The Night of Museums awaits visitors in Debrecen at several locations and with countless programs this year. On 21 June, public collections, museums and exhibition spaces will open their doors to visitors.

The Night of Museums is the oldest programme in Debrecen’s cultural life, which populates the historic city centre in a network manner. 

The programmes will include guided tours, concerts, crafts, costume and weapon demonstrations, children will be treated to a folk playground and museum educational games, and an adventure game with the collaboration of six institutions.

Ticket prices:

Patron ticket HUF 10000, adult HUF 3000, student and pensioner HUF 1500 , family (2 adults + children under 14) HUF 5000. Box office opening: 21 June, 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online and at the locations.

TOWN HALL  WALK

Mayor László Papp will guide visitors through the beautified Old City Hall from 4:00 p.m.. During the tour, participants can hear many interesting facts about the history of the building and its recent modernisation, but they can also learn where Lajos Kossuth and Franz Joseph once lived, and where the Holy Crown was kept.

DEBRECEN SMALL REFORMED CHURCH

Church Square

4.00 p.m. Little Adventurers’ Hour – stories, games, adventuring in the Small Church (game leader: Laura Varga, university student)

5.00 p.m.The most fashionable congregation of old Debrecen – cultural history walk led by art historian Dániel Veress (pre-registration and appointment booking: +36 30 289 5597, +36 20 255 7170)

6.00 p.m.  Great Plain “ghostly” city tour 2. – with local history researcher Máté Horog (pre-registration and appointment booking: +36 30 289 5597, +36 20 255 7170)

7.00 p.m. The Treasured Small Church – speaker. P. Szalay Emőke museologist

8.00 p.m.  “The one who carries his heart on his forehead” – a musical literary journey into the world of Jókai with Gergely Máté Kiss, Domonkos Mátyás Kiss; jr. Ákos Barra (violin), Hanna Jantyik and Eleonóra Majorosné Tóth (flute), Dániel Sárosi (organ)

9.00 p.m. “Ghostly” city tour of the Great Plains with 2. with Máté Horog (pre-registration and appointment booking: +36 30 289 5597, +36 20 255 7170)

10.00 p.m.  The oldest church in the city – cultural history walk led by art historian Dániel Veress (pre-registration and appointment booking: +36 30 289 5597, +36 20 255 7170)

Small Church tower

4.00 p.m – 12.00 a.m.  Tower tour (pre-registration and appointment booking: +36 30 289 5597, +36 20 255 7170)

DEBRECEN REFORMED COLLEGE

Old College – ground floor

In the footsteps of “Nyilas Misi”-  Guided tours. 

5.00 p.m.  János Győri 

6.00 p.m. Gyöngyi Hegedűs – Reformed silverware 

8.00 p.m.Dániel Veress – College walk 

9.00 p.m. Emőke P. Szalay – Reformed silverware 

10.00 p.m. Zsuzsa Herczeg – College walk

Old College – 2nd floor

5.00 p.m. Guided tour by Teofil Kovács in English

7.30 p.m. Guided tour by Róbert Oláh – Storytelling old books

8.30 p.m. Choir concert

9.30 p.m.  Guided tour by Róbert Oláh – Storytelling old book

11.30 p.m. Choir, conducted by László Loránd

Archives

6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. – Jókai’s writings, led by Irén Németh

Zoological and Mineral Library

8.00 p.m and 9.30 p.m. Guided tour by Zoltán Uherkovich

in the courtyard

4.30 p.m.  performance “The Lunatic of Debrecen”

7.30 p.m.  Lecture “The Chronicle of Csittvár” (conducted by Ildikó Gábor-Tóth)

Bagolyvár – courtyard

5. 00 p.m. –  11.00 p.m.  Handicraft with roses

5. 00 p.m. –  9.00 p.m. Pottery session

Sportsarok (courtyard)

6. 00 p.m. –  8.00 p.m. Longsword and archery demonstration and training

6. 30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Fencing demonstration and training

 7.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. National Guard demonstration, led by Dr. Barnabás Kész

DEBRECEN REFORMED GREAT CHURCH

4.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. Soul Stones – a special recollection of the past with Ady School’s drama students

5.00 p.m. “In the protective shadow of the Great Church…” ,  Thoughts of Anikó Asbóth, director of the Vojtina Puppet Theatre “from next door”

6.00 p.m.  “I kiss your hand, Great Church!” – literary wandering with Magda Szabó. Guide: Sándor Csikos, Kossuth Award-winning actor

6.00 p.m. -11.00 p.m.  Herbarium and bestiary with the “Store of Nature” 

7.00 p.m. Outside the House – Opening of the exhibition of Debrecen architect Zoltán Rácz at Kálvin Gallery

9.00 p.m. English-language guided tour

10.00 p.m. Bell chime

9.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. From Soul to Soul – musical prayer event with Dorottya Tünde Tóth, pastor of the Great Church, in the Méliusz Chapel (registration required)

11.30 p.m.  Nighttime film music organ concert  with Gergő Csorba – from Once Upon a Time in the Wild West to Pirates of the Caribbean

4.00 p.m. – 12.00 a.m. During the evening, the document from 1567, which declares the birth of the Hungarian Reformed Church, will be printed in the “onsite printing house” of Alföldi Nyomda Zrt.

