art

16/07/2015

Venet sculpture unveiled in Budapest

Budapest, July 16 (MTI) – An 8 tonne steel sculpture by renowned French contemporary artist Bernar Venet was unveiled in central Budapest on Thursday. Arcs in […]
30/06/2015

PABLO PICASSO’S ART OVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

With this fantastic idea the masterpiece of British car Range Rover Evoque demonstrates the fusion of automobile design with Pablo Picasso’s art, Picasso – the well-known […]
25/06/2015

Hotel Gellert names suite after cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond

Budapest, June 25 (MTI) – Budapest’s Hotel Gellert has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hirlap reported on Thursday. During the spa […]
25/06/2015

The most beautiful film about Pannonhalma so far – VIDEO

Fantastic pictures and catchy thoughts on the town built to the hill, on beauty and peace, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu said. What is actually a monastery? It’s the meeting […]
23/06/2015

Such was the Night of Museums

Several hundreds of people attended the Night of Museums this year too. Most of the museums were waiting for the visitors with unusual guided tours and […]
16/06/2015

Hungarian girl’s photo exhibited in the Louvre

Flóra Borsi’s photo soon will be seen in one of the most famous museums of the world. The 22-year-old photographer shared the good news on Facebook […]
16/06/2015

Cabinet office moves to list another Munkacsy painting

Budapest (MTI) – Plans are afoot to include Mihaly Munkacsy’s state-owned painting Christ before Pilate on a list of protected artworks. Related article: Artwork on loan […]
15/06/2015

Artwork on loan to Hungary safe, says heritage authority

Budapest (MTI) – Art objects borrowed from abroad to be displayed in Hungary are under “strict protection” ensured by relevant laws, the Forster Centre, Hungary’s cultural […]
12/06/2015

Weekend Program Guide

Refreshing outdoor events with alcohol from Szeged to Villany – intervened Budapest, where we can find programs about responsible alcohol consumption and to comply with the […]
12/06/2015

Lazar: Action over Munkacsy “not too sportsmanlike” but in national interest

Budapest (MTI) – Whereas it was “not the most sportsmanlike” to decree that Munkacsy’s Golgota privately owned painting should be placed on a national list of […]
10/06/2015

Hungary launches procedure to list Munkacsy masterpiece

Budapest (MTI) – The cabinet office has initiated a procedure to prevent Mihaly Munkacsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from being permanently removed from the country. “With the […]
09/06/2015

Miklos Ybl, the somewhat-forgotten father of Budapest

Miklos Ybl is a name which is known by quite a number of people. It’s known that he is an architect who created a couple of […]
06/06/2015

Viktor Orban and his son appeared in a 138-year-old Spanish painting

Francisco Pradilla Ortiz painted in his picture, which is called Joanna the Mad (1877) the Prime Minister and his son. In the picture, Joanna of Castille […]
03/06/2015

State seeks to buy last of Munkacsy trilogy for USD 6 m

Budapest, June 3 (MTI) – The National Bank of Hungary has said it is prepared to pay 6 million US dollars to acquire Mihaly Munkacsy’s monumental […]
17/05/2015

Hungarian folk song sung around the world – VIDEO

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, Palace of Arts organizes an international choral festival. They asked the invited groups to cover the Hungarian folk song Tavaszi szel vizet araszt […]
15/05/2015

May Festival of Museums focuses on C20th

Budapest (MTI) – Events and personalities of the C20th will be in focus at the 20th May Festival of Museums in the Hungarian National Museum at […]
13/05/2015

Munkacsy’s Christ trilogy reunited in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – Hungarian painter Mihaly Munkacsy’s famous Christ Trilogy was reunited in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, after Christ before Pilate (1881) arrived in the city’s […]
12/05/2015

Britain’s Got Talent – Hungarian folk dancers’ success – VIDEO

According to alfahir.hu, Britain’s Got Talent jury and audience were impressed by the performance of the Hungarian Fricska Dance Group. It is not the first time […]
29/04/2015

Design furniture for the fraction of the real price

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) realized a huge and very simple idea in collaboration with the Furniture Association (Butorszovetseg) and Hungexpo. The furniture and […]
28/04/2015

Chagall exhibition opens in Pécs

Budapest (MTI) – An exhibition featuring 148 of Marc Chagall’s lithographs and sketches opened in southern Hungary’s Pecs on Monday. The exhibition presents 40 lithographs on […]