Huge Steel Whale Can Be Seen in Vienna
Since the beginning of May, a five-ton, seventeen-meter-long steel whale has been on display in the courtyard of the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna.
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Tamarin Pairing Underway
As we have previously reported, our collection has seen dynamic growth thanks to both the spring baby-boom and animal transfers. Besides a wide range of species we have never kept before, we have also welcomed potential mates for a number of well-known residents, including our red-handed tamarins. Transferred from Zoo Brno (the Czech Republic) under […]
Budapest to Host International Songwriting Camp
Budapest will play host to an international songwriting camp this week, Artisjus, the Hungarian association which collects music licensing fees, and the camp’s organiser, said.
Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae Award Presented
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén presented the state Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae award to eleven people and two groups representing Hungary’s 13 national minorities in the Bulgarian cultural centre.
Photo of the Day: Black woodpeckers near Vác
Two black woodpeckers (Dryocopus martius) near Vác on 16 May 2021.
Hungarian Groups Headed for English Folk Expo 2021
Four Hungarian groups, including renowned folk ensemble Muzsikás, have been selected to represent Hungarian folk music at this year’s English Folk Expo (EFEx) and to give a performance at the Manchester Folk Festival in October, the Hungarian House of Heritage said.
Sándor Torok Exhibition at DAB Székház
A new exhibition will be opened on 19th May at 4:30 pm.
Sándor Balassa Dies at 87
Hungarian Erkel Ferenc and Kossuth Prize-winning composer, artist of the nation, co-founder and member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA), Sándor Balassa has died at the age of 87.
Budapest International Eucharist Congress to Feature Spiritual, Cultural Programs
The International Eucharistic Congress (NEK) scheduled to be held in Budapest from Sept. 5 to 12 will feature holy masses, predications and cultural and family programmes, the organisers said on Thursday. The congress’s opening mass will be celebrated at Heroes’ Square, Gábor Mohos, the head of the NEK secretariat, told a press conference.
Maytime Beauty in the Zoo’s Botanical Collection
A member of the olive family, the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is an ornamental shrub native to the Balkans. Introduced to the rest of Europe by Ottoman Turks, it is now widely cultivated all around the world.