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augusztus 2, 2022 at 11:12 AM CEST

Gastro

I scream, you scream… how Hungarians beat the summer heat with ice cream back in the day

Poured, scooped or served from strange contraptions on wheels, ice cream has been an essential part of the Hungarian summer for generations – as these retro images from the Fortepan archive show.

March 23, 2022 at 2:43 PM CET

Budapest

Pictures of Budapest – Spring in the good old days

As spring slowly makes its appearance, let's take a trip down memory lane to see how the season looked back in the day.

February 18, 2022 at 11:41 AM CET

Budapest

From astronauts to metro stations – Fortepan archive receives 3,000 rare retro photos of Budapest

Discover everyday life in Budapest between 1950 and 1989 thanks to a unique trove of photos collated by the Office of Public Construction, FŐMTERV, and published by communal archive, Fortepan.

January 6, 2022 at 3:05 PM CET

Sights & culture

New blog showcases fascinating Fortepan, Hungary’s unique photo archive

Sign up for the fortnightly blog in English created by Fortepan, Budapest's unique public photo resource – and delve into Hungary's social history over the course of the 20th century.