Unique cultural programmes in Budapest for Midsummer Eve

From Thursday, 22 June, Budapest will be featuring several unique cultural programmes. From nostalgia buses, through zoo exhibitions to bullfighting, there is a wide range of activities those interested can partake in.

This weekend, the Night of Museums event will take place, for which BKK (Budapest Transport Centre) has prepared special vehicles. On Friday, the Budapest Zoo will offer its visitors various extravagant and family-friendly fun programmes to spend the night with. On Thursday, a new art exhibition is opening up featuring bullfighting motives and Cuban architecture.

Mediterranean atmosphere

Budapest will offer a glimpse into the world of bullfighting as exhibitions on Spanish and South American culture open in the Hungarian capital.

The joint exhibition by the Cervantes Institute and the Hungarian National Gallery will present the role of bullfighting in Mediterranean culture. Simultaneously, the Central Gallery will showcase Cuban architecture.

On Thursday, the Cervantes Institute will support the opening of the exhibition titled “Fighting the Beast – The Bull in Spanish and Mediterranean Culture” at the Hungarian National Gallery. The exhibition will feature twelve significant works of art, including pieces by renowned painters such as Francisco de Goya, Ignacio Zuloaga, and Fernando Botero. Visitors can admire these artworks from 22 June onwards.

At the Central Gallery, the exhibition “Cuban Architecture: the Third Space” explores the contrasting perspectives of cultural creativity through architecture in the decades before and after the Cuban Revolution.

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Into the past with BKK

The Budapest Public Transportation Company (BKK) is introducing museum buses on seven different routes for the Night of Museums festival. The buses will operate from 24 June, Saturday afternoon until dawn on Sunday, and there will be no extra charge for those in possession of the wristband of the event. BKK’s museum buses will provide convenient transportation to the festival venues.

The museum buses will cover the following routes: North-Pest line MU1, Buda line MU2, South-Pest line MU3, Budafok line MU4, Old Buda line MU5, Buda Castle line MU6, and Várkert Bazár line MU7.

The Museum of Transport will also run the N36 tram line on Saturday afternoon, featuring the F1A nostalgia tram numbered 1522. Itt will travel between Keleti railway station and Kápolna Street in Kőbánya.

A nostalgic trolleybus, the N7679, a ZIU-9 model will also be operating on the same day. The bus will travel between Keleti Railway Station and Jászai Mari Square, providing access to several museums. The BudapestGO app offers the exact timetable for these services.

Please note that for the N36 tram and the trolleybus N7679, a nostalgia line or day ticket is required, as the Museum Night wristband alone is not sufficient for travel on these services.

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Evening fun at the zoo

The Budapest Zoo is gearing up for Midsummer Eve with an exciting program scheduled for 23 June, Friday evening. On this special night, visitors can expect a range of activities including animal entertainment, light painting, spectacular performances, concerts, fire jugglers, and captivating displays of the starry sky.

The zoo will operate as usual but reopen at 7 PM for Midsummer Eve visitors. The programs will continue until after 11 PM, with access granted until 10:30 PM. Visitors will have the opportunity to remain on the zoo premises until midnight.

The evening’s schedule will feature various animal shows, such as a sea lion show, shark diving, and elephant trekking. Additionally, there will be light painting displays scattered throughout the garden. At the Magic Mountain, visitors can enjoy planetarium projections throughout the evening.

Other attractions include face painting, creative crafts, a bubble playground, love fortune-telling, mystery writing, a bravery test, interactive music demonstrations with boomwhackers, and eco-instrument making. Educational presentations will provide interesting insights, covering topics ranging from otter behavior to astronomy and marine life. Visitors can also experience camel rides, learn about totem animals and fruit-eating bats, and discover what bugs do on Midsummer’s Eve.

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Source: Turizmus.com, Napi.hu