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Modigliani exhibition to open in Budapest
The Hungarian National Gallery presents the first large-scale exhibition on the work of Amadeo Modigliani (1884-1920) between the end of June and the beginning of October. The exhibition features more than 80 artworks from museums and private collections all around…
Euro2016: The slogan of Hungary is already a winner
The English magazine Creative Review has rated and reviewed the slogans of the 24 national teams competing at the European Football Championship. In a close competition, the Hungarian slogan eventually triumphed, index.hu reports. The slogans, chosen by public vote, appear…
Hungarian electric aircraft at the forefront of aviation – VIDEO
A plane from a hangar in Kecskemét, Hungary has taken the world of aviation by storm. The eFusion is the first all-electric carbon fibre plane in the world with aerobatic capabilities, hvg.hu reports. The two-seater sport and training aircraft, developed by Magnus…
The winner of the Ice Cream of the Year competition – VIDEO
The best ice creams competed for the 19th time to win the Ice Cream of the Year title in Szeged. The winner was chosen out of 85 contenders, szegedma.hu reports. The only criterion at this year’s competition was that the…
Spectacular flash mob on Gellért Hill
What if several hundred people used their flashes to light up Gellért Hill for a few minutes? The BudaFlash gathering, nicknamed the Night of a Thousand Lights, is a flash mob in the most literal sense of the word, since…
Russian metro carriage scandal
The renovated carriages of the Budapest M3 metro line arrived last week from Russia. However, experts say that the carriages were not the ones sent away for renovation, and Metrowagonmash has probably delivered new ones instead, nol.hu reports. There have…
The Hungarian photographer who discovered Marilyn Monroe
André de Dienes rose to fame in Hollywood in the 1940s. According to 24.hu, the Hungarian-Romanian fashion photographer’s work with Marilyn Monroe greatly contributed to the success of the iconic actress. He was born as Andor Dienes into a middle…
Celebrating everyday heroes at this year’s Night of the Museums
Everyday heroes, inventors, and pioneers will be in the centre of attention at this year’s Night of the Museums on June 25. The annual celebration of museums and culture offers more than 80 thematic programmes by some two dozen museums…
The most popular Hungarian films of 2016
Origo.hu has compiled the most popular Hungarian films of 2016 so far. The Horsearcher, a documentary about the life and work of Lajos Kassai, the central figure in the revival of horse archery in Hungary, was released on January 21.…
Striking rates of school dropouts in public employment
The number of public workers under 18 is eleven times as high as it was 2013, mno.hu reports. From this year on, teenagers can work only if they have a justifiable cause to do so. The monthly average of underage…