Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition: National Museum

If you would like to see the best press photos made in Hungary, you better visit the Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition in the Hungarian National Museum. This exhibition will be opened March 19 and it will be available until April 24th.

Ticket prices:
Adults: 1000 HUF
Students/ Seniors: 500 HUF

Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition
Hungarian National Museum
March 19 – April 24

Museums in Budapest

More information about the exhibition:
Recall the most exciting moments of the past year, the wonders of nature, the dramatic, happy, funny situations, the exceptional artistic and sports achievements.

Hundred and hundreds of photographs that are worth seeing. Within the framework of the Budapest Spring Festival the Federation of Hungarian Journalists (MUOSZ) is to present the 28th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition and its accompanying exhibition entitled The World of Fashion in Pictures Yesterday and Today at the Hungarian National Museum between 19 March and 25 April 2010.

At the exhibition of the best press photos of the year shocking and thought-provoking pictures can be seen from the venues of the Roma assassinations and of the mourning families, the everyday life at the Havadtő orphanage, Formula-1 driver Felipe Massa’s serious accident, the fight between extremist groups and the police, the court verdict in the case of the lynching at Olaszliszka, the change at the helm of government, moments from then lives of the civilians and the international military forces stationed in Afghanistan.

The exhibited works also depict the outstanding personalities of contemporary Hungarian literature, the most characteristic moments of the Balaton Sound, the back-stage secrets of body-builders, the 125 year old Budapest Opera House, the 120 year old Budapest Circus, the animals of urban life or the colorful ice-birds.

The exhibition to be on show for over a month is an adventure and a time capsule depicting the events of the previous year, 2009 that still influence our lives.

The accompanying exhibition entitled The World of Fashion in Pictures Yesterday and Today is a selection of works by Hungarian photographers who have become masters of their profession both in Hungary and abroad from the last century to the present.

The exhibition includes pictures by such well known masters of photography as Angelo, Rudolf Balogh, Károly Gink, Tibor Inkey, György Lajos, János Kublin, Márton Munkácsy, József Pécsi, Dénes Rónai and Dezső Sziklai. A point of special interest will be the works by Tamás Farkas and János Fenyő, as well as the pictures by such members of the young photographer generation as Csaba Aknay,Tamás Dobos, András Hajdu, István, Zoltán Krasznai, Lábady, Márton Perlaki, Zoltán Sárosi or Zoltán Tombor whose works are considered both domestically and internationally to be equal in quality to that of their well known predecessors.

Faces Concealed in Gold: Museum of Ethnography

A new temporary exhibition is about to open in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. The Gold Masks from Asia, the so called The Zelnik Collection, will be available to visitors in the museum from March 12 to June 20, 2010.

Faces Concealed in Gold – The Gold Masks from Asia
Museum of Ethnography
March 12 – June 20

Museums in Budapest

Method Man Budapest 2010

Method Man in Budapest
Method Man in Budapest

There will be a Method Man concert in Budapest April 1st, 2010. On All Fools’ Day Method Man will enter the stage in Petöfi Csarnok around 21.30. If you want to be there, you can order your tickets using the link below.

Method Man Budapest
Petöfi Csarnok
April 1st, 21.30

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Aktiviteter i Oslo

Snow and winter to visit Budapest

Not long ago I wrote that the spring has arrived in Budapest and that citizens and tourists in Budapest finally can enjoy sunshine and nice weather. This weekend the spring is going on holiday though, as the temperature is expected to go below 0 Celsius, and snow is expected to fall. According to met.hu we can expect the following temperatures this weekend:

Friday: -1 Celsius (snow is expected)
Saturday: -4 Celsius
Sunday: -4 Celsius
Monday: -7 Celsius
Tuesday: -2 Celsius

Not long ago I visited Barcelona, and of course we expected beautiful sunshine as we were there. We were not lucky though, as it was snowing like crazy, it was windy, and even CNN showed up to report about the especially bad weather striking the normally warm city along the Mediterranean sea.

