At the May Day of Museums we welcome all visitors to see the introduction of 70 museums, to have free guided tours, family programmes, concerts, design fairs and gastronomic specialties!

 

PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES

11:00 Opening ceremony

Speech delivered by László L. Simon, Director General of the Hungarian National Museum

11:20 Experiencing museums: what has changed following the pandemic? –

Presentation by dr. Helen Wilkinson, Cultural and heritage consultant

12:00 Cultural branding – Presentation by DE_FORM Design Agency

12:30 Parade of the gatekeepers of the Hungarian National Museum

13:00 Press Conference: Museum of the Year Awards Ceremony and Pro Museo Awards Ceremony

14:00 Everything for the eyes, nothing for the hands?

Marketing & communication trends from the perspective of museums and collections –

Presentation by the Hungarian Marketing Association

14:30 The power of museums – the future of museums – presentation by Lath Carlson, Executive Director of The Museum of The Future, Dubai

 

PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES

15:00 Contemporary dance performance by Willany Leó Improvisation Dance Theatre

17:30 Concert of the MÁV Symphonic Orchestra, Conductor: Tamás Csurgó

19:00 Dj Bootsie Quartet

20:30 Play of light and puppetry performed by the Led Puppets Theatre

 

Sunday

PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES

12:00 Parade of the gatekeepers of the Hungarian National Museum

12:05 Snapshots from the life of Robert Capa – the musical reading theatre programme of the Capa Center –

in the role of the world-famous photojournalist: Bálint Adorjáni, with the participation of The Qualitons:

Barna Szőke and Levente Boros

16:00 Recollection of history with a Turkish pipe (‘tárogató’) – performance by Csaba Nagy, Liszt Award-winning Turkish pipe player

16:30 Trombone concert performed by Trombone Ensemble of Szeged

19:00 Ivan & The Parazol concert