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28 Jul

Flashnews! Pablo Picasso tansfigurations exhibition extended by one month – Budapest

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Hungarian National Gallery … at the Buda Castle, building C.

District I., 2. Szent György Square – Budapest

Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – closed on Mondays

For those locals who have for some reason missed to visit this extraordinary exhibition and/or in the meantime foreigners staying, visiting Budapest,  there  is still  one month ahead to do so.

More than one hundred thirty thousand visitors have been interested in the Hungarian National Gallery, Picasso awesome deformation exhibition – 1895-1972. opened at  April, 22. It’s Pablo Picasso painting exhibition of the biggest in Hungary. Following the agreement was reached on the rental exhibition museums who contributed works to extend the rental, so the exhibition is planned a month longer, it will be on display until August, 28. 2016.

Previous update:

Pablo Picasso – Transfigurations (1895-1972) – Budapest 2016.

A bit of background to the Hungarian National Gallery: “Holds a rich selection of some of the chief works held by the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, which is closed for reconstruction, scheduled to last three years. A total of fifty-seven masterpieces accompany visitors on a journey through the history of art, beginning in Antiquity, taking in the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, and arriving at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition to important relics from the Collections of Egyptian Antiquities, Classical Antiquities and Old Sculpture – including such key items as a statue of the scribe Imhotep, the famous “Budapest Dancer” and a character head by Messerschmidt – the exhibition also offers a taste of the Museum’s deservedly world renowned Gallery of Old Masters. A diverse range of schools, periods and genres is presented through works by such giants of art as Raphael, Correggio, El Greco, Memling, Bruegel, Cranach, Van Dyck, Frans Hals and Bellotto. These are followed by more modern works, among them paintings by Monet and Gauguin, and Rodin’s celebrated sculpture, Eternal Springtime, which the Museum bought directly from the sculptor himself.”

Update by Aggie Reiter

25 Jul

The original legendary British musical CATS in Budapest – 2016.

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London West End's CATS in Budapest

Budapest welcomes West End CATS within the global tour!

Four shows in  three days:

November, 17, 18 and 19!

Syma  Event Center

District, XIV., 1. Dózsa György  Rd. – Budaperst

Cats is the second longest-running show in Broadway history, and the fourth longest-running most successful shows in more than 300 cities that have already enchanted audiences around the world. It has been performed around the globe many times and been translated into more than 20 languages. In 1998 Cats was also turned into a made-for-television film.

The Hungarian audience will have the opportunity to personally experience the wonderful feeling of the original provided by CATS. The show is brought by Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group the production company’s production.

Most probably since many in their childhood have had already heard about the musical, saw it once or twice in Budapest in Hungarian language but this year in November may have a chance to watch, listen to the still running West End musical at the Syma Event Center in original language – with Hungarian subtitles.

Save the dates, cause this show is something that any theater lovers will enjoy. Don’t miss grab a ticket to this superb performance in Budapest on the Hungarian stage. Obviously the tickets will be gabbed away in a short time … be sure to book well in advance as places are limited.

Tickets are out, available from July, 25. 2016. at  the Syma Event Center or/and any ticket office. 

This year on May, 11. celebrated its 35 years of CATS. Reached playing record. The English theater has received the highest honor of the Olivier Award as Best Musical (1981). The CATS on Broadway was the winner of seven Tony Awards also in including Best Musical and Best Director category.

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

22 Jul

Brazillia – National Days – Grand Market Hall – Budapest – 2016.

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2 – 4  August, 2016.

District, IX.,  1-3. Vámház Blvd. – Budapest

For those who will not make it at the Olympic Games – Rio may to stop by … still will have a chance to have a glance of the sights-and-sound  and characteristics food within the series of the National Days at the Grand Market – Budapest. This time the Hungarians and foreigners will have a kinda feeling to visit Brasilia here in Budapest –  Hungary. Fine time to buy authentic items, have a glance featuring gastronomy, guide for visiting Brasillia and cultural shows.

In between rolling along  the stalls through the brazilian delights,  locals and foreigners may become hungry for them upstairs on the 3rd floor offering plenty of splendid Hungarian gastronomy goodies. It’s a fine time to have breakfast, lunch or early supper there!

By-the-way shopping and sightseeing at the Grand Market Hall at its splendid architecture is anyway worthwhile to stroll among the stalls, taste the seasonal products, pick up  Brazillian or Hungarian a few seasonal produce or  some exotic spices .

