David Holzer

Art

El Greco at the Museum of Fine Arts: Unexpectedly Transformative

Walking up the steps to the entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts in Heroes Square to visit the El...

Music

Half-Hungarian, Half-Japanese, Thoroughly Entertaining: Miki Berenyi

I’m a sucker for books by rock and rollers and have become obsessed with reading about famous people with a...

Social

The Dragon Boating Life of the GM of Budapest’s New York Palace Hotel

As he quietly goes about his high-powered work, making sure everything at Budapest’s luxurious Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel...

Art

‘The Eastern Beat’ and Budapest’s Art Scene

Back in 1989, after communism collapsed, Budapest was a paradise for expat artists trying to survive on a shoestring. I’ve...

In Budapest

Black Ukrainian Refugee Fashion Designer Welcomed in Budapest

For Eno Enyieokpon, the upheaval caused by the war in Ukraine is the latest in a series of challenges on...

Music

Mörk: Hungarian Psychedelic Soul Finds International Audience

Don’t quote me on this, but Mörk might be the first ever Hungarian band to be mentioned on the U.K....

Art

Matisse Masterpieces Offer Another Fine Arts Exhibition in Budapest

Henri Matisse: The Color of Ideas, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris runs until Oct. 16, 2022 at the marvelous...

In Budapest

Celebrating the Return of the Sziget Festival

After a COVID-enforced two-year break, a nondescript island in the Danube downriver from the heart of Budapest will once again...

History

Unraveling Ulysses’ Hungarian Connection

When the news was announced on June 16 that Hungary was to be part of Ulysses: A European Odyssey, a...

Art

From Charming Budapest Art Deco to the Social Surgery of drMáriás

Wandering around the superb Budapest Art Deco. Posters. Lifestyle and the City (1925-1938) exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery I...

Music

Looking Forward to Saucerful of Secrets at Budapest Park

On May 30, Saucerful of Secrets was due to play Budapest Park. Formed in 2018 purely to perform Pink Floyd’s...

Music

Celebrating Another Hungarian Record Store Day

Budapest vinyl collectors like me have already enjoyed one Record Store Day (RSD) this year, back in April. We have...

In Budapest

Wham! Blam! Pow! 1st Budapest Comic Con off the Drawing Board

Budapest will host what I believe is its first comic convention, comic-con for short, on June 11 and 12, joining...

Art

Groundbreaking Bosch Exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts

“Between Hell and Paradise. The Enigmatic World of Hieronymus Bosch” is an exhibition of work by the Dutch painter who...

Art

Life’s A Beach, Even in Hungary: Martin Parr at the Budapest Photo Festival

British photographer Martin Parr, whose “Life’s A Beach” show at Műcsarnok on Heroes Square in Budapest is the must-see exhibition...

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...