art

29/12/2015

Picasso, Modigliani and the Russian avant-garde in Budapest next year

Among other things Russian avant-garde, Picasso, Modigliani and Lili Orszag exhibitions will open in the Hungarian National Gallery next year, Laszlo Baan told MTI, maszol.ro wrote. […]
28/12/2015

Hungarian Writers’ Union to mark 1956 anniversary with several programmes in 2016

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – The Hungarian Writers’ Union will organise a series of programmes next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet […]
27/12/2015

Panda puzzle parodied abroad – Photo

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the works of Hungarian graphic artist Gergely Dudas had a huge success abroad. His panda game (find the panda among the snowmen) appeared […]
27/12/2015

World adores Hungarian comic quiz

The puzzle of Gergely Dudas (Dudolf), the Hungarian comic book artist, has become one of the biggest Facebook quiz in recent days. The drawing with snowmen […]
22/12/2015

Once secret Kovesi collection finds final home in Miskolc

Budapest, December 22 (MTI) – The secret collection of 19th-20th century Hungarian paintings assembled by Budapest butcher Istvan Kovesi during the communist era has found its […]
18/12/2015

Judit Reigl is the most expensive living Hungarian painter

According to metropol.hu, the artist’s painting called Eclatement (Explosion) was sold for EUR 315 thousand (HUF 99.58 million) at the auction of Sothesby’s Paris branch – […]
06/12/2015

Pakh appeals against heritage centre’s decision on ‘Golgotha’ painting

Budapest (MTI) – Imre Pakh, the New York based art collector of Hungarian origin who owns Mihaly Munkacsy’s 19th century painting “Golgotha” — currently on loan […]
29/11/2015

Here are all the Neopaint Firewalls of Budapest

Neopaint started painting in public spaces of Budapest in 2010, since then more than 20 of their paintings can be seen  throughout the city. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu always […]
26/11/2015

New Budapest National Gallery will be built in the Liget park – Photos

Japanese award-winning architectural firm SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates) won the international competition to design the new Budapest National Gallery, which will be built at […]
17/10/2015

Doll Museum: a real fairy-tale world in Tihany

Aniko Morocz, author of Elet ize blog visited the Doll Museum in Tihany with her daughter. In the special collection, you can see theater scene, interior, […]
23/09/2015

Hungary to buy former US envoy’s art collection

Budapest, September 22 (MTI) – The Hungarian government will buy the art collection of former US Ambassador to Hungary, Nancy Goodman Brinker, according to a decree […]
30/08/2015

American, Italian poets awarded Janus Pannonius Prize

Budapest (MTI) – The American Charles Bernstein and the Italian Giuseppe Conte were presented the Janus Pannonius Grand Prize for Poetry at a ceremony in Pecs, […]
29/08/2015

The world will adore this Hungarian invention

A young Hungarian designer planned a cool Budapest map. His work has already been picked up by the web, hir24.hu said. Vilagevo discovered the creation of […]
27/08/2015

Owner threatens to remove ‘Golgotha’ from Debrecen museum by August 31

Budapest (MTI) – Imre Pakh, the New York-based art collector of Hungarian origin who owns Mihaly Munkacsy’s “Golgotha” — currently on loan to Hungary — told […]
26/08/2015

Guest lecturers abroad play vital role in burnishing Hungary’s image

Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungarian guest lecturers abroad play an important role in cultural diplomacy and in forming a positive image of Hungarians, Istvan Ijgyarto, […]
08/08/2015

Slovenian paintings on display at Art Hall

Budapest (MTI) – An exhibition of Slovenian paintings from the past nine decades opened at Budapest’s Art Hall (Mucsarnok), in Heroes’ Square, on Thursday. The exhibition […]
31/07/2015

National Bank of Hungary: Art acquisitions not monetary financing

Budapest, July 31 (MTI) – The central bank’s art acquisition programme is not a type of monetary financing and neither does it use tax income or […]
31/07/2015

Pakh sues state over Golgota painting

Budapest, July 31 (MTI) – Imre Pakh, the New York based art collector of Hungarian origin who owns Mihaly Munkacsy’s Golgota — currently on loan to […]
28/07/2015

NBH art purchases total HUF 8.7bn, says deputy governor

Budapest (MTI) – The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) spent 8.7 billion forints (EUR 28m) on art treasures over the past year and a half as […]
17/07/2015

National Bank of Hungary pays HUF 4.5 billion for Titian

Budapest, July 16 (MTI) – The National Bank of Hungary has purchased a Titian painting under its art acquisition programme for 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.5m), […]