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Hungarian Art & Business: 1 Year On

Growing its collection of significant Hungarian artists, acquiring work by heavyweight international names, and being visited by a growing number...

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Rippl-Rónai Work, Unseen for Decades, Featured at Art and Antique Fair

A masterpiece by József Rippl-Rónai (1867-1927), unseen for almost 80 years, was the centerpiece of this year’s sixth Art and...

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Buildings Tell Tales: Budapest’s Hidden Architectural Heritage

An “underground” pub exhibition highlights a Swiss-Hungarian photographer’s passion for Budapest’s classical housing blocks....

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Hungarian Computer Art Pioneer Vera Molnár Honored at Müpa

Hungarian-born artist Vera Molnár, a pioneer of computer and algorithmic visual art, passed away in December 2023 aged 99. She...

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Van Gogh’s World Reimagined in Immersive Exhibition

The BOK Sportshall is hosting a groundbreaking exhibition, “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience,” marking an innovative approach to art presentation....

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GZÏ Art Gallery Bringing Splash of Color and French Elegance to Budapest

Open for a year, Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia’s GZÏ Art Gallery in District VI is livening up the Budapest art scene with...

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Urban Verbunk Blending AI, Folk Dance in New Production

Urban Verbunk’s latest production entitled "Don't Lie to the Planet" is a performance based on an innovative performing arts concept...

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Rock Opera to Launch Margaret Island Theater Season

The Margitszigeti Színház (Margaret Island Theater) will open its 2024 season with a day-long family program on Sunday, May 19,...

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Ernie Kovacs, the Groundbreaking U.S. Comedian with Hungarian Parents

Born in the United States to Hungarian parents, Ernie Kovacs is perhaps the most influential comedian with roots in this...

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Françoise Gilot Exhibition Opens in Country she Loved

As “Rising Phoenix,” the most comprehensive European exhibition of the work of the artist Françoise Gilot to date, opens at...

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20 Years Raising the Profile of Hungarian Poetry

As Hungarian poetry and translation initiative Converging Lines celebrates its 20th anniversary, I spoke to two of the co-founders: David...

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Hungarian Horizons Auction Featuring Best of Contemporary Art

As part of the "Hungarian Horizons: Best of Best" online contemporary art auction, lasting until November 24, people can bid...

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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.”...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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József Kordás Returns With New Gallery Near Ráday Utca

Budapest has a new gallery, dedicated to the work of the painter József Kordás. After nearly two decades of self-imposed...

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New Book Collates Visual Diaries of Budapest and More

“Budapest Safari,” a brand new anthology of images of the capital city and other places from travels by the Hungary-based...

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Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

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Robert Berény Masterpiece Sells for HUF 38 mln at Fall Auction

The autumn auction at Judit Virág Gallery saw record sales of Hungarian modernist masterpieces, confirming the enduring strength of the...

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The Art of Life in Sultry Budapest

This year's Art Nouveau exhibition entitled “Art of Life” at the splendid Hungarian National Gallery is the sequel to its...

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...

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...

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...

Film Industry Kick off Reform Drive to Reshape Hungary’s Film Funding

More than 80 film professionals and organisations have launched Filmreform, a campaign demanding real professional input into Hungary's film financing...

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...

Béla Tarr, Acclaimed Hungarian Filmmaker, Dies Aged 70

Béla Tarr, the renowned Hungarian filmmaker, died on Tuesday at the age of 70, Bence Fliegauf, a film-director colleague, announced...

József Kordás Returns With New Gallery Near Ráday Utca

Budapest has a new gallery, dedicated to the work of the painter József Kordás. After nearly two decades of self-imposed...

New Book Collates Visual Diaries of Budapest and More

“Budapest Safari,” a brand new anthology of images of the capital city and other places from travels by the Hungary-based...

Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

Encountering the Spiritual on Andrássy

William Blake's “The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy” and Júlia Eszter Kuzma’s “Bestial Sanctum” may have been made centuries apart and...

Robert Berény Masterpiece Sells for HUF 38 mln at Fall Auction

The autumn auction at Judit Virág Gallery saw record sales of Hungarian modernist masterpieces, confirming the enduring strength of the...

Budapest Film Fest Salutes the Hungarian ‘Hollywood Animal’

From Sep. 16-21, five films by legendary Hungarian-American screenwriter Joe Eszterhas are being shown as part of the Budapest Classic...

The Art of Life in Sultry Budapest

This year's Art Nouveau exhibition entitled “Art of Life” at the splendid Hungarian National Gallery is the sequel to its...