Culture

Art

New Chapter Opens in Hungarian Film Production

Hungary saw the inauguration of the United Illusions Virtual Production Studio on Jan. 16, the first of its kind in...

Culture

Orbán Opens New Film Studio Complex Near Budapest

Film is art and industry at the same time, and while the art form is free, the film industry requires...

Culture

Mátészalka Ready to Host Jeanne d’Arc Statue Unwelcome in Nice

Mátészalka, in Hungary's north-east, has offered to be home to a statue of Jeanne d'Arc, which is to be removed...

Art

David S Sutherland’s Flabbergast Exhibition Coming to Nyitott Galéria

Nyitott Galéria will soon host Flabbergast, an exhibition of paintings, assemblages, and works on paper by artist David S Sutherland,...

Culture

Obituaries

Culture

Dipping a toe into Hungarian Literature for 2025

Up until New Year’s Day, I’d only dipped the tip of my littlest toe into the bracing waters of Hungarian...

Culture

The Budapest Business Journal Wish List for 2025

For the eighth consecutive year, Kester Eddy has gathered an eclectic mix of voices, including some that tend to get...

Awards

U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Pressman to be Awarded Wesley Prize 

U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman will be awarded the Wesley Prize on Wednesday, January 8 by the John Wesley...

Art

Hungarian Artist Gabriella Kiss and the new Surrealism

When Buda-based artist Gabriella Kiss began painting in a Surrealist style around 10 years ago, it raised eyebrows. With the...

Culture

The Bookshop-Café Tucked Away in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter

It’s early afternoon, and there are maybe a dozen people variously sipping coffee, reading or hanging out on laptops in...

Culture

Holiday Reads for Your Inner Hungarophile

A long-time reporter on business and life in Hungary, Kester Eddy offers three mini-reviews of books on or associated with...

Art

Ludwig Celebrates 35th Birthday With Focus on Women Artists

Women’s Quota 01 at the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art presents for the first time work from its collection by...

Museums

Murder Mystery Game Awaits at Keszthely’s Historic Festetics Palace

Starting this fall, NÖF Nonprofit invites visitors to an interactive mystery adventure at the Festetics Palace in Keszthely. The Castle...

Awards

Schoenherr Wins Best Law Firm of the Year at 2024 CIJ Awards Hungary

Schoenherr has won Best Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 CIJ Awards Hungary gala in Budapest, the company...

Awards

International Professional Recognition for Sziget CEO

Professionals who have made a significant impact on the international music industry have been honoured with the 'Impact International: EU/UK'...

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...