Don’t be surprised by visiting the Grand Market Hall, that the place is pretty busy, just like in any big cities, including London, Paris or Bruxelles.

Certainly visitors can get to learn more-and-more about Brasilia for two days – Enjoy your stay!

Update by Aggie Reiter

17 Jul

“Budapest Brand” … New Tourism Development!

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The development of quality tourism, attracting foreign guests, the ability to pay is the purpose of the new tourism development concept, which will be completed by the end of the year … with these words started the press conference  by Gustav Bienerth – tourism commissioner on Sunday at the Szamos Marzipan Gourmet House in Budapest. Gustav Bienerth continued, that in 2015, 3.8 million tourists visited the capital, of which 3.2 million arrived from abroad. This means 2/3 of foreigners main target is Budapest and 1/3 visit Lake Balaton and its surroundings.  The Government regards the Hungarian tourism is underpriced, bringing up as an example to the rates in Vienna only for Euro net 100.6, 79.1 Euro in Prague and in Budapest 73.5.Euro.

He also emphasized the goal of the Hungarian Agency for Tourism (MTÜ), is to have tourism development based on the price competition, and also serve the development of quality tourism, which is indeed necessary to win the ability to pay for foreign guests.

He highlighted the capital’s tourist image of a cultural, entertainment, sporting events, such as the magnificent venue of the Red Bull Air Race (taking place to-day at its 9th occasion in Budapest),  the 2017’s water world championships, the 2020 European Football Championship, the 2024 Summer Olympics Games and many forthcoming major events to be hold in Hungary.

Last but not least mentioned the concept that fits into the Hauszmann-plan for the renovation of the Castle District, and also take into account the opportunities such as in the field of building a brand new conference center in order to attract the conference tourism. Keeping that in mind there are already plans to build a brand new conference center to be able to accommodate for 4000 individuals to organize mass conferences.

For not only opera lovers, here is an upcoming date better to keep in mind … August, 10 –  Tenor Plácido Domingo will hold a concert  free of charge at the St. Stephen’s Basilica – Budapest.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

11 Jul

Heraldnews … Aviation Heroes – July, 16 – 17. 2016. – Budapest’s Red Bull Air Race … Your place to be!

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To-day was held a press conference to share the update for the coming week-end organised on the banks of the River Danube. It will be the awaited most exciting race to come.  Appearing high above, the Red Bull Air Race will shoot off for the 9th occasion in the capital of Hungary and having its 70th international race. The only female pilot, Mélanie Astles, the series on flight and sports director – Clemens Jaeger, and the sport’s „Godfather” – Péter Bessenyei and CEO, Zsolt Gyulay – Hungaroring Sport Zrt held the press conference.

The most exciting air race is to come with 14 pilots to cut through the air waves. Since 2002 were first developed the specially designed aerial racetracks,  the unique inflatable pylons forming the Air Gates, were first developed in 2002. They are constructed to be robust and safe. If by any means during the event of a pylon hit it can be fixed, repaired by a minute.

Zsolt Gyula said Q.: „I think it is right to feel a little bit of our own series, as we were to witness the birth of the sport. In 2003, in Austria and Hungary, and at the Tököl airport started to bring fame and conquer to this exciting race. The series has always been arranged at the most popular site in Budapest. In 2009, there were 650 thousand spectators excited all the way through the 2 days air race. The huge interest in constantly on.The spectators on the spot will be witnessing the breathtaking race at the extraordinary Red Bull Air Race.” Also added, the Red Bull Air Race the visual sight unlike any other. The secret of high-speed, low altitude and extreme maneuverability lies in the combination, which is really just the world’s most experienced and best pilots capable to do so!

Clemens Jaeger – One of the characteristics of this year’s track will be the modified path, which consists of three separate pylon and the usual distance of 125 meters between the pylons changed – it will be interesting to see how the pilots will cope with this new format. At Budapest is the only venue where the air race is sitting in the heart of the city, so he said.

