Recent events


Glorious Renaissance in Buda

 

Weekend programs of

the Budapest History Museum,

Castle Museum, parallel with the exhibition “Matthias Corvinus, the King”.

 

 

 

 

 

10 am Saturday, March 29

The song is soaring…

Concert of the Music Primary and Secondary School of Alsóerdősor street

 

 

10 am Saturday, April 5

Royal and aristocratic garderobes

Show of renaissance costumes, with garments to try on, renaissance dances, dance-house.

Performers: Company Canario Dance Ensemble

Matthias – Beatrix profile photography

 

 

6 pm Satuday, April 6

The rue-tree has many branches…

Renaissance lute songs and folksongs

presentation of CD

István Kónya - renaissance lute

Szilvia Bognár - vocal

 

 

10 am Saturday, April 12

Chess-playing kings

Performance and simultaneous chess for children

Leader of the simultaneous game: international master Sándor Orgován

 

 

11 am Sunday, April 13

Historical pair dances

Performance of the Company Canario Historicist Dance Ensemble

Artistic director: Ágota Aranyos

Singing: Judit Andrejszki and András Demjén

 

10 am Saturday, April 9

Music – space – picture

Percussions and the harp

Introduction of musical instruments and music for children and grandparents

Performers: musicians of the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Railways

 

11 am Sunday, April 20

Sparkling with the wind…

Concert of the Excanto Ensemble

Artistic director: Gábor Kállay

 

11 am Sunday, April 27

Renaissance hair-styling

Renaissance costumes and hair-styles. Hair-dressing on the spot

Master hairdresser:

Mária Székely

Renaissance studio: photographing renaissance portraits

Period dances, dance house with the participation of the Company Canario ensemble

 

11 am Sunday, May 4

Music of the European renaissance courts

Concert of Musica Profana

Artistic director: Zsolt Szabó

 

 

 

                    

   

10 am Saturday, May 10

King Matthias of the tales and reality

Story-teller: actor László Helyey

Story-telling is followed by a historical play conjuring up the life at the royal court, performed by children in period costumes.

 

11am Sunday, May 11

Renaissance spectacles

Performance of the Fresco Ballo Flag-turning and flag-waving group

Venue: renaissance garden of the museum

Visitors are also welcome to a fair of ornamental plants.

 

4 pm Satuday, May 17

Royal hunts

Falconry demonstration

Master Falconer of the King: Zoltán Krekács

 

11 am Sunday, May 18

Draw swords!

Show of weapons, knightly tournaments, trials for children

Program director: Mare Temporis Foundation for Historical Traditions

 

11 am Saturday, May 24

Fine hills, green branches…

Concert of young musicians

Performers: pupils of the Weiner Leó Music Secondary School, and the Ádám Jenő music school

 

11 am Sunday, May 25

Memory of ancient Hungarian cooks

Renaissance cuisine

On the spot preparation of royal roasts and sweets

Tasting special tidbits with wines and music

Master of the Roasts: József Tamás

Master of Sweeties: Tibor Jeszenkovics

 

10 am Saturday, May 31

Music – space – picture

Woodwind instruments

Introduction of instruments with music-making for children and grandparents

Participants: musicians of the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Railways

 

10 am Saturday, June 14

King Matthias’ “Palace of Golden Apples”

Family day: playful guided tour of the exhibition with music, dance, handicrafts, sale of artifacts

Riding the Royal carriage in the Lion Court

 

6 pm Saturday, June 21

Museum night in the spirit of the renaissance

Guided museum tours, historicist music, historical dances, dance-house, showmen

Renaissance studio – photography in period costumes

                            


Further information: BTM PR department (36-1) 487-8854, (36-1) 487-8800/887