In her book Last Warning to the West: Hungary’s Triumph Over Communism and the Woke Agenda, Shea Bradley-Farrell, President of the Counterpoint Institute and a leading member of the Center for Fundamental Rights, presents Hungarian historical roots and recommends the Hungarian example to Western countries.

During the inauguration of the Budapest institution, it was mentioned that the Kodály Workshop’s primary goal is to set an example for young music and singing teachers and make the profession attractive to them once again.

The display of Csontváry’s Sicilian landscape Full Moon over Taormina, painted in 1901, is considered an art sensation, as the privately-owned painting has not been seen by the wider audience for a long time. Now, it is featured in the exhibition titled Rome–Budapest, which opened on Thursday in the Virág Judit Gallery.

In recent years, Hungary has experienced a craft beer renaissance, with the emergence of microbreweries and artisanal brews. A new coupon booklet named The Bucket List includes ten Budapest venues where booklet owners can purchase high-quality craft beers for a lower price.

The two-hundredth aircraft has arrived at Wizz Air, reducing the average age of the airline’s fleet to 4.2 years. The new Airbus A321neo model is joining the London–Luton airport base, the company announced.

Katalin Sipos, a biologist and the director of WWF Hungary, explained that due to its enormous territorial demand, agriculture currently stands as nature’s biggest competitor, as every hectare of farmland was once an ecosystem, forest, grassland, or marshland.

With his monumental canvases, Munkácsy conquered the whole world. Following huge success in Europe and America, he worked on immortalizing the Hungarian conquest.

On 6 February 2024, the documentary Some Kind of Liberating Effect was screened with the participation of the film’s director Dr Valerio Severino in the Danube Institute. Several different aspects of science and religion were discussed both in the film itself and after the screening in a panel discussion.

The star last visited Hungary in September 2019. This year, he will perform at the MVM Dome in Budapest on 14 October.

The annual analysis of media consumption showed that in 2023, the attention of news readers was primarily captured by events such as the papal visit, the earthquake in Turkey, the uprising of the Wagner Group, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and the death of Hungarian mountaineer Szilárd Suhajda.

The periodic graphic design exhibitions were launched in 1978, with the aim to comprehensively present the Hungarian and international development, values, and generations of graphic design styles.

Over the course of three days, attendees can expect 36 programmes across seven locations, offering cinema experiences, Slam Poetry nights, and enchantment-themed tastings inspired by the Harry Potter universe.

The cute feline was born on 21 November to her parents Coolio and Jilin. North-Chinese leopards, also known as amur leopards, are the rarest big cats in the world, with only around 100 living in the wild right now.

Borsodi Brewery is targeting consumers least affected by last year’s crisis with a premium product: it was announced that starting from February, Borsodi will distribute one of the world’s most renowned beer brands, Coors, in Hungary.

Presidents’ Day was originally celebrated on George Washington’s birthday, 22 February, but it was later moved to the third Monday in every February—which is today. Since this is a presidential election year in the United States, let’s take a look at the way the very first POTUS led the country in its infancy.

At the event, visitors will have a chance to acquaint themselves with various dances across different age groups, engage in dance houses, enjoy stage performances, browse through the folk art fair, and participate in handicraft workshops.

One hundred programmes are being organized this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Türkiye. The programmes of the 2024 Hungarian–Turkish cultural season will run concurrently in the two countries for one year.

Among other programmes, between 20 and 23 February the museum’s historians will hold presentations for secondary school students interested in history. During these sessions, students will be able to learn about the Sovietization in the Hungarian countryside after 1945, Communist propaganda posters, and the terror of the ÁVO (the State Protection Authority) between 1945 and 1956.

Applications for the CSS programme are accepted on the Harvard Medical School website, requiring a professional CV, a cover letter, and a letter of recommendation. Early applications and submissions for the supportive scholarship are open until 12 May, with the final application deadline on 26 May.

‘When we put on the costume and the mask, we are busós, not men. A busó without a mask, even if he is wearing a cowbell, traditional trousers, or a haversack, is not a real busó, but a clown showing himself off to tourists.’ A Magyar Krónika report about four masks, four characters, and four different stories, linked forever by the same city and passion!

The renovated heritage buildings, evoking the golden age of Nagyvárad in the early 20th century, remind visitors that after Budapest, Nagyvárad used to be the second most important economic and cultural centre in the region.

Hármashatár Hill, Camel Rock, Iron Gates, Lad’s Cave and Epöl Rocks: all wonderful hiking destinations that can be easily reached if you are based in the Hungarian capital.

The exhibition, which features Pál Kepenyes’s small sculptures, life-size statues, and large-format photographs of his works, will be open until 9 March at the Aba-Novák Agora Cultural Center.

The exhibition of the two artists, both born in historical Greater Hungary, will be on display for four weeks at the Art and Art History Department of the University of Szeged.

According to a recent analysis by the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation, Hungary leads the EU in terms of marriage rate. The government’s family support system and targeted measures play a significant role in this achievement.

The Hungarian women’s water polo team secured a 13–11 victory over Greece in the semi-finals of the Doha World Championships on Wednesday, 14 February. They will face the Olympic champion United States in the final.

According to MCC Brussels Director Frank Füredi, it is crucial to intellectually empower children, and if the quality of teaching does not improve in classrooms, the future of education itself is at risk.

According to Dr Samuel Noble, countries with a predominantly Orthodox Christian population have been able and willing to preserve their traditions. Contrary to the proposition put forth by Samuel Huntington, Dr Noble highlights the primacy of national identity in countries professing Orthodox Christianity, as a result of which, he contends, there has never been a truly unified Orthodox bloc.

The two will be starring in Nuremberg, a historical drama directed by James Vanderbilt about American psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley’s series of interviews with incarcerated Nazi leader Hermann Göring ahead of the Nuremberg trials.

On this day that millions of Christians observe worldwide, we share St John Paul II’s thoughts on the significance of Ash Wednesday.