Friday, December 08, 2006

Van Gogh in Budapest Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts celebrates its 100th birthday with a true museum sensation. To commemorate the centenary, a large-scale exhibition from the works of Vincent van Gogh will be launched. Visitors will have the opportunity to see nearly 80 works by the Dutch painter genius till 20, March, 2007. Starting from 2nd December, those interested can view such masterpieces as the Farmhouse in Provence, painted in 1888, on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The importance of the celebratory exhibition is demonstrated by the fact that masterpieces will arrive from more than 40 collections, from museums such as the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Musée D’Orsay in Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Tickets purchased in advance on the Internet, at jegymester.hu, in the museum, and well-known ticket offices in about 50 towns will be cheaper. Tickets are valid for specific time slots. In collaboration with Vince Books, the Museum of Fine Arts will publish a 600-page catalogue in Hungarian and English. The curator of the exhibition: Judit Geskó

Website of the museum: szepmuveszeti.hu

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Foreign Language Newspapers in Budapest

Hungarians like to read newspapers. The most popular socialist national daily is the Népszabadság ("People`s Freedom", the name obiviously left from the communist times) nol.hu. Its rightist and nationalist counterpart is the Magyar Nemzet (transl. "Hungarian Nation") mno.hu, which embodies the proud newborn national and cultural "Hungarianism".

Hungarian homeland news for foreigners in English:

Budapest Times budapesttimes.hu
Budapest Business Journal bbj.hu

and in German:
Budapester Zeitung budapester.hu

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Late November in the forest

Last weekend we could enjoy the latest sunny day in November. I went for a nice 1 hour jogging in the forest of the Budai hegység. One week before that I saw deers who just runned across the path in front of me. Simply, I just cant imagine better relaxation that to have a jogging in forest. Each season has its colors, sounds or silence. So, if your feel the same while you are in Budapest, call or e-mail us and I take you to the best running places.