David Holzer

In Budapest

Understanding Hungarian Pop Music: Then and Now

“They Wrote the Song for Us!” is a temporary exhibition at the House of Music, Hungary. It explores what it...

In Budapest

Budapest Space Aims to be Art and Business Hub

Supported by the newly merged Hungarian MBH Bank and its Foundation for Arts, Hungarian Art & Business (HAB), which opens...

In Budapest

Petőfi Cultural Agency: Shining the Spotlight on Hungarian Literature

Like all avid readers, I’m happy wandering around any bookshop in the world, even if I can’t read the language...

In Hungary

Veszprém, Balaton Shine as European Capital of Culture Program Accelerates

In March 2019, the city of Veszprém, just north of Lake Balaton, was made a European Capital of Culture (ECoC)...

In Budapest

Salvador Dalí in Budapest: Limitless or Uninspired?

Salvador Dalí professed to be delighted when his work or behavior provoked a powerful response. It didn’t matter whether it...

Music

U.S. Jazz Singer-songwriter Lizz Wright on the Power of Music

When she kicks off Jazzfest Budapest 2023, Lizz Wright will be setting an impressively high standard of musical excellence. In...

Music

On a Mission to Promote Jazz in Hungary

On April 26, the 2023 edition of Jazzfest Budapest kicks off with an appearance by smoky-voiced American jazz and gospel...

Analysis

Hungarian Food Bank’s Work More Vital Than Ever

Hungary is suffering a record increase in food prices of around 50%. Inevitably, this is hitting the most vulnerable hardest....

In Budapest

Müpa at the Heart of Culture in Budapest

Idly looking around online for things of a cultural bent to do in the capital, I landed on the Müpa...

Music

First Time Release Outside Hungary for Cult 1973 Zalatnay Album

Since it was first discovered in the West around 2007, Sarolta Zalatnay’s 1973 album “Hadd Mondjam El” (“Let Me Tell...

In Budapest

Celebrating Széchenyi Thermal Bath and Hungarian Spa Culture

The Széchenyi Thermal Bath has been voted among the best in Europe by the British newspaper website Mirror.co.uk. That accolade...

Art

Discover Symbolist and Poet Gyula Tichy at the Hungarian National Gallery

The exhibition of work by Hungarian painter-poet Gyula Tichy at the Hungarian National Gallery (MNG) in Budapest, entitled “The Master...

Art

Yoko Ono at Hungarian National Museum: Cynical or Sincere?

“War Is Over! If You Want It: Tribute to Yoko Ono,” the publicity line broadcasts. But the exhibition of the...

Retail

Christmas Shopping in Budapest: It’s not About the Shopping

There are two ways to approach a day’s Christmas shopping in Budapest. You can plan it as if it were...

Interview

Air France-KLM GM: ‘Look Beyond Price, Focus on Choice’

In August 2022, Bas ‘t Hooft, general manager of Alps and Central Europe for Air France-KLM, touched down in Budapest...

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...