The legendary Hungarian air racer – Péter Besenyei – a.k.a. “Godfather” to his fans need not to be introduced. Actually, he was the one who after retiring from the race in 2015 who was the brainchild of the fastest and most spectacular Motorsports’ idea. So Besenyei will be on the road again, I mean up… up in the air again! The fans of air race for the last time can follow live, slicing through the air.  This will be the occasion when and where he will officially bid farewell to his fans at this coming Red Bull Air Race. As he told at the press conference, he is very happy to do so, cause there at least he may express his gratitude to the Air Race domestic audience and thank the love that came from them during the recent years. He admitted the flight, the track itself will be missing, while all the other inherent organizations and meetings are not.

At the 2 days air race, the first woman to confront the male air racers, namely… Mélanie Astles is a five time French Aerobatic Champion who has earned top ten rankings at the World and European aerobatics, is now a new member of the Challenger Cup, she’s writing history as the first woman ever to compete in the Red Bull Air Race. At the Budapest looking forward of vast experience. So far-seeing a part of the capital she admitted it is a historical city and looking forward against the opposition. One of the biggest challenges will be the heat … yepp insupportable, and ont he other hand if it gets windy, because the wind along the river against may blow. She previously heard that the gates are close enough to each other here, so the speed will be the factor.

For this special air race taking in place in Budapest, she changed the painting signs on her white helmet to “Les Ailes du Petit Prince”, which stands for the name of a  French organization that intends to turn the dreams into reality of seriously ill children.  So as the ambassador she will be carrying carry with herself symbolically these kids. After the race my helmet will be auctioned, and the proceeds dedicate for helping the children organization. Here is one of Mélanie’s favorite quotes  from Steve Jobs, which worthwhile to keep in mind for all of us … “The only way to do GREAT work is to LOVE what you do,” and for Mélanie, much more important to be an A level in your life than at school.” SO TRUE!

The race season is once again on in  Budapest and a large number of air race fans will be expected having a chance to watch the spectacle venue as the pilots artistically directing their planes.

Recommending to watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkiluSX61to

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

 

2 Jul

Next year ATP and WTA tennis tournaments – Budapest

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Splendid news for the tennis lovers … Next year ATP and WTA tennis tournaments will be held in Budapest.

Previously, the ATP tournament has had never been organised in Hungary!

The Lajos Szűcs President – Hungarian Tennis Association opened the press conference on the Friday held at a breathtaking view on the top terrace at he Aria Hotel – Budapest,  by saying the Margaret Island, the former Dózsa stadium is currently in mess of ruins, but no need to worry, the government’s decision is made to carry out in repairing it, and to be handed over next spring the conjured modernized facility. The men’s competition on the Margaret Island tennis center will take place in April, while the Rio tournament took place women’s bout will be held in February, 2017 at the Syma Hall – Budapest.

Attila Richter – Secretary-General recalled that Hungary have had never held the ATP tournament and since 2013 the women’s elite has not be on the tennis field in the capital. The tournament was taken to Bukarest after holding the match for 13 years from the Római Coast. Richers  also spoked about the forthcoming games  Ladies Open – ITF games – July, 2-10. 2016. – Europe Tennis Center – District, XX., 21. Közműhelytelep Street – Budapest, when and where 17 junior ITF tournament will take place. No tickets are required, all the games are free of charge. The prize will be 100 thousand dollars. Then the coming week-end at the same venue the men’s team  will open the Davis Cup match – Hungary – Slovákia,  July, 15-17. 2016. – Europe Tennis Center –  District, XX., 21. Közműhelytelep Street – Budapest. Daily ticket price 3000 HUF, 3day pass 6000HUF. He added knowing the homeland tennis addicted audience are pretty much curious to see the international elite as well, so hopefully they will be able to be satisfied int he further, because in 2017 will be the Year of the Hungarian Tennis and surprise may come their way.

At the event was also present: Márton Fucsovics, Attila Sávolt, Andrea Temesvári, Anikó Kapros,  Réka Jani and Dalma Gálfi.

The owner of the rights of the men’s competition is Ion Tiriac – Romanian businessman, a former Davis Cup player who decided to bring back the tournament to Budapest.  Despite formerly living in Budapest, he became fond of the Hungarian Capital. In 1965 was the winner at the Universiade game in Budapest also in doubles became a champion at the Roland Garros. Tiriac recently dropped over to visit the Margaret Island’s tennis field and he got sentimental to see where he once was the champion. He welcomed the pre-development facility, and has high hopes the scene of to-day with belly deep full of weeds will greatly change by April, 2017.

