WAMP - Design Fair

On Sunday visited the WAMP .WAMP was founded in 2006 to bring the creator and the audience closer in the spirit of the daily practicable art, simultaneously to establish a forum for the best-priced, unique and timely pieces of fine workmanship.
The monthly organized WAMP design market outgrew itself to the most important cultural and design forum.
Goldsmithes, illustrators, textile-manufacturers, ceramists, glassware makers, recycling artists, toymakers and several notable salons are represented on the sale.
This atmosphere is something that was new in Budapest in the beginning, later on, as it got widely known, it became an event anticipated every month.
The goal of this initiative sponsoring today's Hungarian design ambitions is also to become the shaper of general taste using its limited means,
and to promote the image and marketing of Hungarian design artifacts.
It was very interesting, but we were dissapointed because we didn't have enough time to look around properly. It took place at the Gödör Club.

Falk Miksa Street - Street of Galleries

On 17 Wednesday we went to Falk Miksa Street because it is the 'Street of Galleries'. We visited some art galleries and antiquity shops.

First, I thought it would be boring but I was wrong. :) Zsani, Viki and me got a large dose of culture :D We enjoyed it very much because we saw a lot of really beautiful paintings and antiquities :)

The gallery owners were very kind and they allowed us to take some photos for the blog :) They also promised to write a few sentences about their galleries and we'll post them. If you want you can search for them on the Internet.

The weather was really cold, so it was really pleasant to spend some time in the galleries. We took a lot of photos, about 30 in each gallery and this time nothing went wrong with our cameras. :) We also talked to the owners who explained us a lot about their galleries.

In these four weeks I feel I got to know more about Hungarian culture. I hope that you'll like our photos. We tried to show a small part of the Hungarian culture and we hope you enjoyed our work :)

Four Bones - The Trombone Quartet

On 18 Thursday we went to the rehearsal of the Four Bone Trombone Quartet.

At the beginning we had some problems finding the location. When we arrived we met the members of the quartet.The atmosphere was really friendly as only the four of us were there, apart from the band, of course.:) We really enjoyed the music and took some pictures. We brought just one camera so the teacher, who also came with us freaked out. :) The rehearsal was held in a larger room at a fire station. The place was full of other musical instruments which were also interesting.

The boys were really helpful and moved around the room so that we could take good photos. They helped our work a lot. I don’t know if we helped them :), but we laughed a lot and had a good time.

At the end, when we were leaving we could see several firemen and fire engines, too.

In life everybody should try to take part in a similar experience.

If you’re interested in the quartet check out their website.

Hungarian Film Week

After a short planning we’ve made it to the 41st Hungarian “Film Week”.

The opening ceremony and a part of the overall programme were held in MOM Park which is a large shopping centre in Budapest. The show began with a folk dance performance (of course :)) on the ground floor and the audience were led to the cinema which was in the opposite side of the building. It was funny to see such a performance in a mall.

There were loads of people waiting for the opening ceremony, many of them well-known to those who are interested in culture: directors, cameramen, actors, actresses. We were just trying to take a photo of Miklós Jancsó, when the batteries of our camera died. We were a bit angry. Unfortunately, we didn’t have VIP tickets to get in to the official opening, so we left.

The next day we went to "Uránia Nemzeti Filmszínház", a beautiful old cinema where some of the screenings took place. We visited the film poster exhibition and took some photos. We felt like photojournalists so we decided to make an interview with somebody. We spotted a young woman and after a few minutes pulled ourselves together, went up to her and asked some questions. It was fun. :)

Here are some of the things she said:

“I enjoyed the Film Week very much. It’s a pity it’s over soon.”
“I don’t miss celebrities. The absence of famous international stars only enhances the experience. In addition, it is a great opportunity for less famous actors to prove themselves.”

Nonverse - Viki's gig

On Saturday we wanted to go to Viki’s concert but we didn’t find easily the place where the concert was held so we were a little late. When we arrived to the Vörös Yuk, we were very happy because fortunately Nonverse concert had just started. Viki is the bass guitarist in the band. :)
Me and Zsani took some pictures. I hope that through these pictures you can feel that Viki and her band really enjoy what they do. When we listened to her at the concert we were proud of our best friend because she achieved something in her life.
:)
We really enjoyed the concert, it’s sure that we will go to more Nonverse concerts.
http://www.nonverse.hu

Jazz concert

On Valentine's Day we went to a jazz concert. A great band, Groovie, played amusing songs by different performers. We really enjoyed the concert. This was our first time at a jazz concert. The concert took place at the Wam Design Center where we could also visit an exhibition of different paintings. We took photos of the musicians' while they were playing. It was really funny. We enjoyed that day:]

The Culture Team

Hi There,

Our team will try to show you some aspects of the cultural life in Budapest. Firstly, we are going to the 'Film Week', as this is the most important event going on right now. Then, we would also like to go to some jazz concerts, a classical music rehearsal, visit some museums and galleries... And guess what! viki:] (our team-mate) is having a gig on Saturday, which we wouldn’t miss :).

We might get some other ideas during the ‘mission’ :).

Hope you’ll enjoy it! We surely will!