy To Mednyánszky' Exhibition @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 8 Jan 2024 4:34 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The Hungarian National Gallery opened its re-arranged permanent exhibition focusing on the art of Mihály Munkácsy, which has been expanded with works previously kept in storage as well as international pieces.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 3 Jan 2024 5:00 PM
- 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.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 14 Dec 2023 11:43 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.
Heavy Snow Downs Trees Across Hungary
- 8 Dec 2023 9:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Recent intense snowfall across Hungary has brought down trees and broken tree branches, the disaster management authority has said. Firefighters responded to some 300 calls by 10.30am on Thursday, with the snow causing most of the trouble west of the Danube and in and around Budapest.
Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
Xploring Hungary: Orfű Lakes
- 15 Feb 2024 12:19 PM
- getting around
The municipality of Orfű is located on three man-made lakes (Orfűi-tó or Kis-tó, Pécsitó and Herman-Ottó-tó). While the first two lakes are suitable for swimming and sailing, the Herman-Ottó-tó is a nature reserve where only fishing is allowed.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Life-Size Statue of Zsa Zsa Gábor to be Erected in Budapest
- 30 Jan 2024 8:41 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- entertainment
Icon and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor), who died aged 99, will receive a life-size statue in Budapest. She had a huge career in the United States, winning a Golden Globe Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports Világgazdaság.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 18 Jan 2024 8:48 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.
'Variations On Realism From Munkácsy To Mednyánszky' Exhibition @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 8 Jan 2024 4:34 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The Hungarian National Gallery opened its re-arranged permanent exhibition focusing on the art of Mihály Munkácsy, which has been expanded with works previously kept in storage as well as international pieces.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 3 Jan 2024 5:00 PM
- 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.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 14 Dec 2023 11:43 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.
Heavy Snow Downs Trees Across Hungary
- 8 Dec 2023 9:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Recent intense snowfall across Hungary has brought down trees and broken tree branches, the disaster management authority has said. Firefighters responded to some 300 calls by 10.30am on Thursday, with the snow causing most of the trouble west of the Danube and in and around Budapest.