nato

A celebration marking the most recent expansion of the NATO military alliance, hosted by the Bulgarian Embassy in Budapest.

canadian hungarian jégkorong

The Canadian Embassy hosted a reception on the occasion of a friendly match between the two countries. Canada won!

international womens club

At an event of the Budapest International Womens Club, the Arab Womens Association presented aspects of arabic culture.

croatian

Concert of the Baroque ensemble Ars Longa Vita Brevis, held at the Croatian Embassy.

exhibition inuit

Canadian Embassy and the Hungarian Cultural Foundation exhibition of Inuit art entitled Asingit.

euro-atlantic

A conference organized by the conservative think-tank, the New Atlantic Initiative, on the trans-Atlantic relationship.

hungarian film posters

Opening of an exhibition at the Budapest Gallery of early Hungarian film posters.

exhibition 3x

What’s in a name? Opening of the exhibition Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka and the art of Dualism. A misleading title, meanwhile very few good works of the named three, and did no justice to the beautiful period works of Hungarian and Austrian artists shown.

malta beugró

Recently appointed Ambassador of Malta to Hungary Noel Buttigieg Scicluna (top) opens cultural event of the newly acceded EU member at the Merlin Theater.

meo

A retro, ironic exhibition of socialist-era art entitled “Happy (?) Budapest” at the MEO Contemporary Art Collection, opened eloquently by Hungarian film director Péter Bacsó (top right).

italian

Official visit to Budapest of the Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampa (pictured left)

holocaust kiállítás

An exhibition commemorating the Holocaust, as interpreted by contemporary Hungarian artists, entitled “The Hidden Holocaust,” at the Palace of Art.

swing

In the context of the Francophonie 2004 celebrations in Budapest, the Ontario band Swing performed their French Canadian inspired music at the Institut Francais.