64 result(s) for city development in Community & Culture
Budapest Council Approves Twinning With Szekler City
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The municipal assembly has approved a twinning agreement proposal between Budapest and Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely), a city in Romania’s Szekler Land. According to the draft, twinning between the two cities is symbolic, creating a link between the “capital of the nation” and the “Szekler capital”.
Birth Of Color Premieres At The Kiscelli Museum, Budapest
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Serendipity, the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, is alive and well and a resident feature of my life. I can’t begin to count the number of casual comments that have led to wondrous things, the number of chance encounters that have morphed into lifelong friendships, the number of random acts of kindness that have made my world a better place.
See What Happened @ ’The Blue Plate’ Book Launch
- 22 Sep 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
It takes something a bit special to get people out of the comfort of their homes on a cold autumnal Monday night. That something was Anna Jankovich, a coach/facilitator, and the place was Brody Studios, which you could say is a bit special too.
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
See What Happened @ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 23 Mar 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Winter had gone, spring in the air, and Irish eyes, Hungarian eyes, expats eyes, and everyone else’s eyes - including a lot of tourists - were smiling. Expats from the Emerald Isle - where it's said the little green fellows come from (leprechauns that is, not aliens) - gathered together with friendly locals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Budapest once again: it was all very colourful, charming ...
Now On Until 29 May: Photo Exhibition On Architecture Of Vienna & Budapest, In Caste Bazaar
- 22 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The capitals of the Danube – Vienna, Budapest – Parallel cityscapes 1850-1920. This is the title of the exhibition which was opened in Castle Bazaar, where the audience can see certain stages of urban development of the two capitals in up to 300 turn-of-the-century photos.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Museum Of Fine Arts Closes For Three-Year Renovation
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts has closed yesterday for a three-year reconstruction; upon reopening to visitors in 2018, the institution will be reinvented as part of the new Museum Quarter in the capital’s largest city park Városliget.
Budapest Council Approves Twinning With Szekler City
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The municipal assembly has approved a twinning agreement proposal between Budapest and Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely), a city in Romania’s Szekler Land. According to the draft, twinning between the two cities is symbolic, creating a link between the “capital of the nation” and the “Szekler capital”.
Birth Of Color Premieres At The Kiscelli Museum, Budapest
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Serendipity, the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, is alive and well and a resident feature of my life. I can’t begin to count the number of casual comments that have led to wondrous things, the number of chance encounters that have morphed into lifelong friendships, the number of random acts of kindness that have made my world a better place.
See What Happened @ ’The Blue Plate’ Book Launch
- 22 Sep 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
It takes something a bit special to get people out of the comfort of their homes on a cold autumnal Monday night. That something was Anna Jankovich, a coach/facilitator, and the place was Brody Studios, which you could say is a bit special too.
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
See What Happened @ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 23 Mar 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Winter had gone, spring in the air, and Irish eyes, Hungarian eyes, expats eyes, and everyone else’s eyes - including a lot of tourists - were smiling. Expats from the Emerald Isle - where it's said the little green fellows come from (leprechauns that is, not aliens) - gathered together with friendly locals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Budapest once again: it was all very colourful, charming ...
Now On Until 29 May: Photo Exhibition On Architecture Of Vienna & Budapest, In Caste Bazaar
- 22 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The capitals of the Danube – Vienna, Budapest – Parallel cityscapes 1850-1920. This is the title of the exhibition which was opened in Castle Bazaar, where the audience can see certain stages of urban development of the two capitals in up to 300 turn-of-the-century photos.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Museum Of Fine Arts Closes For Three-Year Renovation
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts has closed yesterday for a three-year reconstruction; upon reopening to visitors in 2018, the institution will be reinvented as part of the new Museum Quarter in the capital’s largest city park Városliget.