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Art Market Budapest to be held between October 22-25
The fair is set to take place from October 22 to 25 at Millenium Park on the sidelines of CAFe Budapest.
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Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion spend last year
Official figures show that Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion (EUR 465m) direct spending last year, 50 percent up from the previous year.
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ART OF BANKSY exhibition opens in Budapest on February 1
The ART OF BANKSY exhibition will showcase about 70 pieces of work by the unknown artist at the Tesla Loft.
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PM Orbán opens exhibition featuring Hungarian artwork in Tokyo
At the exhibition, marking the 150th anniversary of Hungarian-Japanese diplomatic relations, the prime minister said Hungarians are innovative people, capable of producing world-class artwork.
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Hungarian painting sets new sale record
A painting by Valéria Dénes has sold for 110 million forints, setting a new record for the art market
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Hungary buys Renoir nude for Museum of Fine Arts
Hungary has bought French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s (1841-1919) Nude Lady Resting painting for HUF 3.5 billion, unveiled by PM Orbán
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Hungarian pavilion opens at 58th Venice Biennale
Hungary opened its pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, featuring Imaginary Cameras, an exhibition by innovator artist Tamás Waliczky
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Graffiti festival to hit Budapest on Saturday
The one-day Fila Graff Jam celebration of graffiti art is to be held in Budapest for the second time
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Rare Klimt art piece found in Budapest
The Klimt relief, advertising Vienna piano manufacture Ehrbar, was made of plaster and hand-painted in gold, between 1890 and 1892
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Hungary purchases Mihály Munkácsy’s Golgotha
The government paid Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pakh 3 billion HUF (9.3m HUF) for the painting
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Seven Hungarians awarded National Artist Prize
Seven artists have received a National Artist Prize during the 2018 ceremony held at Budapest's second largest concert hall, Pesti Vigadó
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300 pieces of rare handcrafted Herend porcelain to be displayed in Madrid
The "Herend: the Art of Hungarian Porcelain – Timeless elegance" exhibition will kick off next Tuesday at Madrid’s National Museum of Decorative Arts
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Budapest's Ludwig Museum of contemporary art makes it onto the list of the 100 most significant art institutions in the world
The Ludwig Museum has become the first Eastern European museum of contemporary art to receive this distinction