Category: Budapest

From Degas to Picasso: Museum of Fine Arts

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If you would like to see masterpieces from French painters painted between the middle of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, you better head towards the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest between January 28 and April 25. During that period there will be a temporary exhibition there presenting more than 50 paintings from the given period. All the paintings are borrowed from the Puskin Museum in Moscow for this exhibition.

Among the paintings you can see masterpieces made by Courbet, Corot, Degas, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso.

From Degas to Picsso
Museum of Fine Arts
January 28 – April 25, 2010

Budapest museums

Green Day to Sziget Festival?

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Green Day

Before you start rejoicing notice the questionmark in the title. This is not at all sure, but I just noticed someone who requested on the official Sziget page that Green Day should come to Sziget and today as I worked with the page presenting some concerts in cities near Budapest I noticed that Green Day will perform in June 2010. Of course that does not mean anything at all where Green Day will perform two months before the Sziget Festival in 2010, but at least it is possible to hope.

So this text is not based on any real facts or nothing, but it might only represent a hope from thousands of Hungarian fans that Green Day may return to Budapest and to the Sziget Festival in 2010.

Concerts in Budapest

Transportation strike is over

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And then the public transportation strike in Budapest was over, for this time. The buses are polluting the city again, the trams are following their normal schedules and the people of Budapest can easier get to their jobs than last week. Well, if the buses are able to drive. It has been snowing and it is quite cold, so often that causes great problems for the drivers and the buses!

At least it is over! So that was it for this time. There is a small strike on the Ferihegy Airport as well, but that is not expected to cause any further delays!

Bobby McFerrin Budapest 2010

Bobby McFerrin Budapest 2010

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Bobby McFerrin Budapest
Bobby McFerrin Budapest

Bobby McFerrin is a very popular jazz musician and singer. He has performed together with major celebrities around the world, and he is the man behind the famous “Don’t worry, be happy” song which ruled the hit lists in the 80s. Now he is coming to Budapest where he will perform in the SYMA Hall. The concert will be arranged August 22nd, and it starts at 20.00.

Bobby McFerrin Budapest
SYMA Hall
August 22nd, 2010 – 20:00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

Other events in Budapest

Strike still going strong

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The public transportation strike which we have written about several times already is still going strong and most buses, trams and trolley buses in the capital of Hungary are still standing still. Some of them are going and you can read more about that in our former post.

I guess the taxi companies enjoy the strike as they probably have much more to do than under normal circumstances, but it would be nice if they could finish this strike within shortly.

One addition to the strike is the fact that MAV (train company) has joined into the strike and especially in the early morning many trains stand still and do not transport passengers!

Paul Anka Budapest 2010

Paul Anka Budapest 2010

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Paul Anka Budapest
Paul Anka Budapest

Paul Anka performed in Budapest 5th of August 2009, and I guess he most have felt good, because in 2010 he is coming back to Hungary again. He will perform in the Budapest Sportarena this time as well and the concert will be arranged 3rd of June, starting at 20.00.

For Paul Anka 2009/2010 will be good years, especially since Paul Anka will earn loads of money, as he wrote “This is it”, the latest Michael Jackson song!

Paul Anka Budapest
Budapest Sportarena
June 3rd, 2010 – 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

Other events in Budapest

Al Bano Budapest

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Albano Carrisi, known as Al Bano, was born 20th of May 1943 in Italy. He has sold more than 165 million albums around the world, and he has performed together with Luciano Pavaortti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Al Bano will perform in Budapest Sportarena April 23rd, and the concert starts at 19.00.

Al Bano Budapest
Budapest Sportarena
April 23, 2010 – 19:00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

Other concerts in Budapest

Hyperspace 2010 Budapest

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April 10th, 2010, a hot dancing event will be arranged in the SYMA Hall in Budapest.  Some people compare it to Sensation White which could be seen and experience in Budapest in 2009. Carl Cox, Chris Liebing, Dusty Kid and quite some more artists will be performing at the Hyperspace 2010 in Budapest.

Hyperspace 2010 Budapest
SYMA Hall
April 10th, 2010 – 20:00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

Other events in Budapest

Public transportation strike in Budapest

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Strike in Budapest

Yesterday BKV, the Public Transportation company in Budapest, started their strike which will last for an uncertain amount of time. The metro in Budapest is running as usual and so is the HEV (though not as often as normal). Those suffering are the people who would like to use trams and buses.

The most popular tram, number 6, is up and running, and so is tram number 2. Some other trams are going, but not on the entire line. Most buses are standing still, but for example the airport bus is following normal schedule.

We do not know how long this public transportation strike will last, but if some big things should happen, we will for sure write about it.

Public transportation strike coming up

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Strike in Budapest

It is winter in Budapest and the buses of the local transportation company, BKV, is having a hard time. But not only the buses, but the drivers and other workers are not at all satisfied, and the rumours are even spreading that some drivers just leave their buses in so called wildcat strikes.

In addition a big strike has been announced on January 12, and time will show it it will be a heavy strike or not (I have heard that even if it is a strike the metros will probably be running and  so on)!