AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPublic Media Shake-Up: Hungary’s M1 went dark on Tuesday after interim leadership took over, airing an apology saying public media “cannot lie” and promising an overhaul of news to rebuild independence. Cultural Calendar (Budapest): Városliget’s summer lineup includes free family music mornings at House of Music Hungary and a free Archangel Gabriel exhibition at Heroes’ Square’s visitor centre. Lake Balaton Travel: Bahart expands peak-season Balaton Shipping routes for August, adding more frequent departures and late-evening crossings on key routes. Heritage & Festivals: The International Palace Games of Visegrád returns as Hungary’s big medieval weekend, with knight tournaments, archery, falconry, and period performances. Arts & Reading: Russell Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind” is now available in Hungarian as “A konzervatív eszme,” launched in Budapest with a panel on his ideas and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Music: David Arkenstone’s “Dreams Carried On Fire,” performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, earned a Hollywood Independent Music Award nomination. Film: “Terminator 2” gets a 35th-anniversary global re-release, with Hungary listed among the September 3 screenings.
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