sights & culture
Sculptor Kolodko puts on a dog show in Buda
Look out for a dog show in Buda the next time you're passing the corner of Batthyány utca and Hattyú utca – it's the latest work by urban sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko!
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Artificial Moon theatre troupe await with comic Godot rework
Artificial Moon theatre will be giving audiences a laugh with their English-friendly play, Waiting for Waiting for Godot, being performed on 29 May at the Három Holló Café.
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Interactive features, vast display spaces and a roof garden – Museum of Ethnography opens in City Park
The newly opened Museum of Ethnography in City Park displays thousands of fascinating artefacts in a vast space facilitated by interactive features and topped by a panoramic roof garden.
Tue, 24 May 2022
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DrMáriás plays devil’s advocate at new Godot show
A riot of striking colours and artistic juxtaposition awaits at ‘Contemporary Art Spoils the Sense of Security of the Hungarian People’, the latest exhibition by maverick artist drMáriás at the Godot.
Mon, 23 May 2022
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Romans return to Aquincum thanks to guerrilla sculptor Mihajlo Kolodko
There's another Kolodko in town – this time, the former Roman town of Aquincum, where a legionnaire is now taking a well-earned break with a jug of wine, admiring what was an amphitheatre.
Fri, 20 May 2022
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Spacy exhibition Cinema Mystica mixes art and technology to transport you to different worlds
The Cinema Mystica exhibition takes you on a journey where you can dive into the pleasures of art and enjoy every minute of your magical walk through techno-filled rooms.
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What could be cooler? Polaroid creates the latest and most colourful mural in Budapest
Check out a funky new summer-themed mural on Akácfa utca in District VII, snap it and get a discount on Polaroid Eyewear!
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Giro fever hits Budapest – Buda Castle Museum honours the Italian tour with a cycling exhibition
Experience being in the body of a racing cyclist, try out an old training machine and learn about the colourful history of the Giro d'Italia tour race at a new exhibition at the Buda Castle Museum.
Mon, 16 May 2022
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Welsh town unveils plaque of Hungarian poet János Arany to seal a special twin friendship
The Welsh town of Montgomery pays tribute to Hungarian poet, János Arany, with a plaque unveiling and opening ceremony to help foster Welsh-Hungarian cultural relations.
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Judit Virág Gallery marks anniversary with free admission to view rare Hungarian art
See rare works of Hungarian art for free at the Judlt Virág Gallery before they go under the hammer for significantly high prices at auction.
Fri, 13 May 2022
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Star bass-baritone Sir Willard White talks Bartók, Gershwin and folk roots before Opera House show
Meet Sir Willard White, legendary baritone currently starring in a production of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle at Budapest's Opera House.
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New Katinka film joins the podium of great sports documentaries – but does it have global appeal?
Just released in Hungary, the high-budget sports documentary film Katinka follows the gilded Olympian swimmer from Baja to California and beyond – a story that still needs to find its global appeal.
Wed, 11 May 2022
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The secrets of the Castle District to be revealed at Budapest100
Discover where aristocrats partied and see the Danube view from the city's most scenic school playground when you join Budapest100, an annual open-doors event taking place in the Castle District.
Tue, 10 May 2022
sights & culture
Pictures of Budapest – Luxurious staircases and elegant railings
Take a look at these beautiful staircases, functional yet embellishing the classic fin-de-siècle residential blocks of Budapest.
Thu, 5 May 2022
sights & culture
Margaret Island fountain sings once again – with a light show and film projections
Reel around the fountain on Margaret Island to the sounds of Strauss, Shakira and Steppenwolf – and catch a light show and film screenings in the evening!
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Where the soul finds itself – meet Bence Vági, Artistic Director of Recirquel
Meet Bence Vági, Artistic Director of Recirquel, Hungary's unique contemporary cirque danse company whose latest production, IMA (‘Pray’), represents a spiritual journey taken by the choreographer.
Wed, 4 May 2022
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New Yorker illustrator Lehel Kovács breaks the mould at new exhibition in Budapest
Get lost in summer happiness with the pictures of illustrator Lehel Kovács, whose work for America's top magazines reveals his Eastern-European approach to retro and pop art.
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
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Cities move to the beat of world music – meet the people behind Budapest Ritmo and Ritmo Picnic
Meet the people behind Budapest Ritmo and Ritmo Picnic, two major world-music festivals taking place across Hungary as part of Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks.
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Go ballooning over City Park – new attraction opens on 1 May
Up, up and away – head high above City Park from May Day when a hot-air balloon takes passengers to a height of 150 metres over Budapest.
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Pictures of Budapest – the forgotten world of workers’ estates
Once considered luxury accommodation, flats in communal estates around Budapest once housed railwaymen, gas workers and their families as a perk of the job. Here's how the buildings look today.
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Cartoon characters Süsü and Pom Pom join revered children’s storywriter at his graveside
Joining their creator, writer István Csukás, at his graveside, revered cartoon characters Süsü the dragon and Pom Pom now embellish Farkasréti cemetery.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022
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Film capital Budapest hosts prestigious FIAF congress for the world’s archive experts
The world's experts gather in Budapest for the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Congress, taking place at the historic Uránia Film Theatre, cradle of Hungarian filmmaking.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022
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40 years of top Hungarian press photos now showing at the Capa Center
Take a look at the finest Hungarian press photography over the past 40 years thanks to a special anniversary exhibition at the Capa Center.
Thu, 21 Apr 2022
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Garden of Earthly Delights copy wows at the Hieronymus Bosch exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts
Enter the Garden of Earthly Delights and other strange realms when you visit the exhibition, Between Heaven and Hell – the Enigmatic World of Hieronymus Bosch at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Wed, 20 Apr 2022
sights & culture
Pictures of Budapest – the beer kings and angels of star mosaicist, Miksa Róth
Take a look at these wonderful mosaics, created by the master of Budapest's Golden Age, Miksa Róth, on façades and within the interiors of landmark buildings around the city.