MaNDAHungarian National Digital Archive

In 1847, Justus Liebig, who laid the foundations of agricultural chemistry (also known for inventing fertilizers), created the distant ancestor of today’s bouillon cubes, the meat extract bearing his name. However, Liebig is interesting to us not for his food industry innovation but for the so-called Liebig cards. These cards were, in fact, small prints that served as the first tangible evidence of how consumer education works and demonstrated the incredible power of advertising.

Gyula Rudnay, one of the most influential masters of 20th century painting, became known for his commitment to naturalism and the Hungarian landscape. Ferenc Pogány, who captured the beauty of the Hungarian landscape and the spirit of the Hódmezővásárhely school in his works. József Németh and László Bényi portrayed the mysticism and richness of colour of village life and rural side, while Lajos Deák-Ébner, a follower of plein air painting, introduced a nature-loving style to the palette of Hungarian painting. Discover the biographies of these diverse figures of Hungarian fine art, who evoke the rich traditions of the landscape and folklore, in this virtual exhibition

It is said that confessing your love and swearing feel the best in the mother tongue, but there are situations, when there would be a demand for them in a foreign language as well. When it comes to language learning, many people still think of memorising grammatical rules. Fortunately, nowadays you can easily make yourselves understood with the aid of your smart devices. What is more, the era when you can use a speech-to-speech translator such as the universal translator of the Star Trek universe is not far away either.

Bulgarians are one of the thirteen officially recognized nationalities of Hungary. The Bulgarians living here are usually identified with the Bulgarian gardeners, although their traders were also well represented. Until the middle of the last century, a metropolitan market was almost unthinkable without the presence of Bulgarian gardeners. In fact, they revolutionized our horticulture by laying the foundation stones for modern vegetable growing. This week, we pay tribute to the Bulgarian community living in Hungary.