57 result(s) for medieval in Community & Culture
'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 29 Dec 2023 4:09 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The largest museum collection of winged altars, panel paintings and wooden sculptures from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Mikulás: Saint Nicholas’s Day Traditions In Hungary On 6 December
- 6 Dec 2023 2:04 PM
- community & culture
According to Hungarian custom it is Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) who comes bearing gifts for children on his name day, December 6th.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Expat Explainer: Why Do Hungarians Call Themselves Magyars?
- 23 May 2023 5:55 AM
- community & culture
By Peterjon Cresswell for XpatLoop. To understand why Hungarians call themselves Magyars, we must travel back in time to the era of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 8.
- 23 Jan 2023 7:52 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
Xploring Budapest: National Gallery - Local & International Masterpieces
- 5 Jan 2023 1:23 PM
- community & culture
The Hungarian National Gallery in the Buda Castle is the largest public collection of Hungarian fine art, with a great history and lots to discover, as short video below shows.
'Jewish Cultural Festival' in Budapest, 6 - 12 September
- 31 Aug 2022 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The 24th Jewish Cultural Festival will be held at seven venues in Budapest this year, under the slogan “Tuned to joie de vivre”.
'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 29 Dec 2023 4:09 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The largest museum collection of winged altars, panel paintings and wooden sculptures from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Mikulás: Saint Nicholas’s Day Traditions In Hungary On 6 December
- 6 Dec 2023 2:04 PM
- community & culture
According to Hungarian custom it is Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) who comes bearing gifts for children on his name day, December 6th.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Expat Explainer: Why Do Hungarians Call Themselves Magyars?
- 23 May 2023 5:55 AM
- community & culture
By Peterjon Cresswell for XpatLoop. To understand why Hungarians call themselves Magyars, we must travel back in time to the era of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 8.
- 23 Jan 2023 7:52 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
Xploring Budapest: National Gallery - Local & International Masterpieces
- 5 Jan 2023 1:23 PM
- community & culture
The Hungarian National Gallery in the Buda Castle is the largest public collection of Hungarian fine art, with a great history and lots to discover, as short video below shows.
'Jewish Cultural Festival' in Budapest, 6 - 12 September
- 31 Aug 2022 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The 24th Jewish Cultural Festival will be held at seven venues in Budapest this year, under the slogan “Tuned to joie de vivre”.