David Holzer

Culture

Budapest’s Best Guidebook Back in Print Soon

A new edition of András Török’s updated cult book “Budapest. A Critical Guide” is due to be published in November...

Music

Groundbreaking Qatsi Films and Music at Müpa

Split across Sep. 23-24, the first and last installments of the Qatsi Trilogy of films by U.S. director Godfrey Reggio...

Art

Celebrating 110 Years of Hungarian Animation

Between Sep. 17 and 22, the seventh annual Budapest Classics Film Marathon will celebrate 110 years of Hungarian animation. I...

Art

House of Music Hungary 1st Port of Call for Traveling ‘Divas & Icons’ Show

Hugely popular when it was first shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the “Divas & Icons” exhibition will...

In Budapest

Budapest’s Lufiland Experience Pumps up Balloon Art

At Budapest’s BOK hall until the middle of August, Lufiland is the work of world-famous Dutch balloon master Guido Verhoef,...

In Hungary

Hungarian Film Industry Continues Punching Above its Weight

On the eve of the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival, MOZ.GO (June 12-15), I spoke with Csaba Káel, Government Commissioner for...

Art

Hungarian Photographers in America at the Museum of Fine Arts

If you’re interested in Hungarian photography, you’ll probably be familiar with the names of André Kertész or Robert Capa. But...

Analysis

Grappling With the Mysteries of the Hungarian Language

I’m constantly reminded how little I know of or about the magnificent language that is Hungarian. But, while I doubt...

Interview

Being ‘Larry:’ an interview with Actor Bennett Vilmányi

I came across the Hungarian movie “Larry” when, tired of watching formulaic three-act Hollywood movies or clever-clever TV series on...

History

Rubik’s Cube at 50: It’s a Numbers Game

With around 500 million sold, Rubik’s Cube is the world’s bestselling puzzle game and toy. It’s claimed that one in...

Art

Hallyu Hungary: How This Country Embraced the Korean Cultural Wave

I had assumed that the Korean Cultural Center, an oasis of elegant tranquility on the Buda side a short walk...

In Budapest

Connecting Budapest’s Expat Literary Community: Panel Magazine

These days, when we read so much online that all too often lacks any sense of local identity, it’s a...

Art

Hungarian Art & Business: 1 Year On

Growing its collection of significant Hungarian artists, acquiring work by heavyweight international names, and being visited by a growing number...

Social

Turkish Writer and Instructor Jale Elhadef on Life in Budapest

Budapest is the adopted home of an increasing number of foreigners who have decided to take a chance on living...

Art

Hungarian Computer Art Pioneer Vera Molnár Honored at Müpa

Hungarian-born artist Vera Molnár, a pioneer of computer and algorithmic visual art, passed away in December 2023 aged 99. She...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

Culture

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

In Hungary

Beyond Budapest: Szeged, ‘City of Sunshine’

Much as I am happy when I meet people who tell me, “We went to Hungary, we loved Budapest,” I’m...

Art

120th Anniversary of Hungarian Artist Vasarely’s Birth Celebrated

Vasarely 120 at Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, which closes on Aug. 16, is the first large-scale retrospective of one...

Art

drMáriás on What ‘Petflix’ Means for his Art

A young Hungarian friend of mine recently used the ingenious “Petflix” to describe her and her friends’ fascination with this...

Music

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Art

Optimism and Dystopia: The Black Mirror at the Ludwig Museum

I had been resisting schlepping to the Ludwig Museum. The name conjured up images of a fustian pile filled with...

Music

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Culture

Hungary’s Bud Spencer Worship is Deep Rooted and Still Full of Beans

Wandering through our local supermarket, I couldn’t help but smile and be more than a little curious when I spotted...

Culture

Hungarian Musical Living Legend György Kurtág Honored at 100

The 100th birthday of the great Hungarian composer, György Kurtág, on Feb. 19 was celebrated with a festival of his...

Budapest

If March is Here, Then Spring has Sprung in Budapest

The great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald may have sung of the delights of April in Paris, but, for me, March...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

Beyond Budapest: Szeged, ‘City of Sunshine’

Much as I am happy when I meet people who tell me, “We went to Hungary, we loved Budapest,” I’m...

120th Anniversary of Hungarian Artist Vasarely’s Birth Celebrated

Vasarely 120 at Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, which closes on Aug. 16, is the first large-scale retrospective of one...

drMáriás on What ‘Petflix’ Means for his Art

A young Hungarian friend of mine recently used the ingenious “Petflix” to describe her and her friends’ fascination with this...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Mákos Pite and Red Dope

It’s spring, and the poppies of Hungary are blooming in the field. Sitting outside a café in Szeged, I’m munching...

Optimism and Dystopia: The Black Mirror at the Ludwig Museum

I had been resisting schlepping to the Ludwig Museum. The name conjured up images of a fustian pile filled with...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Hungary’s Bud Spencer Worship is Deep Rooted and Still Full of Beans

Wandering through our local supermarket, I couldn’t help but smile and be more than a little curious when I spotted...

Hungarian Musical Living Legend György Kurtág Honored at 100

The 100th birthday of the great Hungarian composer, György Kurtág, on Feb. 19 was celebrated with a festival of his...

If March is Here, Then Spring has Sprung in Budapest

The great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald may have sung of the delights of April in Paris, but, for me, March...

Hungarian Animated Classic ‘The Tragedy of Man’ Released on Blu-Ray

Marcell Jankovics’ extraordinary, animated feature-length version of Imre Madách’s 1861 play “The Tragedy of Man” is the most ambitious Hungarian...

Art Quarter Budapest: An Oasis of Artistic Freedom

I found out about Art Quarter Budapest by a circuitous route that began with me reading about the Hungarian noise...