Royal Palace in Gödöllő Acquires Rare Painting of Queen Elizabeth The Royal Palace in Gödöllő (central Hungary) has purchased a previously unknown painting depicting Queen Elisabeth commonly known as Sisi,... 2025.07.02.
Traditional Hungarian Inn and Rare Grape Variety Declared Hungarikums The Hortobágy Csárda in 1973 The Committee for Hungarikums declared the csárda (traditional Hungarian inn) and Badacsony kéknyelű (Hungarian grape... 2025.05.30.
Pentecost Heritage Festival to Celebrate Folk Traditions at Szentendre Skanzen Sustainability and dance will be the focus of the Pentecost Heritage Festival on June 8 and 9, reads the press... 2025.05.28.
‘Csárdás’ Dance and Midday Bell Tolls Added to Trademark Hungarian Heritage The Collection of Hungarikums has been further expanded with the church bells ringing at noon and the 'Csárdás' dance. The... 2025.02.12.
‘Csárdás’ Dance Tradition Added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List The tradition of 'Csárdás' dance was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Wednesday... 2024.12.05.
Fashion Store Mango Appropriates Hungarian Folk Embroidery Patterns Local representatives and experts on the cultural heritage of the Central Transylvanian ethnographic region are protesting in an open letter... 2024.09.27.
Visegrád Hosts Cultural Routes Advisory Forum The Visegrád Castle This year's Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Annual Advisory Forum will be held in Visegrád,... 2024.09.25.
Hungarian Heritage House Joins the European Folk Day Celebrations The Hungarian Heritage House has joined the Folk Day celebrated across Europe, with a children's and adult dance house, dance... 2024.09.24.
Special Support Program Aims to Promote Communities Preserving Traditions This year the Ministry of Culture and Innovation will again support the Csoóri Sándor Program with HUF 2.5 billion (EUR... 2024.09.23.
List of Products Unique to Hungary Enriched with Three New Items Hungarikums and national values are important to us not only for their preservation. They represent our uniquely Hungarian characteristics, helping... 2024.06.19.
Budapest’s Historical Cemeteries Slowly Turning into Tourist Attractions The number of visitors to the Fiumei Road Cemetery, the Salgótarjáni Street Jewish Cemetery, and the National Park of Mourning... 2024.02.09.
Ethnographic Memorial Park to Showcase the Heritage of Transylvanian Nationalities Plans of the park The ethnographic memorial and experience park to be built in Csíksomlyó (Șumuleu Ciuc, Romania) will serve... 2024.01.15.
Handmade Glass Production Becomes an Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO "Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production" has been nominated jointly by the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,... 2023.12.07.
Castle in Transylvania Renovated with Support from Hungarian Government Hungarians are proud of the cultural heritage that their ancestors created together with the people living with them in the... 2023.10.30.
360 Design Budapest Exhibition and Program Series Opens The 360 Design Budapest regional design exhibition and program series opened on Tuesday at the Adria Palace in Budapest, where... 2023.10.18.
Two New Items Added to the List of Products Unique to Hungary The Hungaricum Collection has been expanded with two new elements: the Szekler Gate (Székelykapu) and lángos (deep fried flatbread), according... 2023.10.18.
Ruins of a Benedictine Abbey Identified in Tomajmonostora The ruins of a former Benedictine abbey have been recently identified at Tomajmonostora due to the excavation work of the... 2023.10.13.
Hungarian Traditions Become UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage The Hungarian folk string band tradition and the breeding of Lipizzan horses have been inscribed on the UNESCO (United Nations... 2022.12.02.
Genetic Heritage of Hungarian Royal Bloodline Identified The Hungarian-Croatian international study led by the Institute of Hungarian Research has determined the genetic ancestry of the royal Hunyadi... 2022.11.21.
Szekler Anthem Becomes Part of “Hungarian National Values” The Hungaricum Committee has decided to include the Szekler Anthem in the list of Hungarian National Values, thereby increasing the... 2022.01.24.
