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október 19, 2021 at 3:48 PM CEST

Culture

10 best exhibitions in Budapest this autumn

There's so much to see around Budapest this autumn, at major state institutions and alternative little galleries. Don't miss the pharaoh's tomb, classic images by André Kertész and city street art.

May 7, 2021 at 4:22 PM CEST

Culture

10 top highlights not to miss at the first Bartók Spring

From Bartók at Milan's legendary La Scala to the ethnobeats of Aurevoir. at Müpa, the inaugural Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks has something for everyone, between 7-24 May.

February 19, 2021 at 11:20 AM CET

Culture

Roll up, roll up! Circus school to open by Nyugati station

Honouring a centuries-long Hungarian tradition, a national training centre for circus arts is being built behind Nyugati station, part of the new location for the Capital Circus.

January 8, 2021 at 12:02 PM CET

Sights & culture Culture Budapest

A day at the Opera – see how costumes and sets are created at the new Eiffel Workshop

The new Eiffel Workshop, created from a former train-repair depot, accommodates the costume and set designers from Budapest's illustrious Opera House – plus a rehearsal space for chamber performances.

November 2, 2020 at 11:40 AM CET

Sights & culture Culture Budapest

Check out this year’s Aquincum Halloween celebration

Check out photos of fire-laden sword fights, pumpkin beauty contests and pagan revelry in full costume from this year's Halloween event at the Aquincum Museum.

October 20, 2020 at 2:19 PM CEST

Nightlife

WOMEX returns to Budapest, all live and partly digital

WOMEX returns! As part of Budapest Ritmo feat WOMEX, organised by Hangvető and CAFe Budapest, top Hungarian acts including virtuoso violinist Félix Lajkó will be performing at Müpa for live streaming.

October 15, 2020 at 1:20 PM CEST

Sights & culture Culture

Ludwig named Museum of the Year

A first for Budapest – the Ludwig has just been named Museum of the Year for 2020, the first time that the prize has gone to an institution whose main remit is contemporary art.

October 8, 2020 at 2:25 PM CEST

Nightlife Culture

6 highlights of CAFe Budapest 2020

Six of the best – top acts and performances to look out for at this year's CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, running until 25 October across the Hungarian capital.

September 3, 2020 at 2:13 PM CEST

Culture

Arts hub Trafó kicks off the season with a new wing, a cosy café and a green refurb

There's a new look at the Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, whose autumn programme starts on 4 September, with extra space for visitors as they arrive and performers in rehearsal – plus a cool café.

August 28, 2020 at 5:08 PM CEST

Culture

Danubia Orchestra Óbuda – Roll over Beethoven and major Music Academy shows

Picking up the baton where he left off before the shutdown, conductor Máté Hámori leads his Danubia Orchestra Óbuda through a unique show for the deaf – followed by more concerts at the Music Academy.

August 11, 2020 at 10:22 AM CEST

Shopping Culture

Permanent Fortepan exhibition opens at Fény utca Market

View the historic photo collection of Fortepan at its first official permanent exhibition at Fény utca Market behind the Mammut mall.

February 13, 2020 at 11:59 AM CET

Nightlife Culture

Fonó Club

The Fonó Music Hall is found in the Buda-side  Sztregova Street