Múzeumok Őszi Fesztiválja, the autumn museum festival
28 September to 15 November
Close to 150 museums across Hungary open up for seven weeks of tours, workshops and talks. The Budapest and central Hungary listing is the longest of any region, but this is a national festival, so check where a programme actually is before you set off.
About the event
The Hungarian Open Air Museum's education and methodology centre, MOKK, runs it, and this is the twenty-first edition. Its theme, Tárgyi bizonyíték, translates as material evidence, and the argument behind it is that in an age of convincing fakes and manipulated video the original objects a museum keeps are still a source you can trust.
Expect guided tours, talks, workshops, craft and food sessions, walks and concerts, plus behind-the-scenes visits. Separate strands cover green museums, exercise and wellbeing, the autumn school holidays for families, and Martinmas customs at the close of the season. The programme is searchable by town on the festival's own site.
Dates and times
- 28 September to 15 Novembertimes vary by museum
Getting there
Museums across Hungary, Budapest included. The official listing has every venue.
