“For Bees” will be taken literally here, so that all exhibition rooms of the museum will be designed mainly for the visiting and use of bees. But also the singular exhibitions, as well as the observation of the peculiar visitor’s stream will be of interest for people, so that the museum will be accessible to all visitors (bees and humans) within the regular opening hours.

In Budapest the New Museum for Bees will present three exhibition rooms conceived especially for the Hungarian context: one will deal with the question of honeybee democracy and the collective decision-making processes of bees, inviting the public to reflect on whether we can learn from bees to do a better democracy? Drawing on the research of U.S. scientist Thomas D. Seeley, we will be introduced to the swarm (that is collective) intelligence of bee societies.

The second exhibition is similarly thought-provoking: based on the U.N.’s proposal (Food and Agriculture Organization, May 2013) to change our traditional diets and switch to edible insects (including bee puppets) for ecological reasons and as means of survival in areas of famine and food shortage, the artists invite visitors to vote. Should we eat them? The third room presents how the museum functions as an alternative economic model and allows insight into the work of the mixed bee group.

Opening hours: 23 August - 30 September 2013, from Thursday till Sunday, every day 2-6 pm

Entrance free of charge.

Guided tour: full price 800 huf, discount 500 huf

Due to limited visitor capacity, please register in advance.

Visitors are provided with protective gear (hats). Museum visits are not recommended to people with histamine intolerance.

Address: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György út 37.

Open: Thurs - Sun:  14:00 - 18:00

Source: kozossegimez.com