During the winter season, the Liszt Institute Helsinki welcomed visitors with an especially rich and diverse programme: from a nature-inspired graphic art exhibition and creative workshops to the festive moments of its 45th anniversary celebration, all the way to a showcase of Hungarian gastronomy and wine culture. The series of events was rounded off by an intimate Advent piano evening, where classical music and candlelight together created a magical atmosphere of holiday anticipation.

The Liszt Institute Prague welcomed those interested in Hungarian culture with a diverse series of cultural events in the Czech capital. As part of their program showcasing Hungarian artist colonies, this time the Szolnok Artist Colony opened its exhibition at the institute. A worthy continuation of this highly successful event is the newly opened exhibition of Márta Edőcs, which offers insight into the works of the multiple award-winning Hungarian glass and jewelry designer. The institute also guided visitors into the world of literature: as part of the Poetry Day Festival, they organized a Hungarian-Czech poetry evening featuring Hungarian poet Ádám Vajna and Czech poet Petr Ligocký. At the Hungarian Film Showcase, 11 recent Hungarian films were screened in their original audio with Czech subtitles. The popular series also hosted film director Szabolcs Hajdú. At their Advent concert, violinist Júlia Pusker and pianist János Palojtay performed to great acclaim. They also staged the dance monodrama Narcissus, which sparked greater interest than anticipated.

On December 7, 2025, the Liszt Institute Stuttgart, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Hungary in Stuttgart, 12 Hungarian organizations from Baden-Württemberg, and various church communities, held its third Advent celebration combined with a charity fundraiser connected to the public media’s It’s Good to Be Good! philanthropic campaign. Under the motto Together, being good is even better!, the organizers offered a rich program for all ages, including freshly prepared kettle-cooked dishes, an ecumenical worship service, craft and folk music workshops, and high-quality musical performances for the roughly 400 attendees. In addition to experiencing the uplifting spirit of donating and helping for a good cause, guests were able to strengthen their sense of belonging to the Hungarian community and its cohesion abroad. Through the fundraising campaign coordinated by the institute, €14,100 has been collected for sick, orphaned, and displaced children living in Transcarpathia almost one and a half times last year’s total.

In recent weeks, the programs organized and hosted in partnership with the Liszt Institute Bucharest have once again brought lively cultural presence to Romania. In Bucharest and Brăila, a series of events unfolded that introduced audiences to various layers of Hungarian art, gastronomy, and historical memory. In November, the 19th Hungarian Film Week in Bucharest took place, an event that has become one of the most important cinematic platforms for Hungarian-Romanian cultural dialogue. This was followed by the grand Bucharest premiere of the movie titled Bölöni – The Transylvanian Legend, and then by the exhibition Sweet Envoys, presented as part of the Vinum Hungaricum evenings, which showcased the traditions of Hungarian gastronomy in a fresh, experiential way. Closing the month, Brăila hosted the opening of the exhibition Long-Haul, a display of transportation history that brought the world of Danube River navigation to visitors.

The Liszt Institute Delhi has offered a rich cultural program in the recent weeks: the Hungarian cuisine workshop at the Indian School of Hospitality/Ecole Ducasse introduced Hungarian gastronomy, the Kodály workshop in Delhi led by Gabriella Rechner-Boda brought the power of music education closer to Indian participants, and the Long Night of Literatures celebrated the Indian debut of Hungarian writer Ferenc Barnás. Cultural cooperation in the region was further enriched by the Hungarian-language public speaking competition connecting Asia and the Barnali – Indo-Hungarian Color Cavalcade exhibition, which brought the Hungarian and Indian traditions of blue dyeing into dialogue.

The Liszt Institute Brussels and the Flemish section of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel - KCB) have signed a cooperation agreement, further expanding the international partnership network promoting Hungarian musical culture, the Brussels institute announced on Tuesday.

UNESCO considers the life’s work of Teréz Brunszvik, founder of the first Hungarian kindergarten, to be outstanding and indispensable in the field of early childhood education. Therefore, the organisation has officially included the 250th anniversary of her birth on its list of anniversaries. The Born to Play commemorative exhibition, created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, opened at the headquarters of the international organization in Paris on 24 November, 2025.

The past period has been particularly rich in cultural terms throughout Transylvania, as the Liszt Institute Sepsiszentgyörgy organized a series of events that drew attention to the importance of Hungarian tradition, culture, and community presence. In October, Gábor Csaba, Deputy State Secretary responsible for cultural diplomacy, opened the exhibition Székelyek. Inherited Traits, and at the end of the month the Bestiarium Hungaricum book launch took place. This was followed in November by the 20th anniversary Ars Hungarica festival, then a presentation by Ildikó Simonovics on the Hungarian Bride exhibition as part of the program entitled The Audience in the Star Role. The series of events draws an intellectual arc that simultaneously strengthens the cohesion of Hungarian communities, highlights our cultural heritage, and gives new dynamics to the cultural life of the region.

The 41st Slovenian Book Fair is held in Ljubljana from November 24 to 30, with Hungary as the guest of honor for the week-long festival. For Hungary and Hungarian culture, being featured as the guest country represents an outstanding opportunity to take part in one of the country's most significant literary and cultural events, which attracts more than 60,000 visitors each year, thus surpassing the attendance of the Vienna Book Fair. The main organizer of the guest country programme is the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre Ljubljana, and the event is realized with the principal support of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and the Petőfi Cultural Agency. Additional supporters include the Municipality of Debrecen, Libri, and the Hungarian National Cultural Institute of Lendava.

The Liszt Institute in Seoul welcomed those interested in Hungarian culture to the South Korean capital with a diverse program package. A presentation promoting Hungary was organized for students, and the highly successful public speaking competition was held for the 11th time this year in cooperation with Liszt institutes in Asia. The Hungarian Ethnographic Museum also opened an exhibition entitled Hungarian Nativity Scenes – Winter Traditions from the Past, which presents the folk customs of nativity scenes and nativity plays to interested visitors. The institute organized the screening of the film The Game at the European Film Festival for Korean audiences, and Tibor Simon-Mazula and Orlando Marosini presented their work at one of South Korea's largest international fairs, the Daejeon K-Art Fair. Attila József's works "Mama" and "Summer" and several verses from Sándor Petőfi's narrative poem "János vitéz" will be on display in Hungarian and Korean translation until December next year at Seoul's busiest metro hubs, bringing the gems of Hungarian culture to hundreds of thousands of people every day.