Stroll with us along Bartók Béla út, Buda's busy boulevard, as we pop into galleries, sit in legendary literary cafés and meet a grateful bear by the Bottomless Lake.
Look out for landmarks such as Museum of Fine Arts and Király utca, as well as Fő tér in Szentendre, in this short trailer just released to promote the upcoming Marvel mini-series, Moon Knight.
New installations, larger exhibition spaces and a series of talks now feature at the revamped Endre Ady Memorial Museum in downtown Budapest, showcasing the life and work of Hungary's celebrated poet.
Taverns named after English kings, air alcohol and mail coaches – there are many origins for Budapest's street signs. To start our new series, we focus on the more curious.
Trauma, chaos and demonstrations typified life in Budapest a century ago – along with new developments in literature and fashion amid a raging pandemic.
it's Budapest Circus Festival week! Running until 17 January, this annual cavalcade of classic acts keep families entertained while industry professionals liaise. See our great photos of the show!
It's winter, and with it Hungarian phrases related to hibernation and the prime exponents of seasonal sleep, bears. These creatures provide the inspiration for many a Magyar saying.
Later this year, memorial celebrations will honour Sándor Petőfi, Hungary's national poet. In order to house his new permanent exhibition, the Petőfi Literary Museum is closing for renovation.
Budapest's three main synagogues stand within a short walk of each other in the Jewish Quarter, close to the city centre. Their architecture reveals many things about their approaches to Judaism.
Stick the dates of 14-15 May in your diary, when the expert team at Budapest100 will take visitors round secret parts of the Castle District to reveal their hidden past.
Discover the adventurous story of Gutenberg tér, a popular square near the Palace Quarter long fought over by doctor and printer alike.
Sign up for the fortnightly blog in English created by Fortepan, Budapest's unique public photo resource – and delve into Hungary's social history over the course of the 20th century.
The current exhibition at the Ludwig Museum, 'Othernity – Reconditioning Our Modern Heritage', shows how to improve Socialist-era architecture with a touch of 21st-century thinking.
Learn what BÚÉK! means, the most popular greeting to celebrate the new year in Hungary.
Soon to open the public, the House of Hungarian Music is concert hall, museum and education centre in one – but its revolutionary design has been the focus of most attention.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Meet Bence Vági, choreographer and founder/artistic director of Recirquel, a huge Hungarian success story in the pioneering field of cirque danse.