Sights & culture

Sights & culture

Guest Experience: Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest

Here's what it's like to stay in the lap of luxury at the gorgeously renovated Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest in the heart of town – from music in the showers to French delights in the restaurant.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021

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The men who made Budapest: Frigyes Podmaniczky

Nicknamed the Chequered Baron due to his colourful outfits, Frigyes Podmaniczky was responsible for much of the city's infrastructure still in place today, from bridges to embankments to tunnels.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021

Sights & culture

Hotel Gellért to close with farewell tours, light shows and iconic dishes

Bye, bye Hotel Gellért! This iconic landmark on the Buda waterfront will close on 1 December before a full renovation. Until then, tours, light shows and special dishes will give it a fine send-off.

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Shining by the Danube – Reformed Church at Szilágyi Dezső tér now renovated and gleaming

Now renovated after 125 years, the Reformed Church on Szilágyi Dezső tér facing the Buda waterfront is a red-brick masterpiece created by Samu Pecz, who topped the building with bright Zsolnay tiles.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021

Sights & culture

New festival On Tompa initiates series of cultural and culinary happenings on Tompa utca

Head to lively Tompa utca this Saturday for a cultural and culinary festival featuring several young Hungarian bands – and look out for more seasonal events there in the future.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021

Sights & culture

Danish art party on wheels rolls into Budapest!

Think pink! Danish cultural pranksters Kunstpartiet will be popping up all round Budapest next week in their pink ambulance, to deliver Shakespeare soliloquies and grand arias at random.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021

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New permanent exhibition reveals the history of the royal palace at Buda Castle

A newly unveiled exhibition at Buda Castle sheds lights on its regal heritage. Royal Palace – Castle of Culture reveals the intriguing stories that followed the Siege of Buda in 1686.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021

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Top director Ildikó Enyedi speaks to We Love Budapest about her latest film, The Story of My Wife

The Story of My Wife, a major international production, is currently on general release in Hungary. We sat down with its director, the prize-winning Ildikó Enyedi, to talk about the issues involved.

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See 20 years of Budapest street art at the Deák17 Gallery

The names of Miss KK, 0036 Mark and DTM are integral to the urban fabric thanks to the street art they created, showcased at the Budapest Street Archaeology exhibition at the Deák17 Gallery.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021

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Classic retro posters now on view at the Endre Bánó 100 exhibition

Immerse yourself in the daily life of post-war Budapest at Endre Bánó 100, an exhibition of classic advertising posters created by a master of graphics who would have celebrated his centenary in 2022.

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Casino, cocktail bar and department store – the many faces of Budapest’s elegant Párisi Nagy Áruház

Today best-known for its rooftop 360 Bar rather than any attractions within, the Párisi Nagy Áruház was once a casino, an elegant department store and Budapest's main fashion destination in the 1960s.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021

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New arts centre képező opens to begin the revival of Buda’s Margit Quarter

We visit képező, the new arts centre just off Margit körút, a previously neglected stretch of the Grand Boulevard soon to be revived with similar initiatives.

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Lost Budapest: Hungária Nagyszálló, prestigious forerunner of today’s luxury riverside hotels

Long before today's Budapest Marriott Hotel and its prestigious predecessor, the Duna InterContinental, the Hungária Nagyszálló welcomed the likes of Richard Wagner, Franz LIszt and Richard Strauss.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021

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Never an empty stage – new season opens at the B32 Galéria és Kultúrtér with theatre and music shows

Catch the new season at the B32 Galéria és Kultúrtér, cultural flagship of Újbuda, with challenging live theatre, excellent concerts and family-friendly festivals.

Sights & culture

World Press Photo exhibition opens at Budapest’s National Museum

This year's World Press Photo Exhibition is being staged at Budapest's National Museum. Striking images provide a mirror to the tumultuous events of the recent past.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021

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Pristine tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II now on view at the Museum of Fine Arts

The big-hitting exhibition this autumn is The Discovery of the Pharaoh’s Tomb at the Museum of Fine Arts, where visitors negotiate a maze to admire the burial chamber of Amenhotep II from 1400 BC.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021

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Turn on to Budapest’s free Night of Power Plants on 8 October

Take a look at how Budapest's main energy generators work when four complexes open their doors to the public on 8 October for Night of Power Plants, all free of charge.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021

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Art cavalcade of time and space at the B32 Galéria and Karinthy Szalon

It's all happening in Újbuda, where the B32 Galéria és Kultúrtér and the Karinthy Szalon are staging a whole range of cultural offerings this autumn.

Sights & culture

Jazz Brunch returns to the József Katona Theatre

It's been quiet for a while but now the soothing sounds of the Jazz Brunch at the József Katona Theatre are starting up again, from 11am this Sunday, 26 September.

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Climb on board the unstoppable Silver Arrow, private train of Socialist leader János Kádár

For two decades, the Silver Arrow streaked through the Eastern bloc, carrying Hungary's Socialist leader János Kádár. We board his prestigious train in the company of two of its former employees.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021

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Riding School at Buda Castle now open to visitors, revamped Csikós Courtyard also unveiled

The former Royal Riding School at Buda Castle has just been reopened after major renovation as an events space, part of the far-reaching Hauszmann Project to revamp the historic complex.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021

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We visit renovated Villa Hild, former home of Budapest’s Basilica builder

Elegant Corinthian columns surround the façade of the Villa Hild, built by Budapest's famed architect of the 1800s. Yet the Hilds only lived there for a short while before fate took a hand.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021

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Jump in a Lada and travel back to Socialist Hungary at the Budapest Retro Interactive Museum

Walk into 1988 when you enter the Budapest Retro Interactive Museum, where all kinds of original artefacts, TV shows and imaginative games take you back to Socialist Hungary.

Thu, 9 Sep 2021

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Dance celebration at the Millenáris – here comes the Budapest Dance Festival!

Major companies from Geneva, Rotterdam, Pécs and Szeged, among many others, take the stage for the Budapest Dance Festival, hosted at the Millenáris between 18 September and 9 October.

Wed, 8 Sep 2021

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See how the Hungarian Pavilion will look at the 2022 Venice Biennale

An exhibition by Zsófia Keresztes, After Dreams: I Dare to Defy the Damage, will represent Hungary at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. We took a quick peek at how it's shaping up.