DÉRI MUSEUM

Déri Square

5.00 p.m.  Student storytellers

7.00 p.m. Music on the square: the Hungarian Defence Forces Bocskai István 11th Armoured Brigade of the Hajdú Brigade plays

8.00 p.m. Purplemind concert

9.00 p.m. “Familiar from somewhere… “ (modern songs on acoustic guitar) with guitarist Krisztián Szabó

10.00 p.m. Fire juggling performance by Karmazsin and “Lángoló Csigák” (Snails in Flames)

11.00 p.m. Concert of  band Minimum 4

4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Folk playground on Déri Square

4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.  World War I and II weapons and costume demonstration by traditional secondary school students of the Kratochvil Károly Honvéd Secondary School and Dormitory

4.00 p.m. Debrecen potato “lángos” (traditional Hungarian fried dough)

Zoltai Hall

5.00 p.m. “No hero is dead, only a gray prisoner”. Subjective and unusual guided tour of the former prisoner of war painter, Szegedi Kovács Ágoston, pianist Balázs Vitályos and violinist Bence Vitályos at the exhibition entitled “Hungarians in the Great War”

6.00 p.m. Guided tour by curator Gábor Margittai

7.00 p.m. Guided tour by Sándor Csákvári

Hall of Honour

6.00 p.m. Katalin Karády’s songs are recalled by singer-performer Judit Soós.

7.30 p.m. 700 years in gold – The history of the Hungarian forint and historical coins. English-language projected image presentation by Ádám Novák

9.00 p.m. “Death-dealers”  – The most destructive weapons of the Déri Museum. Projected image presentation by historian and chief museologist Dénes József Kovács

10.00 p.m. “Memory of a world premiere.”  Projected image presentation by art historian Irén Éva Fodor on the Trilogy. Christ before Pilate, Golgotha ​​and Ecce homo on the history of their creation and success.

Café

4.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m Craft workshops

Dome

8.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. Guided tour by archaeologist and curator János Dani at the archaeological exhibition entitled Bronze Age Spheres

MEDGYESSY FERENC MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND DEBRECEN LITERATURE HOUSE

Debrecen Literature House (“Jókai másKÉPp”)

6.00 p.m.  What games could Mór Jókai have played with, and what would he play with today? (Literary historian Lajos Lakner, student Tibor Nagy, game master)

6.45 p.m. Mór Jókai in the lead role – Jókai’s writing roles (writer Tibor Juhász, museologist)

7.30 p.m. “…then the mirage suddenly begins its fairy games”. Jókai travels to Hortobágy (museologist Réka Bélteki-Dolhai)

8.15 p.m. Unknown Jókai manuscripts and photos. Exhibition of antiquarian Áron Márton Borda from his own collection. Literary historian Lajos Lakner talks to the antiquarian collector about his passion for collecting, his profession, his heritage, photographs, antique papers and Mór Jókai.

9.15 p.m. Jókai’s “patients” and illnesses (Barnabás Pótor, museologist, critic)

10.00 p.m. Jókai and the popular literature (Katalin Váradi, historian, museologist)

10.45 p.m. Mór Jókai in the main role – Jókai’s writing roles (Tibor Juhász, writer, museologist)

11.30 p.m. Jókai’s “patients” and illnesses (Barnabás Pótor, museologist, critic)

Yard and military room

4.00 p.m. – 12.00 a.m. Walk with Jókai! – museum pedagogical game

4.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Let’s get together with Jókai – craft activity

Yard

4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. “Chess-juniális” (simultaneous competition, game, puzzles, etc.)

5.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. Guitar concert by Krisztián Szabó

10.00 p.m. Purplemind concert

4.00 p.m. Debrecen potato “lángos” (traditional Hungarian fried dough)

FERENC MEDGYESSY MEMORIAL EXHIBITION

5.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. Sculpting with ceramist Ádám Balázs

7.00 p.m. Munkácsy paraphrases. Guided tour by painter Attila Kővári

8.00 p.m. The life and art of Ferenc Medgyessy. Guided tour by Éva Irén Fodor, art historian, in the permanent exhibition entitled “Autobiography, what you don’t need to turn over”.

