The Great Opportunities of Twinning: Achievements of Cambridge and Szeged

Hear about the cultural exchange between Cambridge with our twin city, Szeged, Hungary. As a companion event to the temporary community exhibition “Our Hungarian Twin City Szeged & its Cultural Riches” curated by the Cambridge Szeged Society, this talk will discuss all things twinning has established. This includes art exchanges of local artists and choral visits from local talents, alongside an annual programme of talks, concerts and film screenings. Hear about all the things the Cambridge Szeged Society develops to foster this friendship, and the work behind it!

About the speaker:

Julia Seiber Boyd has been the Chair of Cambridge Szeged Society since 2005. Born in London to Hungarian parents Matyas Seiber (Composer) and Lilla Bauer (Modern Dance lecturer at Goldsmiths College London), they both settled in the UK in the 1930s. She was educated at Oxford University and moved to Cambridge when she got married in 1979. She practiced as a lawyer until retirement, nearly 20 years ago. Julia became interested in developing the many new avenues offered to Cambridge by twinning with Szeged since 1987, and has worked as Chair to facilitate various exchanges.

Find out more about the Cambridge Szeged Society:

Cambridge Szeged Society | Cambridge Szeged Society (cambridge-szeged-society.org.uk)

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