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Archangel Gabriel on Heroes’ Square to Be Lifted Off for the First Time in 120 Years
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Archangel Gabriel on Heroes’ Square to Be Lifted Off for the First Time in 120 Years

The statue of Archangel Gabriel on top of the Corinthian column of the Millennium Monument on Heroes’ Square will be lifted off and fully restored for the first time in 120 years. The condition of the nearly five-metre-high bronze statue has drastically detoriated over the decades, and since only aesthetic intervention had been carried out in previous renovation projects, its renovation has become imperative. In the first and most spectacular phase of the project, implemented by the Városliget Zrt. asset management company, a huge scaffolding system will be constructed around the 36-meter-high column to facilitate the lift-off. After being transported to a conservation workshop, it will be restored to its original condition within 6-12 months, depending on the assessment of its internal condition. The restoration, commissioned by the National Heritage Institute, will be carried out by the winner of a public procurement announced based on the assessment after the lift-off. The restored statue of Archangel Gabriel is planned to be returned to Heroes’ Square in the first half of 2025. During the restoration works, the bronze statue of Archangel Gabriel and the capital of its supporting column will be reinforced.

Cool yourself in the City Park
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Cool yourself in the City Park

The heatwave is here, concrete is virtually burning, and you don’t know how to refresh yourself in the urban jungle? The City Park offers many places with water and attractions for even the hottest summer days. Water is our shared treasure and a life-sustaining element, and here in the Liget we look after it and place it at the service of visitors: you can have access to water and refresh yourself whether you arrive here to do sport, spend time with your family or attend a cultural event.

The Divas & Icons travelling exhibition from London opens  in the House of Music Hungary
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The Divas & Icons travelling exhibition from London opens in the House of Music Hungary

The Divas & Icons exhibition will first arrive to Budapest from the world's largest museum of applied arts and design, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, and then begin its journey around the world. The travelling exhibition was always sold out at the original venue and attracted nearly 300,000 visitors from all over the world. The exhibition, which can be visited in the House of Music from 18 May all summer, dazzles the Hungarian audience with its stunning visuals, thoughtful and exciting dramaturgy, while providing a social historical period of the world of female performers from the 19th century to the present day.