114 result(s) for preserve in Community & Culture
Hundreds Of Thousands Celebrated The Anniversary Of The Foundation Of The State In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the evening of 20 August, the day that marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State, more than half a million people watched the ceremonial fireworks display held on the Danube Banks. The ceremonial events attracted much attention and were held in high spirits; thousands of tourists were able to share the festive atmosphere of one of Hungary’s greatest national holidays.
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.
Now On: 'Internal Landscapes', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We rarely meet representations of the countryside amongst the monuments of antique art preserved to us, and there are practically no landscape pictures in the modern sense of the term. There is, however, one sphere in which landscape elements play an essential role: the decorative art of the first two centuries of the Roman imperial period.
Invitation: Easter Merriment In Budapest Royal Castle, 7 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This three day event reflects on the heritage of centuries: Easter traditions and customs, Kids’ events, arts and crafts fair, Hungarian food-fair, folk dance ensembles, concerts featuring Márta Sebestyén, Ági Szalóki, Ghymes, Kolompos, Gryllus and many more.
Invitation: Easter Festival In Hollókő, 8 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Easter is a two-day holiday in Hungary, celebrated with great fanfare and religious fervor. This year the whole village of Hollókő will celebrate Easter from early in the morning in ornamented folk clothes. There will be traditional water pouring, egg painting and Hungarian dishes. Also there will be a full-day of folklore programmes, a display of folk arts and crafts for purchase, artisan ...
Now On: Transylvanian Churches Exhibition, Museum of Ethnography
- 12 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"The works exhibited show important sites of our built heritage, Calvinist, Roman Catholic, Unitarian, Greek Catholic, Orthodox, churches and bell towers from multiethnic and multidenominational Transylvania. The watercolours, pen drawings, pencil drawings, interior and exterior photographs made between 1880 and 1920 used the means of documentation and art to represent not only the sacral ...
Hungarian Folk Art, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest, Shown Now
- 8 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"There are probably still a great many people whose pulses quicken at the mention of "folk art", as even today, the collection and use of such objects - whether actual antiques, or contemporary pieces produced to preserve traditional culture - is remarkably widespread.
'Lest We Forget' By British Ambassador Greg Dorey
- 19 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"For the last couple of weeks I and colleagues from the British Embassy have been wearing artificial poppies in our lapels or pinned to our clothes. And lots of Hungarian friends and acquaintances have been asking me why we do this.
Piece Of Ocean On The Danube In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The “Debrecen ex Kassa”, a river ship lying at anchor on the Danube near Batthyány Square is soon to be converted Hungary’s first Marine and Underwater Archeology Museum. The idea of presenting such an exhibition on a ship is so far without precedent even on an international scale. The 300-million-HUF project will be conducted by the Octopus Association of Hungarian underwater archeologists and ...
Hundreds Of Thousands Celebrated The Anniversary Of The Foundation Of The State In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the evening of 20 August, the day that marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State, more than half a million people watched the ceremonial fireworks display held on the Danube Banks. The ceremonial events attracted much attention and were held in high spirits; thousands of tourists were able to share the festive atmosphere of one of Hungary’s greatest national holidays.
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.
Now On: 'Internal Landscapes', Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We rarely meet representations of the countryside amongst the monuments of antique art preserved to us, and there are practically no landscape pictures in the modern sense of the term. There is, however, one sphere in which landscape elements play an essential role: the decorative art of the first two centuries of the Roman imperial period.
Invitation: Easter Merriment In Budapest Royal Castle, 7 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This three day event reflects on the heritage of centuries: Easter traditions and customs, Kids’ events, arts and crafts fair, Hungarian food-fair, folk dance ensembles, concerts featuring Márta Sebestyén, Ági Szalóki, Ghymes, Kolompos, Gryllus and many more.
Invitation: Easter Festival In Hollókő, 8 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Easter is a two-day holiday in Hungary, celebrated with great fanfare and religious fervor. This year the whole village of Hollókő will celebrate Easter from early in the morning in ornamented folk clothes. There will be traditional water pouring, egg painting and Hungarian dishes. Also there will be a full-day of folklore programmes, a display of folk arts and crafts for purchase, artisan ...
Now On: Transylvanian Churches Exhibition, Museum of Ethnography
- 12 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"The works exhibited show important sites of our built heritage, Calvinist, Roman Catholic, Unitarian, Greek Catholic, Orthodox, churches and bell towers from multiethnic and multidenominational Transylvania. The watercolours, pen drawings, pencil drawings, interior and exterior photographs made between 1880 and 1920 used the means of documentation and art to represent not only the sacral ...
Hungarian Folk Art, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest, Shown Now
- 8 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"There are probably still a great many people whose pulses quicken at the mention of "folk art", as even today, the collection and use of such objects - whether actual antiques, or contemporary pieces produced to preserve traditional culture - is remarkably widespread.
'Lest We Forget' By British Ambassador Greg Dorey
- 19 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"For the last couple of weeks I and colleagues from the British Embassy have been wearing artificial poppies in our lapels or pinned to our clothes. And lots of Hungarian friends and acquaintances have been asking me why we do this.
Piece Of Ocean On The Danube In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The “Debrecen ex Kassa”, a river ship lying at anchor on the Danube near Batthyány Square is soon to be converted Hungary’s first Marine and Underwater Archeology Museum. The idea of presenting such an exhibition on a ship is so far without precedent even on an international scale. The 300-million-HUF project will be conducted by the Octopus Association of Hungarian underwater archeologists and ...