President Tamás Sulyok and his wife visited the Collegium Hungaricum in Rome (Hungarian Academy in Rome) during their tour of the Italian capital. The Berlin-based branch of the same institution was attacked and vandalized at the end of January this year by suspected far-left so-called “anti-fascists.”
The Hungarian Head of State was on an official visit to Rome. He met with Pope Francis last Thursday. Furthermore, on Friday, Tamás Sulyok was received at the Magistral Palace by Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap. During the meeting, the Hungarian Head of State praised the work of the Order of Malta, particularly in Hungary, where the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta stands as the largest social institution.
On Monday, he and his wife visited the Hungarian Academy (Collegium Hungaricum, CH) that has devotedly preserved Hungarian culture since 1927.
Hungarian culture has reached everywhere – my wife Zsuzsa and I visited the Hungarian Academy in Rome
#CollegiumHungaricum has faithfully maintained Hungarian culture in #Italy since 1927. pic.twitter.com/NiCddv9hrB— Dr. Tamás Sulyok (@DrTamasSulyok) April 30, 2024
The institution in Rome is a scientific and cultural establishment. Its aim is to promote Hungarian culture and the humanities in Italy through concerts, exhibitions, book presentations, readings, conferences, round tables, among others. In addition, it supports the studies of Hungarian researchers and scholarship holders in the southern European country. As of summer 2023, the institute is under the professional direction of the Deputy State Secretariat for Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.
The interior of the institution’s building. Photo via Facebook/Accademia d’Ungheria in Roma / Collegium Hungaricum Róma
While CH’s Rome branch is thriving and can operate uninterrupted, its sister institution in Berlin was attacked by suspected antifa extremists on the evening of January 26: “#honourless” was spray-painted on the walls of the building and several of its windows were smashed, reported Mandiner.
Photo via Facebook/CHB – Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
The institution vandalized in the German capital is also founded and run by the Hungarian state.
In a statement issued by the group admitting the attack on the building, the justification for the vandalism is that the gang attacked the building in connection with a domestic criminal case against German and Italian far-left figures in relation to the February 2023 Budapest Antifa attacks.
File photo via Hungary Today
Via Mandiner, Featured image via X/DrTamasSulyok
