Night of Museums Draws Record 330,000 Visitors in Hungary
- 1 Jul 2022 8:18 AM
- Hungary Matters
Over 430 venues hosted 2,500 programmes across the country.
Over 430 venues hosted 2,500 programmes across the country.
Romania and Danish author Janne Teller will be country and guest of honour at the 30th Budapest International Book Festival, held between Oct 2 and 5 at the Balna Center of Military Culture, organisers said.
The Middle Ages will come to life at the Fékomadta Festival, which begins on the eve of October 9. This year, the free event series will last three days, and in addition to Zsámbék, both Visegrád and Esztergom have joined the program in 2025.
The House of Houdini in Budapest is a unique museum dedicated to Harry Houdini, the world-famous illusionist and escape artist. Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, migrated to the United States when he was just a child. Despite his worldwide fame, he always acknowledged his Hungarian origins.
A special exhibition titled The Touch of Humility at the Bible Museum runs until November 25. The new temporary exhibition presents almost fifty works of art selected from the collection of Gyula Kemény.
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