Night of Museums returns on Saturday

Night of Museums, a country-wide program held annually around Midsummer Night, takes place on June 22, 2024. Szeged's museums and other institutions offer visitors both indoor and outdoor programs on this night. The main attraction will be the large-scale Munkácsy exhibition which opens the day before, on Friday, at the Móra Ferenc Museum.

Móra Ferenc Museum offers both outdoor and indoor programs for the Night of Museums, including performances related to the age of Munkácsy and guided tours in all three museum buildings (Móra Ferenc Múzeum, Vármúzeum, and Fekete Ház). Programs will start at 18:00 and finish at 24:00.

Night of Museums Programs of Móra Ferenc Museum

One of the highlights of the evening will be a parade in downtown Szeged with the Pavane Historic Dance Group and the Suhancok Folk Dance Ensemble. Anyone is welcome to join the parade. Another highlight of the evening will be the Romani Design fashion show – related to the ongoing Roma culture exhibition at Fekete ház – on the stage in front of the museum.

Outdoor programs on the stage in front of Móra Museum

18:30 Welcome speech (in Hungarian)

18:40 performance by the Tiszavirág Folk Dance Association

19:10 Information about the new Munkácsy exhibition

19.30 Parade from Dugonics Square to the Móra Ferenc Museum with the participation of the Pavane Historical Dance Group and the Suhancok Folk Dance Ensemble

20.00 Pavane Historical Dance Group: flag-throwing show and dances from the age of Munkácsy

20.10 Duel performance with the members of the SZTE Fencing Club and Dr. Ernő Várnay

20.20 Presentation of the Suhancok Folk Dance Ensemble

20.40 Hair sculpting presentation with the guidance of Eta Kormány and the participation of the Top Dance Acrobatic Rock and Roll Dance School

21.10 Announcement of the results of the extreme hairstyles and hair braiding competition

21.20 Romani Design fashion show with fashion designer Erika Varga

21.40 Fire jumping, joint dance

22.00 Varga Helena Band concert

Indoor programs

At Móra Ferenc Museum:

Guided tours will be held in the new Munkácsy exhibition, as well as in the Hairdressers' exhibit, the recently opened permanent ethnography exhibition, and two other permanent exhibition spaces. Tours will be in Hungarian, and start at 18.30, 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, and 22.30.

At the Black House (Fekete Ház):

A handicraft workshop will be held continuously at the Romani Design and the Bachtálo Drom! exhibits.

Guided tours in the Romani Design exhibition (in Hungarian) will start at 18.30, 19.30, 20.30,21.30, and 22.30.

At the Caste Museum (Vármúzeum):

Guided tours starting from 18.30, 19.30, 20.30,21.30, and 22.30 (in Hungarian)

Tickets:

All three museums can be visited with the same entrance ticket (HUF 3.990 for adults, HUF 2.990 for students/seniors). Outdoor programs are free of charge.

Note that the language of the programs is Hungarian

Source: Móra Ferenc Museum