In addition to the network of 19 Hungarian cultural institutes run by the Balassi Institute, Hungarian cultural diplomats started working in Beijing, Shanghai, Tel-Aviv, Zagreb, Belgrade, Madrid and Abu Dhabi in the past three years, Hiller said. This network should be further expanded, he added.
Of recent developments, Istvan Hiller said the Hungarian institute in Warsaw had moved to a new and modern home, a Hungarian exhibition was opened in the famous archaeological museum in Cairo, and the culture ministers of Serbia and Croatia recently shook hands, after a long hiatus, at the opening of the Pecs2010 European Capital of Culture project.
The next year and a half offer excellent opportunities to promote Hungarian culture, Hiller said. After the Pecs2010 project ends, Hungary will fulfil the role of European Union presidency in the first half of 2011, plus it will be the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt next year, he added.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Photo: Eszter Gordon
