The Third International Masterclass Budapest for Conductors will be held between 27th of August - 2nd of September 2017, with the participation of the MAV Symphony Orchestra. Legendary finnish conductor Jorma Panula will be teaching masterclasses with a total of 9 participants. A selected few of the participants will also be conducting during the final concert at The National Museum. www.masterclassbudapest.com/ Maestro Jorma Panula's masterclasses: 27.8 - 2.9.2017 Final Concert: 2.9.2017, 16.00-18.30. The National Museum Hungary 1088 Budapest Múzeum krt. 14–16

Through Miranda's Eyes is a global, 18-month cross-disciplinary project dedicated to celebrating intercultural dialogue and reforming history education policies. TME raises awareness about the Roma Holocaust in WWII and promotes Romani arts and culture. In WWII about half of European Roma got killed in the Holocaust Topic still remains unknown to the general public. With growing number of refugees entering EU states, we need a platform for self-reflection: how to avoid repeating history? In 2001 Cultural Counsellor Veijo Baltzar, initiator of the project, interviewed Miranda, a Holocaust

FinnAgora's staff are on holidays in July, and because of that the office will be closed during 1.7.-31.7. During the holidays we will slow our pace in the social media sites. However, we'll return continue updating these sites in August, so be sure to follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram to keep yourself informed about FinnAgora's newest events and news. The first newsletter of the autumn will be sent in the beginning of September at the latest. Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter! Unfortunately our newsletter is available only in Finnish and Hungarian . We wish all our followers

Echoes – 100 Years in Finnish Design and Architecture exhibition celebrates the centenary year of Finland’s independence with an engaging exploration of Finnish design and architecture. In addition to Budapest, the exhibition will be shown in Bratislava, Warsaw, Prague and Berlin in the course of 2017. Echoes exhibition presents selected and beloved Finnish design classics alongside lesser-known gems and new works from young Finnish designers, creating a fascinating dialogue and story for international audiences. The exhibition is part of the official Finland100 centenary programme. The

Thanks to generations of devoted translators, Finnish literature has been available to Hungarian readers from the 19th century up until these days. As Finland is presently celebrating its centenary year, a project co-organised by Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, the Finnish Embassy in Budapest and FinnAgora, and hosted in Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, shall provide an overview of Finnish fiction and children’s literature in the last 10 years. The installation is part of “Finland 100”, Finland’s official series of centenary programmes. Open: 7.6. – 8.10.2017 facebook.com/margofeszt www.margofeszt.hu The book