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Conference on Cultural Diplomacy at the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma

18 July 2025 11:40

The second day of the conference was hosted by the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma. In his opening speech, Gábor Csaba, Deputy State Secretary responsible for cultural diplomacy, stated that Pannonhalma is an outstanding venue where Hungarian culture, Christian tradition, and the European spirit converge. For a thousand years, it has set an example of how the values of the past can be preserved and passed on in harmony with the challenges of the present. He encouraged cultural diplomats to embody this spirit by serving as bridges between past and future, between Hungary and the world’s cultural communities.

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Diplomatic Meeting on Culture Held in Gödöllő’s Royal Palace

18 July 2025 11:22

The annual diplomatic conference of the heads of Hungarian cultural institutes abroad, known as the Liszt Institutes and Collegium Hungaricums network, was held on July 7-8, 2025. The first day of the meeting was held at the Royal Palace of Gödöllő. Institute directors and educational and cultural diplomats from Hungarian foreign missions gathered for discussions organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Ministry of Culture and Innovation. The event was inaugurated by Balázs Hankó, Minister for Culture and Innovation, and Boglárka Illés, State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Anita Kiss-Hegyi, State Secretary for Cultural Relations, and Gábor Csaba, Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy, both from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, were in attendance.

Summer Program Extravaganza Across Poland

11 July 2025 12:50

The Liszt Institute Warsaw has organized a wide array of Hungarian cultural programs across Poland. They once again arranged a tour for the Rézeleje Brass Band, who had already made a highly successful debut in Poland earlier this spring. In collaboration with the Museum of the First Piasts and other Polish partners, the Institute also co-organized an exhibition dedicated to the first crowned rulers of our two nations. As part of the Institute’s initiatives, the Borsa ensemble, led by Katica Manninger, performed at a festival held in the late medieval castle of Liw, enchanting the audience on Midsummer Night with music and dance around a traditional bonfire. In connection with the Polish translation of the diary of Olga Galló, a former prisoner of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, the Institute organized a commemorative event. As part of the program, Andrea Fullajtár, the actress and granddaughter of Olga Galló, performed excerpts from a monodrama based on the diary at the memorial site’s visitor center.

Busy Summer Months in Vienna

11 July 2025 12:46

The Collegium Hungaricum Vienna hosted a diverse and rich selection of Hungarian cultural events in the heart of the Austrian capital. They co-organised the Talent's Talk conference, with Dr Balázs Hankó, Minister of Culture and Innovation, as the event’s chief patron and guest of honor. They also staged a play about the life of Magda Szabó, which was particularly special due to the author's multiple personal connections to the institute. The Hungarian Historical Institute in Vienna, operating within the Collegium Hungaricum, together with the Institute of National Heritage (NÖRI), jointly presented a database compiling memorial sites across the Carpathian Basin. The finale of the historical TV series Hunyadi was screened alongside a public meet-and-greet event, and a guided city walk was also organized, during which participants explored Hungarian memorials in Vienna and learned about the 100-year history of the Collegium Hungaricum.