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Includes performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, folklore. For materials at the Library of Congress, consult its Performing Arts Reading Room and American Folklife Center sites.
General Culture
Culture.hu (http://www.kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=1085&langchanged=eng)
Site contains news about cultural events in Hungary and links to cultural organizations in Hungary and abroad. In Hungarian and English.
Ministry of Culture and Education (http://www.okm.gov.hu)
In Hungarian and English.
Port.hu (http://www.port.hu)
News and schedules for cultural events, radio and television programming. In Hungarian.
Hungarian Cultural Centre: London (http://www.hungary.org.uk/hungarian-cultural-centre.asp)
Established by the Government of the Republic of Hungary, the Hungarian Cultural Centre in London acts as an envoy of Hungarian culture, art and social sciences, in a way similar to the British Council in Budapest.
Hungarian Cultural Center: New York (http://www.culturehungary.org)
Organizes and promotes Hungarian cultural events in New York.
Dance
Ballet and
Dance in Hungary (http://www.balletcompanies.com/Countries/Hungary.shtml)
For each country, 'Balletcompanies.com' provides a directory of dance companies and institutions, as well as links to related Web sites.
Music and Theater
Hungarian State Opera House (http://www.opera.hu)
Contains information about the opera house, concerts, and tickets. In English and Hungarian.
Hungarian Music Homepage (http://www.music.hu)
Popular music site. In Hungarian.
Opera Companies of the World (http://operabase.com)
Web site and contact information for opera houses and festivals worldwide.
Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute of
Music (http://www.kodaly-inst.hu)
Description of the school's courses and activities, with links to other Kodaly resources.
Hungarian Theater Portal (http://www.szinhaz.hu/nf.html)
Magyar Színházi Portál. Provides not only links to theaters but also directories of individuals associated with the theater in Hungary (directors, critics, etc.) In Hungarian.
Museums and Galleries
Directory
of Museums (http://www.hudir.hu/hudir/Oktatas._kultura/Muvelodesugy_konyvtarak_leveltarak_muzeumok/Muzeumok)
Three pages of links at the HuDir (Hungary.Network) site. In Hungarian.
Fine Arts in Hungary (http://www.hung-art.hu/index-e.html)
View over 2,700 images, mostly of painting and sculpture, on this site, which is dedicated to fine arts in Hungary from the beginnings in the Romanesque period up to the mid 20th century. In English and Hungarian
Hungarian Heritage Museum (http://www.jcu.edu/language/hunghemu/index.htm)
Located in Cleveland, OH, the Museum aims to preserve Hungarian culture and history in Northeast Ohio.
Hungarian Museum of Photography (http://www.fotomuzeum.hu)
In Hungarian and English.
Hungarian National
Museum (http://www.hnm.hu/en/fooldal/mainPage.php)
Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum. Site in English and Hungarian.
Museums in Hungary
on the Web, by County (http://www.ace.hu/ceicom/hungary/hunliste.html)
This site, sponsored by the Archaeocomp Association, also includes a list of virtual museums and databases not related to specific counties. Page is in English, and the language of the subsequent links is also indicated
Film
Filmkultúra (http://www.filmkultura.iif.hu)
Online journal devoted to film, particularly Hungarian film. Contains interviews, reviews, essays, and information about Hungarian cinema. In English and Hungarian.
MAFILM (http://www.mafilm.hu)
Web site of the major Hungarian film studio. Archive of stills.
Folk Culture
American Hungarian Folklore Centrum (http://hungaria.org/ahfc/)
The American Hungarian Folklore Centrum (AHFC) aims to disseminate Hungarian folk culture within the scholarly and public life of North America. The Centrum organizes community folklore events, exhibitions, performances and programs to preserve and maintain folk traditions. Page contains numerous links to other folklore sites.
European Folklore Institute (http://www.folkline.hu/index%5Fe.html)
This Hungary-based institute aims to safeguard, revitalize, and diffuse traditional culture and folklore in Europe. In English and Hungarian.
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