220 result(s) for against hungary in Community & Culture
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Hungary Defunds Successful Afterschool Study Programs
- 27 Sep 2016 4:10 AM
- community & culture
“It’s shocking that the leading afterschool study programs did not win the tender—those from which everyone has learned so much. I cannot say whether (this was deliberate) or the system for evaluating applications was faulty, but the fact that this circle is excluded from supports will cause enormous damage to afterschool study programs.” – Norbert Szűcs, Tanodaplatform
Golgotha Painting Remains Protected
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Budapest court on Monday rejected a lawsuit submitted by art collector Imre Pákh against the classification of the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy as a protected part of the national heritage.
Isabel Val Project: Lights Of Budapest
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Throughout most of the 20th century, neon lights were the sign of progress and modernity – and behind the Iron Curtain, the illusion of it. Fixed upon the crumbling facades of the once magnificent buildings of post-war Budapest, neon lights beamed banal advertisements and Communist propaganda just like in any other country of the Eastern Bloc.
Stories With Danny: The Children Living In The Tree, Mupa, 10 September
- 9 Sep 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Danny Bain flew to Hungary from the United States. His instrument, the balafon, on the other hand, arrived here by plane in a case from Ghana. The ringing sounds of this unique music-making device effortlessly whisk the listener away to the world of the savannah, where everyone can learn how they must defend themselves against the wicked witch's wiles and how everything one has ever eaten can be ...
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.
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Hungary Defunds Successful Afterschool Study Programs
- 27 Sep 2016 4:10 AM
- community & culture
“It’s shocking that the leading afterschool study programs did not win the tender—those from which everyone has learned so much. I cannot say whether (this was deliberate) or the system for evaluating applications was faulty, but the fact that this circle is excluded from supports will cause enormous damage to afterschool study programs.” – Norbert Szűcs, Tanodaplatform
Golgotha Painting Remains Protected
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Budapest court on Monday rejected a lawsuit submitted by art collector Imre Pákh against the classification of the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy as a protected part of the national heritage.
Isabel Val Project: Lights Of Budapest
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Throughout most of the 20th century, neon lights were the sign of progress and modernity – and behind the Iron Curtain, the illusion of it. Fixed upon the crumbling facades of the once magnificent buildings of post-war Budapest, neon lights beamed banal advertisements and Communist propaganda just like in any other country of the Eastern Bloc.
Stories With Danny: The Children Living In The Tree, Mupa, 10 September
- 9 Sep 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Danny Bain flew to Hungary from the United States. His instrument, the balafon, on the other hand, arrived here by plane in a case from Ghana. The ringing sounds of this unique music-making device effortlessly whisk the listener away to the world of the savannah, where everyone can learn how they must defend themselves against the wicked witch's wiles and how everything one has ever eaten can be ...
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.