szeptember 5, 2023 at 10:24 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Immerse yourself in art like never before – IKONO Budapest opens
Step into a world where art knows no boundaries, and you become an integral part of the creative process. This is IKONO.
August 9, 2023 at 12:58 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Sziget Festival Guide: Spectacular variety shows to catch on The Island of Freedom
Acrobats, jugglers, aerialists – we know that Sziget is most attractive for its concerts and big stage performers, but it’s also worth looking beyond the stage.
November 18, 2022 at 1:15 AM CET
Budapest
Budapest Weekend Guide for 18-20 November
Shows, concerts and cultural attractions – Budapest is always buzzing. Each week, we gather all of the important happenings taking place in our favourite city so you can plan ahead.
August 31, 2022 at 2:51 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Ukrainian artists showcased in latest edition of Budapest cultural magazine Panel
Copies of Panel 9, the Budapest-based, English-language literary and arts magazine, are now available at Massolit and all good bookstores across the city.
August 31, 2022 at 1:25 PM CEST
Sights & culture
New school term starts with huge artwork honouring namesake painter
See Neopaint's new mural honouring famous painter Pál Szinyei Merse at the secondary school of the same name, soon to start its 125th academic year.
August 26, 2022 at 12:13 PM CEST
Budapest
The weekend starts here – gigs, films, festivals & more
From Friday through Sunday, 26-28 August, at the liveliest downtown clubs and the most ornate theatres, find the best parties, concerts and festivals in Budapest.
August 26, 2022 at 9:10 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Latest Kolodko figures depict legendary couple from Pasarét
Urban sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko has just unveiled his latest creation: an old couple who ran a popular flower stall in Pasarét, long gone but not forgotten.
August 3, 2022 at 12:14 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Hungarian graffiti – new exhibition covers the history of local street art
From urban subculture to curated exhibition – Gallery MAX displays the history of Hungarian street art, featuring the work of strange names such as Imre Fork, Trans One and Void.
August 1, 2022 at 10:15 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Classy catalogue complements the Art Deco Budapest exhibition
Flick through the 300 pages of the classy catalogue for the Art Deco Budapest exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery and get a sense of what life was like here between the wars.
July 25, 2022 at 2:26 PM CEST
Sights & culture
See amazing art for pennies thanks to 200-forint Tuesdays at the Műcsarnok
Pay 200 forints and see exciting art every Tuesday for a month at the Műcsarnok on Heroes’ Square.
July 5, 2022 at 2:19 PM CEST
Shopping
Ukrainian artists showcase and sell work at Gozsdu Udvar market
Pop into Gozsdu Udvar today, Wednesday, 6 July, to see and purchase original Ukrainian art created by four refugees currently sheltering in Budapest.
July 4, 2022 at 8:14 AM CEST
Budapest
Unique Budapest illustrator Zsolt Vidák reconfigures Keleti station for Russian Doll filmmaker
See if you can spot the strange characters at Keleti station in the latest of Zsolt Vidák's characteristic illustrations – this one created specially for filmmaker Alex Buono of Russian Doll fame.
July 1, 2022 at 9:22 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Intense colours and simple contours – Matisse exhibition opens at the Museum of Fine Arts
This summer's big-hitting exhibition in Budapest, Henri Matisse – The Colour of Ideas has just opened at the Museum of Fine Arts.
June 22, 2022 at 9:06 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Corgi statuette unveiled by the Allee mall in Buda
Sniff around for a little figure of a corgi dog the next time you're shopping at the Allee mall – it's the latest creation by sculptor Antal Plank.
June 7, 2022 at 8:45 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Baroque Hall at the Museum of Fine Arts reopens after major renovation
Admire the renovated splendour of the Baroque Hall, recently reopened with suitable sculptures and paintings, the next time you visit the Museum of Fine Arts.
May 30, 2022 at 8:53 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Sculptor Kolodko puts on a dog show in Buda
Look out for a dog show in Buda the next time you're passing the corner of Batthyány utca and Hattyú utca – it's the latest work by urban sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko!
May 24, 2022 at 4:19 PM CEST
Sights & culture
DrMáriás plays devil’s advocate at new Godot show
A riot of striking colours and artistic juxtaposition awaits at ‘Contemporary Art Spoils the Sense of Security of the Hungarian People’, the latest exhibition by maverick artist drMáriás at the Godot.
May 18, 2022 at 10:37 AM CEST
Sights & culture
10 best memorial museums in Budapest
Stroll around Bartók's garden, see the desk-drawer piano Franz Liszt composed on and admire the dramatic figures of sculptor Imre Varga at the memorial museums where these great Hungarians lived.
May 13, 2022 at 4:18 PM CEST
Budapest
The weekend starts here – gigs, films, festivals & more
From Friday through Sunday, 13 May to 15 May, at the liveliest downtown clubs and the most ornate theatres, find the best parties, concerts and festivals in Budapest.
May 4, 2022 at 2:52 PM CEST
Sights & culture
New Yorker illustrator Lehel Kovács breaks the mould at new exhibition in Budapest
Get lost in summer happiness with the pictures of illustrator Lehel Kovács, whose work for America's top magazines reveals his Eastern-European approach to retro and pop art.
April 21, 2022 at 8:56 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Garden of Earthly Delights copy wows at the Hieronymus Bosch exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts
Enter the Garden of Earthly Delights and other strange realms when you visit the exhibition, Between Heaven and Hell – the Enigmatic World of Hieronymus Bosch at the Museum of Fine Arts.
April 20, 2022 at 1:08 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Pictures of Budapest – the beer kings and angels of star mosaicist, Miksa Róth
Take a look at these wonderful mosaics, created by the master of Budapest's Golden Age, Miksa Róth, on façades and within the interiors of landmark buildings around the city.
April 14, 2022 at 12:25 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Exotic, erotic and elegant – Art Deco Budapest show exudes glamour at the National Gallery
To bring a touch of glamour to your Easter weekend, take in the Art Deco Budapest – Posters, Lifestyle and the City (1925-1938) exhibition at the National Gallery, open every day over the holiday.
April 8, 2022 at 1:22 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Initio Arts & Design stages solo Sándor Kecskeméti show on Bartók Béla út and sets up in Paris
An anniversary show celebrating internationally successful sculptor Sándor Kecskeméti at the KAS Gallery coincides with the move to Paris by exhibition curators Initio Arts & Design.
April 4, 2022 at 9:43 AM CEST
Sights & culture
New Kolodko statue of a toy Trabant parked by Margaret Bridge
Take a look at the Buda embankment by Margaret Bridge the next time you're passing – you might just see a toy Trabant car, created by guerrilla sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko.