Night of Museums — Autumn Edition
The 2023 Autumn Night of Museums will be held at the Móra Ferenc Museum and its exhibition spaces in Szeged on Saturday, October 21.
The Ancient China exhibition at the Móra Museum and the accompanying China-themed exhibit at Fekete ház will be the central theme of this year's Autumn Night of Museums in Szeged. Visitors can take part in guided tours and learn, among others, about the special jade burial suit that was believed to make the deceased rulers of Ancient China indestructible.
Guided tours of the various exhibitions will be held several times during the evening. Visitors can also attend various presentations and performances. In addition to the presentation of Chinese musical instruments and costumes, it will be revealed how the terracotta warriors were colored, and what are the characteristics of Chinese gastronomy.
In the dome hall of the Móra Ferenc Museum, a Chinese-themed craft session will be held, and visitors can take part in a Chinese painting workshop at Fekete ház (Black House). In front of Vármúzeum (Castle Museum), a giant board game related to the history of Szeged will be set up.
The Autumn Night of Museums programs will be held between 18.00 and 23.00.
Programs at Móra Museum
Lectures on Chinese culture:
19.00 Chinese costumes (Wang Rui, Confucius Institute)
19.40 Chinese musical instrument demonstration (Hou Yuhan, Confucius Institute)
20.00 Insight into Chinese culture (Alexandra Zoltai, Confucius Institute)
20.20 Kung-fu panda and Chinese philosophy (Szabolcs Felföldi, Móra Museum)
20.40 Chinese holidays and gastronomy (Alexandra Zoltai, Confucius Institute)
21.00 The color of the terracotta warriors (Edina Hamar, Móra Museum)
Close-up of the jade burial suit that can be seen at Móra Museum in Szeged. Image credit: Móra Ferenc Museum
Workshops:
18.00 - 21.00 Handicraft workshops related to Chinese culture with the help of the Confucius Institute
Guided tours to the permanent and temporary exhibitions of Móra Museum start every hour, with the last one starting at 22.00. Collection visits at the Vármúzeum start at 18.30, 19.30, 20.30, and 21.30.
Programs at Fekete ház
18.00 - 22.00: Chinese painting lecture and workshop led by graphic artist Janisz Horváth
19.00: Hungarikonok - Exclusive guided tour of the Hetedhét Hungarikon exhibition with the owner of the collection, Tamás Kárpáti
21.00, 22.00: Guided tours of the Hetedhét Hungarikon exhibition
Entrance tickets: Adult: HUF 3990/person Student/Pensioner: HUF 2990/person
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Móra Ferenc Museum box office. On October 21, the Museum and its exhibition spaces will close at 17.00 and reopen at 18.00 with the programs of the Autumn Night of Museums.
Note that the language of the event is Hungarian