4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. The exhibition entitled “At the Dawn of a New World – Tisza István” jointly organised by the Museum of the Parliament and the Déri Museum at the institution at 1 Kossuth Street

MH ISTVÁN BOCSKAI 11TH ARMORED HAJDÚ BRIGADE

6.00 p.m. Chemical defense equipment from around the world. Mátyás Mészáros presents his collection

7.00 p.m. Presentation of József Lénárt’s medieval cold weapons collection

7.45 p.m. Joint programme of the Hungarian Defence Forces Debrecen Garrison Orchestra and the Defence Forces Dance Ensemble 

8.00 p.m. Staff Sergeant Róbert Kiss presents the photo exhibition “Our Everyday Heroes”

9.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. Repeated guided tours on request

12.00 a.m. Closing of the event (Il Silencio – Piac Street, in front of the exhibition hall gate)

MODEM MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER

4.00 p.m. Guided tour by actress Anita Ábel at exhibition “What Year Are You?”

4.00 p.m.  Guided tour by comedian Daniel Said in English at the exhibition “Untold Stories”

4.00 p.m.  Guided tour by actress Klaudia Liptai with sign language interpretation at the exhibition “Szipál 101. Light – Life – Heritage”

4.00 p.m. “Cradling” with Zsuzsi Horváth and Csaba Bereczki in the inner garden

4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. ModemPad – creative corner for children

5.00 p.m. Art pedagogy session with Kitti Csőke at the exhibition “What Year Are You?” at the exhibition titled

5.00 p.m. Opening and guided tour of Nóra Juhász’s solo exhibition at Project Space

6.00 p.m. Guided tour by painter and art writer Tayler Partrick at the exhibition titled “Untold Stories”

6.00 p.m. Artifacts Tour with Kata Vizi (registration at regisztracio@modemart.hu)

7.00 p.m. Guided tour by poet János Áfra at the exhibition titled “What Year Are You?”

7.00 p.m. Curator’s tour by Virág Lajti and Gabriella Csizek at the exhibition titled “Szipál 101. Light – Life – Heritage”

7.00 p.m. English-language curator’s tour by Gábor Krisztián Török at  Nóra Juhász’s exhibition 

8.00 p.m. HintaLow concert at the exhibition titled  “What Year Are You?” 

8.00 p.m. Curator’s tour by Bálint Ács and Tamás Don at the exhibition “Untold Stories”

8.00 p.m. Artifacts Tour with Kata Vizi (registration at regisztracio@modemart.hu)

9.00 p.m. Actor János Mercs’ tour at the exhibition “What Year Are You?” 

10.00 p.m. Dresch String Quartet concert in the inner garden

11.00 p.m. Photographer Zoltán Tombor’s tour at the exhibition “Szipál 101. Light – Life – Heritage”

7.00 p.m., 8.00 p.m., 9.00 p.m. “ÁtTér” – performance by Gradient Contemporary Ballet Debrecen in  Modem spaces

PÁST STREET SYNAGOGUE

10.00 p.m. Guided tour by Attila Kocsis at the exhibition titled “Torah on Stamps” in the Synagogue Gallery

10.30 p.m. “The World of Prayer” – Jewish Religious Life Guided Tour with Gábor Kreisler.

11.00 p.m. “Night in the Mikve”- Guided tour by Eszter Szuhai in the former ritual bath.

MAGDA SZABÓ MEMORIAL HOUSE

4.00 p.m. Guided tour  combined with the Jókai exhibition

5.00 p.m. Literary performance, discussions on the occasion of the “200th anniversary of Jókai”

7.00 p.m. Musical and literary evening with the artists of the Csokonai Theatre

8.45 p.m., 9.15 p.m. and 10.15 p.m. Guided tour  combined with the Jókai exhibition

VOJTINA PUPPET THEATRE

4.00 p.m and 6.00 p.m.  “Find the odd one!” – What does not fit into the legacy of Kemény Puppet Theatre? Find out at 1 Kossuth Street.

4.00 p.m and 6.00 p.m. Let’s play puppet theatre! – For one night, the Vojtina Puppet Warehouse moves into the Theatre Hall on Kálvin Square. Get up close and personal with over 200 iconic characters from the Puppet Theatre’s puppet collection. Puppet techniques and puppet types will be demonstrated, while the puppets will come to life for a short story. 

5.00 p.m and 7.00 p.m. “The Artifacts Speak” – 100-120 year old puppets, now artifacts, will come out of their boxes. Meet designer (Gyula Majoros) and  musician (Tamás Zádor) at the Kálvin Square Puppet Theatre.

A demonstration of how the Korngut-Kemény legacy is professionally stored. How to put a hundred-year-old puppet to sleep? What special packaging material is used? How to protect from sunlight? Find out at the Kálvin Square Puppet Theatre.

Adventure play for children 

A special surprise for children on the Night of Museums! Six institutions have joined forces to create two exciting adventure games. The game is not bound by time or order. To solve the puzzle, children have to visit museums and churches! Recommended age is between 6 and 12.

“The little dachshund and the time machine”  – A guide for time wanderers booklet available at Modem, the Déri Museum and the Debrecen House of Literature. 

Jókai was here! Let’s look for his footprints together! – Jókai adventure game.

The booklets will be available at the Reformed College of Debrecen, the Great Church and the Small Church.

Date:21 June
Location: various locations in Debrecen

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