The Challenger race will take place this year between October, 24 – 30 at the Syma Hall – Budapest, where among the players will enter the field Márton Fucsovics. The total prize of the tournament is 64000 EUR.

György Kozmann – Assistant Secretary of State for Human Resources of the Ministry of Sports, stated that more and more young adult Hungarian athletes can show their skills by having the means of special sporting disciplines flowing state aid.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

21 Jun

Visit „Night of the Museum” – Budapest and throughout Hungary – 2016.

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Whether you are a thrifty culture vulture  or you are just planning an awesome stay, looking for cool things to do this upcoming „Museum Nights” in Budapest or at  any other cities in Hungary … catch up the art and at the great museums which feed your curious mind for only the price of one wrist strap. For adults 1500HUF, children 600HUF, under 6 years free of charge. The wrist strap can be purchased at the Budapest’s and regions museums participating in the event. For adults 1500HUF, children 600HUF, under 6 years free of charge. So with the bracelet  pay-what-you-wish hours handy! The wrist strap can be purchased at the Budapest’s and regions museums participating in the event.

This year in Budapest 60, at the city of Kecskemét 11 and at other regions cities 129 museums joined the program. The organisers announced there will be a call for applications for this year’s Night of the Museums in Kecskemét. These will motivate those public collections and galleries participating in the Night of the Museums to provide the richest offer of programs. The most innovative initiatives program will also be receiving the “public choice award”. The “Museum Night” starting off at noontime on June, 25. 2016 and ends 2.30 a.m. Some highlight places sure to be visited are: Bozsó collection, the International Ceramics Studio, the Photographic Museum and Leskowsky Instrument Collection  and other 47 locations await visitors this night. The venues can be reached back-and-forth on the local popular retro buses.

The theme of this year’s Night of the Museums is namely  “Heros, explorers, innovators” and its “Capital” is at the City of Kecskemét. It was the home town of József Katona, the writer of Bánk Bán – the message of patriotism. This year Hero Training – Hősképző will operate whist playing detective, and a number of other challenges and adventures await visitors to the museum that night. At the Deri Museum in Debrecen throughout the day the play’s heroes will encounter while remembering József Katona – Bank Ban and Melinda figure  when-and-where all over the city  the sharp-eyed visitors can catch a hold  of the pops up figures.

This year will be running in  Budapest as usually  BKK Museum Bus, which can make use of the  wristband holders. The buses take the visitors to seven different routes between  6 p.m. – 2.30 a.m. Visitors arriving to the Budapest’s museum may travel by the use of MÁV-START Zrt. or the GYSEV trains with 50% of casual round off the country from any domestic station of Budapest, Debrecen, Nagykanizsa, Szeged, Szombathely and Kecskemét trains arriving on June 25 evening until early the next morning. The discount ticketing options and usage conditions of the detailed information found at the MÁV group’s website  www.mavcsoport.hu. In Budapest for the first time, namely environmental consciousness – electric cars will run between the smaller museums in the flagship event sponsor by E.ON.

The wristbands can be purchased at the Budapest museums participating in the program and locations, or co-operating partners of the event  also at the station’s ticket booth of  the BKK – Budapest Transport  Center. With the valid  wrist strap all the affiliated institutions in Budapest and outside the capital participating museums  can ride  to inspect the permanent and temporary exhibitions.  Better to keep in mind to the fact that some institutions are bound by the pre-registration entry due to limited spaces. Region admission tickets to local museums can be bought at the cities museums box office.

Wherever your footsteps take you … beside easing the hunger to cultural alternatives, … the local gastronomy places going around the clock is noteworthy to stop by as perfect way to start the Nights of the Museum!

Update by Aggie Reiter

7 Jun

Robert Mapplethorpe documentary film – Budapest Rooftop Cinema – 2016.

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“Look at the Pictures” (2016)

Budapest Rooftop Cinema

9 p.m.  – Thursday, June, 9. 2016.

Runtime: 1H. 20 min.

A great kicked off to the summer season at the Budapest Rooftop Cinema will be pre-screening the  “Look at the Pictures” (2016) distributed by the Hungarian Ant Community of Mapplethorpe. The iconic and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is profiled in this documentary directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. The documentary film is not just for the photography enthusiasts, but for all those who are interested of a non everyday movie.

