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Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 11: Boldog karácsonyt!

Brush up your Hungarian with some seasonal greetings for this Christmas. Learn why Hungarians don't simply use the word Christmas but give it a little twist.

Trefort Garden at ELTE university complex to be renovated

Changes are afoot at the ELTE campus near the National Museum, where the old Institute of Physiology in the pretty Trefort Garden will soon be renovated.

See classic Tchaikovsky ballet The Nutcracker for free this Christmas!

Revered by generations of Hungarians, Tchaikovsky ballet The Nutcracker can be enjoyed for free this Christmas thanks to a live feed from the Opera House through its Facebook page.

Mirror, mirror on the wall – Museum of Illusions opens in Budapest

Make yourself look huge, tiny or upside down at the Museum of Illusions, a family-friendly franchise conceived in Croatia and now just set up in downtown Budapest.

Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 10: Csehül áll

Csehül áll, 'to stand in Czech', a Hungarian term for being in a bad situation, does not have its origins in chess but in medieval history, when dodgy László Dobzse misruled the land.

Cinema paradiso by Margaret Bridge – see classic English-friendly films at the Bem

Find movie magic at the Bem, Budapest's only repertory cinema, where films both cult and classic are shown in English or with English subtitles.

20 years of the National Dance Theatre – take a look backstage!

Two decades, more than 7,000 performances and nearly one and a half million spectators later, Hungary's National Dance Theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an exciting range of events.

Iconic statue of the mythical Turul bird now returns to Buda Castle

Now back in its prominent place guarding the gateway to Buda Castle, Gyula Donáth's statue of the mythical Hungarian Turul bird had been taken away for expert restoration last February.

See the striking façade of Budapest’s new Ethnographic Museum, due to open in spring 2022

Half a million pixels depicting Hungarian and international motifs make up the striking façade of the new Ethnographic Museum, soon due for completion in City Park.

Stepping into the future – Bence Vági of Recirquel talks cirque danse with We Love Budapest

Meet Bence Vági, choreographer and founder/artistic director of Recirquel, a huge Hungarian success story in the pioneering field of cirque danse.

Writing his own story – we interview painter Gergely Gyuricza

Art therapy helped painter Gyuricza find his creative self and produce original, non-abstract pop art currently being exhibited in galleries abroad. We speak with the artist to see how it all evolved.

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Beautiful façade on Kodály körönd can now be restored in detail

Dominating a corner of elegant Kodály körönd, the façade of a magnificent apartment building will soon be in the hands of expert restorers in its first major restoration for more than 60 years.

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Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 9: Ráér, Majd

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, the old saying goes, an adage many tend not to follow. Here we look at the local concepts of time thanks to the words 'ráér' and 'majd'.

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Celebrate traditional Thanksgiving at American Corner Budapest!

Join and celebrate Thanksgiving at American Corner Budapest, where you can practise your English and make new friends while learning about this annual family tradition.

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Moscow-trained pianist Mauro Cecchin to make his Budapest debut at the Fészek

Trained at the world-famous Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Italian pianist Mauro Cecchin has chosen the Fészek Művészklub as the venue for his Budapest debut on 26 November.

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Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 8: Sajnos

In the latest of our series clarifying Hungarian vocabulary, we meet the word that expresses so much in just six little letters: sajnos. Sadly, the dictionary cannot begin to convey its depth. Sajnos.

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Once upon a time, in the Gypsy quarter of Buda...

Half a millennium ago, the area between Buda and Óbuda, roughly around today's Lukács Baths, was a lively Gypsy quarter – and the safest part of the city for families to settle.

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Laughing at death – Everybody revamps medieval morality play as a modern black comedy

Budapest's Artificial Moon bring an acclaimed contemporary US interpretation of an English medieval morality play to the Turbina Cultural Centre on 17 November – we speak with actor/director Rod Hill.

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Skating rink and festive shows – Müpa offers magical winter surprises

Opening at Müpa this month – skating and free live music, with two special performances to follow in the Müpa Tent, one by award-winning contemporary circus/dance troupe Recirquel.

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What to do with those Socialist statues? New exhibition shows the post-’89 debate

Memento Park is one of Budapest's most popular tourist sites, a collection of Communist-era sculptures. But how did it come about? A new exhibition deals with the debate of 1989.

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Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 7: Szia vs Sziasztok!

Learn the most common and universal greeting and parting phrases in Hungarian! Whenever in the Hungarian capital, these won't let you down.

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Global dialogue underscores contemporary creations at Design Without Borders 2021

In the atmospheric surroundings of the Kiscelli Museum, the latest contemporary creations are showcased at Design Without Borders, encouraging global dialogue.

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Celebrating Budapest – new anthology of stories in English showcases unsung writers inspired by our city

Look out for If We’re Talking Budapest, a new anthology of fresh fiction, collated by the team from Panel magazine from a pool of unsung local writers.

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Celebrating the Mexican Day of the Dead in Budapest

To see how Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead, we are taken round the collection of festival artefacts held at the Mexican Embassy to find out about La Catrina and her lively ways.

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Learn everyday Hungarian for an easier stay in Budapest! Lesson 6: Mizu?

Get the hang of Hungarian with this series where we feature an everyday Hungarian expression each week. Lesson 6: Mizu?

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