Culture

Art

District VII Street Art: When Walls Come to Life

No matter how many times I stroll around Budapest’s Jewish Quarter, District VII, it seems a mural I’ve never spotted...

Culture

Forward-thinking National Film Institute Pioneers Greater Industry Access

While it’s certainly true that a career in film can be exciting, creatively satisfying and lucrative, it’s a tough industry...

Awards

A Night of Celebration at the Expat CEO Gala – Video Highlights

For more than a decade, the BBJ has proudly hosted the Expat CEO Gala—an exclusive event recognizing the int'l business...

Awards

Hungarian PerformanceBus Drives Away With European Arts Award

A traveling bus initiative by Budapest’s Trafó House of Contemporary Arts to encourage artistic encounters and create more access to...

Awards

Ana Maria Vargas Wins BBJ Expat CEO Award 2025

Ana Maria Vargas took home the Expat CEO Award 2025 at the BBJ’s 11th annual CEO Gala held on Mar....

Awards

United Way Hungary Honored for Reading Initiative at Glamour Gala

United Way Hungary received the Heroes of the Year Award at this year’s Glamour Gala for its impactful “United Way...

Art

Hungarian Moviegoers Prioritize Genre, Trailers, and Cast When Choosing Films

Hungarian audiences primarily select films based on genre, cast, and trailers rather than prioritizing awards or critical recognition, according to...

History

National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

Art

‘Sex and the City’ Author Candace Bushnell to Bring One-Woman Show to Budapest in March

Candace Bushnell, the bestselling author and creator of Sex and the City, is set to present her one-woman show True...

Museums

Museum of Fine Arts to Show Chinese Terracotta Army, Blake, Master MS

The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest will present this year exhibitions featuring the Chinese Terracotta Army, the work of...

Awards

Expat CEO, CEO Community Award Shortlists Announced

A select group of business and diplomatic leaders were given a sneak-peak on Feb. 18 of the candidates for the...

Awards

QS Int’l Trade Rankings 2025: Corvinus Executive MBA Ranked in the World’s Top 20

This year, a Hungarian university has made it onto the International Trade Rankings compiled by QS. The Executive MBA program...

Awards

Kempinski Hotel Corvinus BP Named 4-Star Hotel in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Awards

Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) announced its 2025 Star Awards, with Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest earning a new FTG Four-Star award,...

Awards

Hungarian-born George Szirtes Receives U.K.’s Gold Medal for Poetry

Hungarian-born British poet George Szirtes has been awarded His Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry for 2024 by the United Kingdom’s...

Art

The Brutalist Movement: Architecture, Hype and the Movie

Trundling toward Christmas last year, I started to see references to brutalist architecture in the U.S. and U.K. media. I...

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...