Countrywide cinemas  will be officially screening the documentary from June, 16. 2016. The fascinating portrait of one of the most controversial photographers of the twentieth century. It might be reckless to reduce an artist’s life and work to a single observation, the magic key that unlocks everything, but in the case of Robert Mapplethorpe there is a pronounced duality in the themes and subjects depicted, graphically stylized black-and-white photographs. Even the most shocking, blocked images are shown in the original, exactly as the artist wanted.

The young British actor Matt Smith playing the role as the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Matt Smith name is known from the Doctor Who movie as Doctor Who. Patti Smith‘s character, who had a stormy romantic relationship and later became a lifelong pal with the well-known gay Mapplethorpe. In the documentary film Zosia Mamet will portray her.

The Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures documentary was the first authentic, full-length portrait about Robert Mapplethorpe,  the American photo artist who died of AIDS in 1989.

Mapplethorpe’s  … “prophet or the devil himself” … pictures are shocking but not even close to his scandalous life.

Update Aggie Reiter

31 May

9th Judafest Street Festival – Budapest – 2016.

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Sunday, June, 5. 2016.

District, VII., Kazinczy Street – Budapest, Hungary

Admission is free and so is parking around event area!

At this time of season, it has become a tradition to hold the biggest social event the Judafest Street Festival in Hungary. It  revives this exceptional heritage introducing the cultural life that vibrant downtown in Budapest.

Indeed a multicultural event, traditionally attractions both for locals and foreign visitors, giving them chance gathering together with old friends and to meet new acquaintances.

This year’s Judafest will host Germany as guest of honor at the festival, which will dedicate a series of cultural and culinary gigs to the country. Special guests from Germany include H. E. Dr. Heinz-Peter Behr, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Budapest and German Schmitts Katze Klezmer Band.

The past years more than ten thousand visitors spent their day at the street fair and the participation number each year are arising. Throughout the day: live performances, concerts, free gigs, collection of craft art, plus children are offered several activities. For the smaller kids various opportunity await them to enjoy themselves at “kids court” just as: to cook at the kitchen, be a gardener, or do washing at the laundry and party the earned money in the kibbutz bar’s drugstore, or go for a ride on the swing! As for the adults…  getting hungry no worry, the food and drink specialties just at their fingertips to explore flavorful authentic Jewish and German dishes.

The Kazinczy street is between the Király and Wesselényi Street based in the historic Jewish Quarter  has always been the heart of what is today considered one of Europe’s must see urban attractions with an unmatched atmosphere filled with living Jewish and multicultural tradition dated back to several hundred years.

During the day offering a guided special district walk tour, having a chance to discover the hidden corners of the old Jewish Quarter.

Last years’ Judafest’s extraordinary events were the evening getting together around a 50 meters long table installed in Kazinczy Street, where the organizers hosted a dinner for indigent families. This year a similar meal will be held in the spirit of solidarity and raising awareness.

Update Aggie Reiter

 

29 May

Beer Sheva Theater – Guest performance – Atrium-movie theater – Budapest – 2016.

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Beer Sheva Theater Photo by : MaayanKaufman

Beer Sheva Theater Photo by : MaayanKaufman

Jewish Art Festival –  Saturday, May, 28. –  Tuesday, June, 14. 2016.

Slichot – Yom Kipur – Day of Atonement

Tuesday, June, 7. 2016.

7 p.m.

Original Hebrew performances with Hungarian subtitles!

In the frame of this year’s Jewish Art Festival the Beer Sheva Theater as guest performance will be for one night on stage with the play Slichot – Yom Kipur – Day of Atonement.

 The story goes on as … one day Massouda Ohana return the keys of the house to the Amidar housing company, and disappeared. The four daughters … Malka – the homemaker,  Evelyn – very religious woman, Fanny – the  sexy business woman and Amira –  the student studying cinema arrive to their home to clear out the house. Their intention is spend together the holiday  season of Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement with their mother. While packing, packaging, memories come forth, family secrets come upon surface, and their relationship becoming increasingly intense. By the end of the day they realize that despite the fact they originate the same mother, actually they all in a way  perceive to have different personality and in a way hardly know each other. At the end of the day it is like as though someone else would be their mother.

The Slichot is a funny play, dynamic dialogues game in which family issues, such as child-parent relationships, women’s jealousy, the deep gap in generation. Painful secrets and deep emotions come upon the surface.

Update Aggie Reiter

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