Culture

History

Esterházy Castle in Fertőd Undergoes Spectacular Renovation

Eszterháza Kulturális Kutató- és Fesztiválközpont Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. held a press tour on the renewed grounds of the Esterházy Castle...

Awards

Winners of This Year’s BeneFit Prize Announced

The winners of this year's beneFit Prize competition, recognizing firms that care about employee satisfaction and take the physical, mental,...

Awards

2023 Atlas Award to be Presented on Nov. 7

The third addition of the Atlas Award, organized by the ITL Group, will be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at...

Awards

Giacomo Pedranzini Wins Atlas Award 2023

Giacomo Pedranzini took home this year's Atlas Award, established by ITL Group with the objective of recognizing accomplished business personalities...

Art

Photographs of Amazon Tribe at Museum of Ethnography

The press release for the Museum of Ethnography’s exhibition of Claudia Andujar’s work describes her as a “Hungarian-origin female photographer.”...

Awards

Semmelweis Uni Wins Global Student Satisfaction Award

Semmelweis University in Budapest has been named winner of the Quality of Student Life category in the 2023 Global Student...

Awards

Leaders Honored at 2023 ‘For a Sustainable Future’ Awards

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH) celebrated significant progress in corporate sustainability at the 2023 “For a...

Awards

Andersen Gives Best Tax Advice in Hungary for 3rd Year in Row

As in the previous two years, Andersen Tax LLC is the best-performing Hungarian tax advisor, according to the assessment of...

Museums

Celebrating a Dynasty With a Once Banned, now Widely Recognized Name

The Dreher Museum in Kőbánya documents both the history of beer and Hungary’s most famous brewing family....

Museums

Museum of Fine Art’s Renoir Show Draws Close to 50,000 Visitors

The Museum of Fine Art's exhibition of work by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the French painter instrumental in developing the Impressionist style,...

Art

Madame Tussauds Budapest Welcomes David Beckham Wax Figure

Madame Tussauds Budapest is joined by a wax figure of one of the world's most famous athletes, fashion icons, and...

Awards

President Novák: Nobel Prize Winners a ‘Great Honor’ for Hungary

The two Nobel Prizes won earlier this month by Hungarian scientists Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz, respectively, are a "great...

Awards

BeneFit Prize Honoring Firms Embracing Employee Well-being

Applications are now open for the beneFit prize, which is aimed at recognizing companies that care about employee satisfaction and...

Art

Viewing Renoir: A Different Kind of Challenge

It can be fun to go to an exhibition by an artist you know little about or, in some cases,...

Awards

Sauska Awarded at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Champs

Sauska sparkling wines returned home with multiple medals from the 10th Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships....

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

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

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...

Culture

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

Culture

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

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...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum Reopens With Free Admission as Review Continues

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum has reopened while a review of its exhibition continues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Why More Families Choose the DSB Preparatory Class

A successful start to school begins with the right foundation. At the Deutsche Schule Budapest (DSB), children can join the...

House of Terror Museum to Close Temporarily as Tarr Dismisses Director Mária Schmidt

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum will close temporarily for a clarification of rights issues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Westend Wins Green Investment Award for EUR 10 mln Sustainability Upgrade

Westend Shopping Center has won the Green Investment of the Year award at this year’s Green Awards, for a EUR...

Hungary Selects Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ as Oscar Entry

Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, will represent Hungary in the int'l feature film category at the 99th...

Rural Entrepreneurs Awards Return as SMEs Outside Budapest Employ Nearly 1 mln

Nearly 300,000 MSMEs outside Budapest employ almost 1 mln people and generated HUF 38.9 tln in net revenue in 2025,...

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...

United States Named Guest of Honor at Hungary’s 40th Festival of Folk Arts

The United States will serve as guest of honor at Hungary’s 40th annual Festival of Folk Arts, to be held...

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...