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Historical Handicraft Fair @ Hungarian National Museum, 8 – 9 December

• 30 Nov 2018 12:25 PM

From the organizers: We gladly invite you to participate in the „III. Historical Handcraft Fair and Reenactor Meeting” in Budapest, Hungary.

This event is going to be organized by people who do reenactment, and medieval handcraft for a living. there's a wide range of connections in the historical scene and we take quality and historical correctness seriously.

We are going to introduce you the leading Hungarian scientists and museum workers of the relevant fields of study of which you may witness several presentations. You can also expect competitions for reenactors, and historical sportsmen as well as live music for entertainment of course.

Tickets: HUF 1,600

Venue: 
Hungarian National Museum
1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 14-16.

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