The National Castle and Forts Program will soon see the reconstruction of 15 forts and 19 castles in an effort to preserve the country's cultural history, improve communities and boost...
The head of the PM’s Office has highlighted that the fall of communism in 1989 has not been sufficiently addressed in art, therefore 21st-century media will be “indispensable” in helping...
On this day 30 years ago – one day before Hungary’s St Stephen Day celebrations - several hundred East Germans crossed the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European...
The latest tender of the Hungarian National Film Fund will support script writers to tell the stories of the most important events and moments in Hungarian history
DNA analysis of a sample of bone from King Béla III (1172-1196) has proven that the family were of Eurasian descent
Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist. His groundbreaking work in computer science, the so-called ‘Neumann Principles’ laid down the foundation for building the EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Calculator), the ancestor of all modern computers
Hungarian Johann Adam Michael Gundel, founder of the famous gastronomy dynasty, died on 28 December, 1915
Romanced by today’s creative, fun-loving Budapest, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always so. For a dozen days in late October and early November 1956, Hungarians fought to liberate themselves from the yoke of communist oppression. Everyday people from all walks of life suddenly became freedom fighters. Spurred on by indefatigable traditions of independence and self-determination, the people revolted and nearly won.
Hungary will mark the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution this autumn. Events are already underway across the country to honor those who courageously rose up against communist tyranny during those fateful days that began October 23, 1956.