Washington has embraced Hungarian folk culture

Washington has embraced Hungarian folk culture, which is capable of innovation, colourful and traditional yet modern – said Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics this Tuesday in Budapest at the premiere of the documentary ‘Hungarian Fence’, dealing with Hungary’s status as guest of honour at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington last year.

As the Deputy Prime Minister stressed it, “I think we were able to show Washington such a Hungary which is as colourful and just as modern as the United States. Moreover, we were able to show that any stereotypical sneering of this region and its related nations and nationalities is a fatal error”.

Pál Hatos, General Director of the Balassi Institute emphasized before the screening that the special guest status of Hungary was both a milestone in Hungarian cultural diplomacy and Hungarian presence in Washington as well.