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Museum services suffer as unpaid volunteers and interns replace staff

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

Funding cuts have forced museums and galleries to employ more unpaid volunteers and reduce the numbers of museum professionals, affecting education and outreach programmes. (UK) More than a third of museums and galleries were forced to cut their paid staff … Continue reading →

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Felicia Theus: Kultur in Ungarn 2013

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

Kulturelle Initiativen und ihre Vernetzung im Widerstand gegen die politische Gleichschaltung Seit dem Regierungswechsel 2010 scheint sich Ungarn langsam von einer Demokratie weg zu entwickeln, hin zu einem autokratischen System1. Sowohl in sozialen, als auch in familienpolitischen und kulturellen Themen … Continue reading →

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Bust of Admiral Miklos Horthy to be unveiled on Sunday

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

A bronze bust of Admiral Miklos Horthy (pictured here with Adolph Hitler) will be unveiled this Sunday at the Hungarian Reformed Church’s Hazatérés Temploma (the “Homecoming Temple”) in Budapest’s 5th district.  The event coincides with the 75th anniversary of the First … Continue reading →

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Disrupting Business: Art & Activism in Times of Financial Crisis

Posted on November 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

Disrupting Business explores some of the interconnections between art, activism and the business concept of disruptive innovation. With a backdrop of the crisis in financial capitalism and austerity cuts in the cultural sphere, the idea is to focus on potential … Continue reading →

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Neue Partei für die Rechtesten der Rechten

Posted on November 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

Die „Ungarische Morgenröte“ wurde aus der Taufe gehoben – sie will Sammelbecken der Radikalen sein. Ihm ist sogar Jobbik zu wenig radikal: Balazs Lenhardt, ehemals Parlamentsabgeordneter eben jener rechten Partei, die Ungarn seit geraumer Zeit in die Negativschlagzeilen bringt, hat … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s ‘Magyar Hajnal’ assert far right identity against others’

Posted on November 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

A longlasting racial conflict appears to be rekindling in Hungary. Hardcore believers in the political far right are assuming a new name. They are keen to establish their identity with a party called Hungarian Dawn – ‘Magyar Hajnal’. Their bid … Continue reading →

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Half of Hungarian Parents Expect their Children to Work Abroad – Survey

Posted on October 31, 2013 by ellenpolus

By Veronika Gulyas Almost half of all Hungarian parents believe their children could be tempted to seek work abroad as the country continues to struggle against high unemployment in the 15 to 24 age range, according to a new poll. … Continue reading →

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