The Stone Lions of the Chain Bridge are Back – PHOTOS! The statues of the lions that adorn the Buda side of the Chain Bridge have been put back in place... 2022.10.19.
Sculptor Kolodko’s New Figures Featuring Hungarian Dog Breeds Appear in Budapest Guerrilla sculptor Mihály Kolodko, known for creating little figures of iconic characters in Hungarian culture, has just left his latest... 2022.05.30.
Fighting Underrepresentation One Statue at a Time – Interview with Borbála Koniorczyk We sat down for a discussion with Borbála Koniorczyk, co-founder and director of Hosszúlépés, a company specializing in unique guided... 2021.08.02.
Budapest BLM Statue: Sculptor Believes His Work Might be Destroyed The kneeling rainbow colored Statue of Liberty, a winning sculpture of the Ferencváros public art competition, is receiving threats of... 2021.01.08.
BLM-themed Artwork in the 9th District Draws Right-wing Criticism One of the winners of a public art contract in the 9th district (Ferencváros) will deal with the Black Lives... 2020.12.04.
Mi Hazánk Demands Police Protection for Horthy Bust The extra-parliamentary far-right Mi Hazánk party has demanded that police officers should watch a bust of Miklós Horthy, Hungary's regent... 2020.07.07.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Churchill’s Statue Defaced in Budapest A Fidesz MEP says that pulling down statues to rewrite history is a communist practice. An opposition politician sees the... 2020.06.19.
Vandalized Churchill Statue Cleaned Hours after it was vandalized, Winston Churchill's statue in Budapest has been cleaned, Mayor Gergely Karácsony announced. It made headlines... 2020.06.18.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Lessons of the US Riots Pundits across the political spectrum discuss the US protests – with an eye on their possible meaning and implications for... 2020.06.15.
Movement for More Women Statues in Budapest Starts with Poll In Budapest, there are nearly 1,200 statues in the metropolitan area, only 35 of which depict women – less than... 2019.11.05.
Memento Park—A Stroll Through The Propaganda Of A Bygone Era Traveling out to Memento Park, the first thing one notices is how removed it feels from the noise and bustle... 2016.10.10.
