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Orbán Congratulates Jimmy Carter on 100th Birthday

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday in a letter on Tuesday, the...

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Budapest Airport Prepares for Ferenc Liszt International’s 75th Birthday

This year’s travel season is still in full swing, but behind-the-scenes planning for next year is already well underway at...

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Relaxing in the Former, Historic Home of the Tiszas

The newly restored Tisza Castle in Geszt is drawing attention, as the site reveals many valuable and intriguing secrets of...

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Renewed Tisza Castle in Geszt Could Become Historical Pilgrimage Site

The former home of the Tisza family in Geszt has opened its doors, featuring a permanent exhibition that authentically showcases...

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White Rabbit Plays Key Role in Faber-Castell’s Grundgesetz Anniversary Campaign

In June 2024, a unique campaign emerged, blending history with cutting-edge technology to honor the 75th anniversary of the German...

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1990s Hungary Inspires Debut Novel ‘Ilona Gets a Phone’

Irish-American Alison Langley’s debut novel tells how Hungarians struggled with the social and economic upheavals triggered by the collapse of...

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Rubik’s Cube at 50: It’s a Numbers Game

With around 500 million sold, Rubik’s Cube is the world’s bestselling puzzle game and toy. It’s claimed that one in...

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Reconstruction of Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob Complete

The renovation of the Andássy Castle in Tiszadob, one of the country's most impressive historical buildings, has been completed....

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Modern Times: You Can’t Tell a Book by its Cover, nor its Bland Title

War is awful; this is almost a truism, but that doesn’t make it any less terrible. As YouTube videos of...

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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...

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Landmark Budapest Dept Store to Reopen After HUF 8 bln Renovation

The Corvin Áruház, an almost 100-year-old department store in the heart of the capital, will re-open, after a HUF 8...

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Sümeg Castle Reopens

The Sümeg Castle, located in Veszprém county, has opened its doors with renewed spaces and an expanded exhibition after three...

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Kinizsi Castle Reopens in Nagyvázsony

The Kinizsi Castle in Nagyvázsony has reopened after three years of renovation work and is now open to both domestic...

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Unraveling Ulysses’ Hungarian Connection

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

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Phone books phased out in Hungary

Hungary will no longer require telecommunications companies to print telephone books as a public service, the National Media and Infocommunications...

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Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

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Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

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Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

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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...

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House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...

More Than 200 WWII Explosives Found at Budapest Construction Site

Bomb disposal specialists recovered more than 200 World War II explosive devices and fragments at a construction site on Üllői...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Secret Service Files on November 4

Hungary’s government will make communist-era secret service documents public on Nov. 4, fulfilling one of the ruling Tisza Party’s main...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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...

Hungary to Release Some Communist-era Secret Service Files on Oct. 22

Some secret service files from Hungary’s Communist regime will be made public from Oct. 22, the eve of the 70th...

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...

Budapest’s Renewed Citadella Reopening This Week

Budapest's Citadella will reopen to visitors on March 28 after a multiyear restoration that has transformed the deteriorating fortress into...

Budapest’s Citadella to Reopen after 4‑Year Restoration

The historic Citadella atop Gellért Hill in Budapest has undergone a comprehensive four‑year renovation and is set to reopen to...

Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

Ralph Brewster: the Would-be American who Couch-surfed WW2 Budapest

What existed on the plot now occupied by the Mammut 2 shopping mall on Margit krt? Who was Aladár Rácz?...

Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

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...

House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...