sights & culture
Madame Tussauds coming to Budapest – wax museum to open in 2022
London's legendary waxworks attraction, Madame Tussauds, is to unveil a museum in Budapest, with famous Hungarian personalities to feature.
Fri, 18 Jun 2021
sights & culture
Cate Blanchett films in Budapest
Another blockbuster is being shot in Budapest – Cate Blanchett has been filming Borderlands, a Sci-Fi comedy with an all-star cast. Cate and the crew also found time to visit a local tattooist!
Wed, 9 Jun 2021
sights & culture
New Hungarian-English literary magazine publishes bilingual prose, essays and poetry
Fresh off the press, a new Hungarian-English literary magazine packs a punch with insightful prose, poetry and critical essays.
Tue, 8 Jun 2021
sights & culture
Strauss, Liszt and Guns N’ Roses – musical fountain restarts on Margaret Island
Accompany your summer stroll around Margaret Island with a few classical standards as the musical fountain pipes up once more. Evenings see a light show and films projected onto the water curtain.
sights & culture
Exploring Budapest: District X
Discover the beauty and history of Budapest's 10th district in our latest video, from Art-Nouveau masterpieces to stunning old brickwork factories, and everything in between.
Mon, 7 Jun 2021
sights & culture
Beethoven’s favourite getaway – Brunszvik Castle honours Ludwig’s legacy
Visit Ludwig van Beethoven's favourite getaway, discover his secret love and stroll around beautiful parkland featuring 200-year-old trees and a lake where a summer music festival takes place.
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
sights & culture
Free classical concerts to be given across Hungary this weekend
Culture is back! This is the message being conveyed by Grand Opening, a series of 14 free concerts being given at prestigious and prominent locations across Hungary over the weekend of 4-6 June.
sights & culture
In search of missing Budapest: Buda
As you stroll around Budapest, beneath your feet lie layers of history, vanished landmarks, even entire squares, long gone. We explore the city's past to bring these features back to life.
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
sights & culture
See how Nyugati station looks close to full renovation
Built by the Eiffel company of Paris in 1877, Nyugati station is now in the final phase of its current renovation. With all the scaffolding removed, take a look at this steel-and-glass steam palace.
Mon, 31 May 2021
sights & culture
Contemporary art to be showcased in empty windows and façades across Budapest
Look out for contemporary art around Budapest this weekend, 4-6 June, when the kirakART festival showcases original works in abandoned shop windows and theatre façades.
Thu, 27 May 2021
sights & culture
Desired Beauty showcases the magical world of London’s Pre-Raphaelites
Float in the world of the Pre-Raphaelites when you visit ‘Desired Beauty’, this summer’s major exhibition at the National Gallery, with many masterpieces on loan from the Tate Britain.
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The men who made Budapest: József Hild
Of all the great architects who created the grand metropolis of Budapest we know today, József Hild is the least familiar. We meet the man partly responsible for St Stephen’s Basilica and...
Wed, 26 May 2021
sights & culture
Budapest’s Vígszínház celebrates 125 years of drama on and off stage
Opened during the Hungarian millennial celebrations on 1 May 1896, the Comedy Theatre, the Vígszínház, has hosted some of the greatest names of stage and screen. We look back at 125 years.
Tue, 25 May 2021
sights & culture
The House of Coal: discover an Art Nouveau wonder by Keleti station
Discover a lesser-known Art Nouveau masterpiece in Budapest: Szenes House near Keleti station, created by a student and follower of the great Ödön Lechner.
Fri, 21 May 2021
sights & culture
Főőrség Palace at Buda Castle now open with a café and exhibition
Now open to visitors as a café and exhibition, the former home of the Hungarian Royal Guard in Buda Castle has been rebuilt according to plans dating back to the late 1800s.
Thu, 20 May 2021
sights & culture
Hidden Budapest: The dark secrets of the Devil’s Trench
A seemingly innocuous stream running through Buda carries a dark secret of human waste and devastation.
Wed, 19 May 2021
sights & culture
Historic courtyard at Buda Castle now restored
As Alajos Hauszmann would have wanted, the façades around the Lion's Courtyard in the southern wing of Buda Castle have now been restored according to his plans drawn up some 125 years ago.
Mon, 17 May 2021
sights & culture
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival to run from late May
A record number of films, one Oscar-nominated, and a significant contribution by female domestic directors underscore this year's Friss Hús lnternational Short Film Festival, to start on 27 May.
Fri, 14 May 2021
sights & culture
Judit Virág Gallery to hold major auction preview in new exhibition space
Browse classic works by Mihály Munkácsy and József Rippl-Rónai for free in the new exhibition space of the Judit Virág Gallery on Falk Miksa utca. Auctions in June should see serious prices paid.
Thu, 13 May 2021
sights & culture
The art of dance comes home – National Dance Theatre presents online shows
There are plenty of great performances to look forward to at the National Dance Theatre, with premieres and repertoire shows presented online this spring, and live productions scheduled for summer.
sights & culture
Budapest’s museums open their doors
Most of Budapest's major museums are now open or due to open soon. Here's a list of what's what. Remember, though – everyone requires an Immunity Certificate to enter!
sights & culture
Explore District IX in our new WLB video!
From the Great Market Hall to the home of local football team Ferencváros, discover Budapest's District IX in the latest WLB video!
Fri, 7 May 2021
sights & culture
Kolodko strikes again – Emperor Franz Joseph appears on Liberty Bridge
Look! It's Franz Joseph! Sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko, known for leaving his figures in apt urban locations, has placed the Habsburg emperor on Liberty Bridge, which he himself unveiled 125 years ago.
Thu, 6 May 2021
sights & culture
In search of Harry Houdini, the world’s most famous escape artist
The world's most famous escapologist Harry Houdini emigrated from Hungary in 1878. But how much of his memory do we still find in Budapest?
Wed, 5 May 2021
sights & culture
See how the Hungarian Millennial Exhibition looked 125 years ago
It was 125 years ago this week that Budapest saw the grand opening of the Hungarian Millennial Exhibition, a cornucopia of pavilions, towers and themed attractions, even an airship.