House of Music Awaits Visitors with Mesmerizing Festival On the occasion of the reopening of the 360-degree screening room of the House of Music Hungary, the Sound Dome... 2025.01.06.
New Year Starts with Significant Pay Raise for Teachers The wages of those working in vocational education and training will rise again from January 1, as was announced by... 2025.01.06.
Unique Budapest Festival to Dazzle Audiences Throughout the Month Next Saturday, January 11, the Transparent Sound New Music Festival will kick off with over twenty programs under a collective... 2025.01.03.
January Madness! Swimmers Take to Frosty Lake Balaton Brave swimmers took to the icy waters of Lake Balaton on New Year's Day to take a traditional splash in... 2025.01.02.
Happy New Year from Hungary! Fireworks from the Gellért Hill in Budapest, 1978 Dear Readers, our editorial team would like to wish you a... 2025.01.01.
Remains of over 1,200 World War Soldiers Exhumed this Year Graves of World War I soldiers in Veszprém, western Hungary. This year, the remains of 1,234 soldiers were excavated and... 2024.12.31.
Program Celebrating Heritage and EU Membership Concludes in Budapest The six-month cultural celebration, "1,100 Years in Europe, 20 Years in the Union," officially concluded in Budapest over the weekend.... 2024.12.31.
Bükk Region’s Caves Gain Global Fame Through Dune: Prophecy Scene from the Dune: Prophecy The cave dwellings of Bükkalja in northern Hungary have captivated global audiences after being featured... 2024.12.30.
Hidden Hungarian Reference in the Movie Home Alone Every Christmas, the TV screens light up with episodes of Home Alone cementing the film’s status as a holiday tradition.... 2024.12.28.
Universities Performing Well despite EU Erasmus Ban, Minister Says It is frustrating that Hungary is unable to assert itself in Brussels on Erasmus, the Minister of Culture and Innovation... 2024.12.27.
Significant Pay Rise in the Education Sector from January After this year's 32.2 percent increase, the salaries of teachers and kindergarten teachers will rise by an average of 21.2... 2024.12.27.
Hungary’s Christmas Spirit: 19 Magnificent Trees Across the Counties At the start of the Advent season, Hungary's county towns proudly displayed their Christmas trees, each with its own story.... 2024.12.25.
Christmas Message from the Hungary Today Team The great Romanesque Church of Saint George in Ják Yet again this year we continue in our tradition of... 2024.12.24.
Composer György Kurtág Receives Public Media’s Top Honor for 2024 Hungarian composer and pianist György Kurtág, a towering figure in 20th and contemporary classical music, has been awarded the prestigious... 2024.12.23.
The Circle of Light Closes and Illuminates the World The fourth candle of the Advent wreath, which is lit today, glows with the light of love and stands for... 2024.12.22.
Pope Francis Recognizes Bishop Áron Márton’s Heroic Sacrifice Pope Francis has recognized Bishop Áron Márton of Alba Iulia (Gyulafehervár, Romania) as having practiced holiness to a heroic degree,... 2024.12.20.
“The largest and most successful cultural program ever organized,” Minister States The Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year has been a remarkable success, with over 160 cultural, arts, and science programs held in 17... 2024.12.20.
National Museum Dedicates Bench to Legendary Photographer André Kertész The Hungarian National Museum celebrated the 130th anniversary of world-famous photographer André Kertész with a series of exhibitions. To conclude... 2024.12.19.
Universities Push Back against EU Allegations of Model Change Violations The University of Debrecen. Six prominent Hungarian universities issued a statement on Wednesday rejecting allegations by the European Commission that... 2024.12.19.
Raphael’s Esterhazy Madonna: A Budapest Museum Treasure in London One of the most iconic works from Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, Raphael’s Esterhazy Madonna, has embarked on a rare... 2024.12.17.
Symbol of Hope: Peace Light of Bethlehem Arrives at the Parliament The Peace Light, lit in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, arrived to Budapest’s Parliament on Monday, brought by... 2024.12.17.
