Budapest Spring Festival Cancelled
This year’s Budapest Spring Festival, scheduled for April 3-19, has been cancelled, the organisers said.
Culture
Let’s sew a mask! – A movement started in Debrecen, coordinated by MODEM
With the closure of cultural institutions, more and more people are reorganizing their normal operations to help protect against coronavirus in the spirit of social responsibility.
Photo of the Day: Dancer rehearsing in self-imposed quarantine
A dancer is rehearsing in self-imposed quarantine on 26 March 2020.
Photo of the Day: Lonely jogger in deserted Budapest
Lonely jogger in the deserted Budapest on 24 March 2020.
6 True Crime Podcasts to Obsess About – Part II.
In an interview after the publication of In Cold Blood, Truman Capote said, responding to when he decided he had found the subject he had been looking for: “I didn’t. Not immediately. But after reading the story it suddenly struck me that a crime, the study of one such, might provide the broad scope I […]
6 True Crime Podcasts to Obsess About – Part I.
Did you know that the first true crime coverage dates back to ca. 1617? The Book of Swindles told the story of fraud cases, based on real events supposedly, during the late Ming dynasty. Throughout the centuries, these gripping stories, the details of certain mysterious cases, the motives behind murders or society’s view of the […]
Photo of the Day: National holiday with over 10.000 flags in Nagykanizsa
National holiday with over 10.000 flags on the main square of Nagykanizsa on 13 March 2020.
Cinemas, Theaters, Museums, Libraries to be Closed in Budapest
Budapest’s cinemas, theatres, museums and libraries are being closed down for the time being in connection with the new coronavirus, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, announced on Thursday.
Budapest International Book Fair, Theatre FestivaL Postponed
This year’s Budapest International Book Fair and the Madách International Theatre Festival (MITEM) have been postponed to a later date, organisers of the two events said.
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music 47th Best Performing Arts University in the World
Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ranks among the top 50 on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list of global performing arts universities, and it scores 21st in terms of its reputation. In the central and eastern European region, the Liszt Ferenc Academy, in 47th place, is the only one to make it to the top […]