Weather in Budapest
Weather in Barcelona

Best brownie in Budapest

Are you wondering where to eat the best brownie in Budapest? I am… I always enjoy trying out brownies as I go to restaurants and I almost end up disappointed in every place. Long time ago I remember someone telling me that Spoon has the best brownie in town. I tried, but I was not at all impressed! Then I heard that Negro has it… yet another disappointment. Then I tried it at Cream Cafe and Restaurant, and though the brownie portion I was served was extremely big, the taste was not!

Brownie in Burger King
Brownie in Burger King

I have for sure tried to eat brownies elsewhere as well, but so far I have to admit something that makes me kind of sad. Or I do not know, because in my eyes and in my opinion the best brownie in Budapest currently costs 420 Forints, and you can get it with vanilla ice cream in every single Burger King in town! I am not sure if the problem is with me, or what the problem is, but that is at least my thoughts on this matter.

Another similar case is the subject if onion rings. I read a comment on Pampas Steakhouse last week where someone wrote that their onion rings taste like the ones you get at Burger King (meaning that you almost don’t feel the onion inside). As I go to Pampas Steakhouse I order their onion rings almost every times, because they simply taste very good – exactly as I like them and love them. Maybe I am an anti-gourmet, or I don’t know, but the onion rings do not need to have an extreme onion taste – they just need to taste good!

Budapest restaurants

Spring in Budapest – almost at least

The spring has almost arrived in Budapest and currently we are enjoying about 10 Celsius in the capital of Hungary (climate in Budapest). Some people claim that it will get colder by the end of the week, but we are for sure enjoying it now as the sun is smiling at our white bodies! As the sun shows up, the tourists starts to come and we can already feel and experience that more and more people are ready for guided tours and cool activities in Budapest. Compared to other big cities in Europe the Budapest temperature is quite good, in fact it is almost just as warm in Budapest as it is in Madrid, Spain.

As I am writing this text, the current temperature can be experienced in Europe:
Weather in Oslo: -4 celsius
Weather in Prague: 6 celsius
Weather in Bratislava: 14 celsius
Weather in Vienna: 14 celsius
Weather in Madrid: 10 celsius
Weather in Krakow: 7 celsius

Traffic jams in Budapest

Currently the prime ministers of Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, together with representatives from Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Bosnia Hercegovina are meeting in Budapest to discuss alternative energysources. Due to this roads are closed down, and especially tomorrow as these guests will leave the nation the main road to the airport will be closed and this will make it a nightmare to get to and from the airport for everyone else!

There will also be quite some streets closed down in the center of Budapest during this period, and especially in the 5th district near the Roosevelt Square cars are not allowed to park.

This description is not to detailed, but the main point is that you should be aware of this, and if possible to avoid the inner parts of the 5th district today, and start your trip to Ferihegy tomorrow in good time before departure.

To avoid the traffic jams – use public transportation instead, and maybe grab a good bite in a Budapest restaurant!

Kiss Budapest 2010

Kiss Budapest
Kiss Budapest
I was sure that I had written about the fact that Kiss is coming to Budapest in 2010, but it seems as if I was mistaken. I did not manage to find an article about it anywhere, so I guess I must have been dreaming. Anyway – Kiss is coming to Budapest in May 2010 and they will perform at Budapest Sportarena. The concert starts at 20.00 and this is the event to visit if you like very hard music and some interesting make-up!

Kiss Budapest 2010
Budapest Sportarena
May 28th, 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Events and concerts in Budapest

Jean Michel Jarre Budapest 2010

Jean Michel Jarre Budapest
Jean Michel Jarre Budapest
Jean Michel Jarre is about to come to Hungary again. I have a feeling that he likes Hungary, because he seems to come back every single year. Last year he was in Debrecen if I remember correct, and in December 2008 he performed in Budapest, in Papp Laszló Budapest Sportarena.

As he comes in 2010 he will perform in Budapest Sportarena again. If you missed his latest concert in Hungary or if you would like to see Jean Michel Jarre again in Budapest, this is your chance. The concert will be arranged May 24th, starting at 20.00.

Jean Michel Jarre Budapest 2010
Budapest Sportarena
May 24th, 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Events and concerts in Budapest