Hungary To Mark 500th Anniversary Of Reformation With 400 Events

  • 12 Jan 2017 12:32 AM
Hungary To Mark 500th Anniversary Of Reformation With 400 Events
Close to 400 programmes will be organised by Hungary in 2017 to mark the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe. The series of events opened in Budapest’s Palace of Arts (Müpa) on January 6. Throughout 2017 a variety of performances are planned, such as a rock version of Handel’s oratorio Messiah.

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A large-scale exhibition presenting the history of protestant Reformation and its influence on Europe and Hungary will open in the Hungarian National Museum on April 26, he added. Wittenberg, the birthplace of Reformation, will host Hungarian Days from August 24 and 27, including a conference, an exhibition and a concert, the commissioner said.

Further programmes during the year will include a commemorative session in Hungarian Parliament’s upper chamber on October 5 and a joint session of the synods of the Lutheran and the Reformed churches on October 13.

In a major event, a large-scale arts festival will be held in the Budapest László Papp Sports Arena on October 31, which 13,000 people are expected to attend. The budget earmarked for next year’s anniversary events is 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m), the commissioner said.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

MTI photo: Czeglédi Zsolt

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