Sights & culture

Sights & culture

Original Banksy artworks get available for viewing and purchase at Godot Art Expo

Óbuda's Godot Institute of Contemporary Art got its hand on a few original pieces by the renowned England-based street artist Banksy, which are now on view and also up for sale until 5 November.

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Sights & culture

Old buildings with new functions: 5 fascinating palaces and mansions to visit – Part 2

Once noble palaces, today they are home to hotels and museums – take a look behind the walls of some of the most beautiful buildings in Budapest!

Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Sights & culture

Lumina Park opens a new light exhibition, celebrating the 150-year-old Budapest

Between 19 October and 4 March 2024, you can set off on a magical, light-filled journey through Budapest's 150-year-old history at Lumina Park.

Sights & culture

Far East getting nearer – 'Charm of Seoul' at the Museum of Ethnography

The exhibition of the Seoul Museum of History has also arrived, straight to the Museum of Ethnography. Check out the exhibition 'Charm of Seoul – What we wear, where we live' before 18 February 2024!

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

Sights & culture

Alice in a Multimedia Wonderland – Garden of Lights opens in ELTE Botanical Gardens

A magical attraction landed in Budapest's oldest botanical gardens: light installations transport you to Alice's surreal Wonderland. The immersive exhibition is opening soon, get a sneak peek with us!

Mon, 16 Oct 2023

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Explore Budapest with a new activity book showcasing the city's most beautiful landmarks

Discover the most iconic sites of Budapest with a new bilingual album called Streets of Budapest. The book brings the capital’s most famous landscapes to life and inhabitants with charming graphics.

Fri, 13 Oct 2023

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Rác Baths may reopen in 2025 and here is what it will look like

Rác Baths have been lying vacant for over two decades due to a complicated legal dispute. Now it seems like the building's fortune has turned, and it will reopen 2 years from now.

Fri, 29 Sep 2023

Sights & culture

Blaha Lujza tér's historic department store is reopening soon as Corvin Palace

After a revamp, Budapest's formerly most elegant department store is back in its glory, reopening in October.

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Sights & culture

Margaret Island's new flowerbed celebrates the union of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda 150 years ago

Celebrate Budapest's 150th birthday by visiting the new and impressive flowerbed that shapes the capital on Margaret Island!

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

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Patrick Duffy will star in a Hungarian film as a patron for a local button football team

Patrick Duffy, renowned for his role as Bobby Ewing in Dallas, is filming in Budapest and Vác. He will appear in a Hungarian sports comedy alongside famous local actor Péter Scherer.

Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Sights & culture

A light exhibition transforms ELTE Botanical Gardens into a fairytale land this autumn

The Garden of Lights exhibition brings multimedia light shows and stunning installations to ELTE Botanical Gardens in October. You can catch Budapest's new attraction until spring.

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Sights & culture

Hungarian film 'Explanation for Everything' won an award at the Venice International Film Festival

The Hungarian drama Explanation for Everything, directed by Gabor Reisz, was chosen as the best film in the Horizons sidebar. You can see it in cinemas from October 5th.

Tue, 5 Sep 2023

Sights & culture

Jenna Ortega was spotted at a vintage store in Budapest

The American actress Jenna Ortega, famous for her role as Wednesday Addams, popped into the LoveChild Vintage Budapest today.

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.

Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Sights & culture

Lumina Park is making a comeback in autumn with new light installations

Last autumn, an unusual attraction landed in Budapest for the Christmas holidays – a spectacular travelling light exhibition. This year, Lumina Park is back with a new magical world.

Thu, 24 Aug 2023

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Art+ Cinema is reopening after a glow-up

Art+ Cinema on Grand Boulevard is reopening today after a full glow-up, which includes a new auditorium and a café that's now dog-friendly. Yet, the best bit is that they screen movies in English.

Mon, 21 Aug 2023

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A dazzling display of fireworks - See snapshots from 20 August

On the night of August 20th, a spectacular display of fireworks illuminated the sky above downtown Budapest, commemorating the foundation of the Hungarian state.

Wed, 9 Aug 2023

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.

Tue, 8 Aug 2023

Sights & culture

Angelina Jolie is returning to Budapest in the autumn

If you are in town this autumn, watch out! Angelina Jolie is coming to Budapest to take on a role in Pablo Larraín's upcoming film, 'Maria'

Wed, 26 Jul 2023

Sights & culture

Eddie Redmayne posed for a selfie at a Budapest coffee shop

Eddie Redmayne popped into one of the best speciality coffee shops in Budapest.

Wed, 19 Jul 2023

Sights & culture

David Bowie's remastered concert film to be screened in cinemas

After retiring his iconic alter ego 50 years ago, David Bowie's legendary concert film from 1973 got re-released with 4K quality and 5,1 sounds. You can soon watch it in four cinemas in Budapest.

Tue, 18 Jul 2023

Sights & culture

It's movie night at one of Budapest's most famous thermal baths

In July, you can watch iconic films while sitting in one of the outdoor pools of the Széchenyi Baths. And what else could you possibly need on a summer weekday?

Sights & culture

Spot Hungarian locations in the live-action trailer of the popular video game Diablo 4

The latest episode of Blizzard's legendary video game series, Diablo 4, was released at the beginning of June. But did you know that its launch live-action trailer was shot in and around Budapest?

Wed, 5 Jul 2023

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Budapest’s newest rooftop terrace opens in a special location

For the first time in its history, visitors can climb up to the roof terrace of Postapalota, from where you can not only look around Buda but also spot the buildings on the Pest side.

Mon, 3 Jul 2023

Sights & culture

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival trailer, starring Johnny Depp, was shot at Hotel Gellért

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is currently taking place in the Czech Republic, and its trailer is one to look out for. It stars Johnny Depp, who is giving an interview at Hotel Gellért.