PHOTO GALLERY: Night of Museums in Hungary with more than 3 thousand programmes

The annual Night of Museums event involving nearly 3,000 programmes in 450 institutions nationwide and in the Carpathian Basin got under way early on Saturday afternoon and will run until late in the evening.

The Night of Museums is one of Hungary’s biggest cultural festivals, where museums “come even more alive”, Mate Vincze, deputy state secretary for public collections and cultural development, said at the event’s opening ceremony at the Hungarian National Museum. The event’s motto is “assist”, which, in addition to reflecting on the Euro 2024 soccer championship, highlights the teamwork and organisation that characterises museums and their staff, he said.

The coronation mantle in the Hungarian National Museum. Photo: MTI

Ikarus in Székesfehérvár. Photo: MTI

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Visitors will have a choice of more programmes than ever before at the Night of Museums events in several cities outside the capital, including Székesfehérvár and Esztergom, as well as the Slovakian border town of Sturovo (Párkány), the deputy state secretary said.

Székesfehérvár. Photo: MTI

Light colouring in Székesfehérvár. Photo: MTI

Besides exhibitions, the Night of Museums offers guided tours, concerts, film screenings, interactive events, workshops and family and children’s programmes.

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