123 result(s) for pecs in Community & Culture
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest To Offer Music, Theatre From Late August
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The annual Jewish Cultural Festival will offer a wide selection of music and theatre in Budapest, Pécs and Szombathely between August 30 and September 6 this year. The organisers said that the 18th Jewish Cultural Festival will present klezmer, classical music, folk, jazz, rock and blues concerts as well as independent theatre performances.
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Giant Croatian Easter Egg Exhibited In Pécs
- 2 Apr 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
The extraordinary, two-metre attraction was erected in Pécs’s central Széchenyi tér. Similar giant Easter eggs have been made by craftsmen in Croatia’s Koprivnica-Križevci County, on the border with Hungary, since 2007 and the project has now become part of the region’s cultural heritage.
Chagall Exhibition To Open In Pécs, Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition featuring 148 of Marc Chagall’s lithographs and sketches will open in southern Hungary’s Pécs on April 26 and run until Oct. 31, an organiser said.
Confucius Institute Planned For Hungarian City Pécs
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A Confucius Institute will open in Pécs next spring to study and develop traditional Chinese medicine, the University of Pécs announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Budapest Jewish Summer Festival With Focus On Holocaust 70th Anniversary
- 4 Sep 2014 4:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Jewish Summer Festival held until Sept. 7 features music, literature, theatre, film and fine art, with a focus on the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust. Some 30 productions with more than 500 contributors at more than ten venues are featured in the week-long festival. In addition to Budapest, events are held in Gyöngyös, Pécs and Veszprém.
Depardieu To Recite Syrian Poems In Budapest On 1 September
- 28 Aug 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
French actor Gerard Depardieu and blues singer Hobo will recite poems by Syrian poet Adonis at a literary evening in Budapest on September 1.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest To Offer Music, Theatre From Late August
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The annual Jewish Cultural Festival will offer a wide selection of music and theatre in Budapest, Pécs and Szombathely between August 30 and September 6 this year. The organisers said that the 18th Jewish Cultural Festival will present klezmer, classical music, folk, jazz, rock and blues concerts as well as independent theatre performances.
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Giant Croatian Easter Egg Exhibited In Pécs
- 2 Apr 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
The extraordinary, two-metre attraction was erected in Pécs’s central Széchenyi tér. Similar giant Easter eggs have been made by craftsmen in Croatia’s Koprivnica-Križevci County, on the border with Hungary, since 2007 and the project has now become part of the region’s cultural heritage.
Chagall Exhibition To Open In Pécs, Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition featuring 148 of Marc Chagall’s lithographs and sketches will open in southern Hungary’s Pécs on April 26 and run until Oct. 31, an organiser said.
Confucius Institute Planned For Hungarian City Pécs
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A Confucius Institute will open in Pécs next spring to study and develop traditional Chinese medicine, the University of Pécs announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Budapest Jewish Summer Festival With Focus On Holocaust 70th Anniversary
- 4 Sep 2014 4:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Jewish Summer Festival held until Sept. 7 features music, literature, theatre, film and fine art, with a focus on the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust. Some 30 productions with more than 500 contributors at more than ten venues are featured in the week-long festival. In addition to Budapest, events are held in Gyöngyös, Pécs and Veszprém.
Depardieu To Recite Syrian Poems In Budapest On 1 September
- 28 Aug 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
French actor Gerard Depardieu and blues singer Hobo will recite poems by Syrian poet Adonis at a literary evening in Budapest on September 1.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...