The Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest’s Castle District (Szent György Square 2, District I) launches 2026 with Hungarian- and English-language guided tours of both permanent and temporary exhibitions, promising rich, hands-on encounters with standout works of Hungarian and global art. These expert-led programs are perfect for art lovers, tourists, and groups seeking a vivid museum experience. Photo credit: Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery.
February Highlights
February 13 features an Italian-language visita guidata and Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi in English. Valentine’s weekend includes Love Is in the Air; a bonus lecture by Gergely Barki, “Two or None: Doublings and Gaps in the Oeuvre of Lajos Tihanyi” (“Kettő vagy egy sem. Duplázások és hiátusok Tihanyi Lajos életművében”); The Most Beautiful Hungarian Love Paintings; and a musical tour with Ádám Bősze and Gábor Bellák (all on February 14). Curator Ágnes Horváth leads a tour of the art of Adolf Fényes on February 15, returning on February 21. Family and education events include Color It Again! museum workshop for kids (Feb 18, 25), Look at That, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body (Feb 19), Carnival Transformation Adventure (Feb 21), Nude Sculptures from the Turn of the Century (Feb 22), Kindergarteners in the Gallery – How Colorful! (Feb 24), Intellectual Fitness – Sculpture Come to Life (Feb 25), Mama, Look! – The Beauty of the Body (Feb 26), and The Taste of Sunlight with curator Edit Plesznivy (Feb 28).
Exhibitions Running
Images of Silence: Adolf Fényes (1867–1945) Memorial Exhibition runs Oct 10, 2025–Mar 15, 2026; Endre Tót: Night Visit to the Museum runs Nov 6, 2025–Mar 1, 2026; TIHANYI 140: Lajos Tihanyi (1885–1938) Retrospective runs Nov 21, 2025–Feb 15, 2026.
March Program
March opens with Our Artists’ Colonies – Szolnok and Adolf Fényes (Mar 1), an online tour for TIHANYI 140 (Mar 3), recurring Color It Again! kids’ workshops (Mar 4, 11, 18, 25), Mama, Look! – Shades of Green (Mar 5), Create! – Fashions of the Centuries (Mar 7), Toddlers – The Realm of the Spring Fairy (Mar 10), Sunny Weekdays – The Art of Adolf Fényes (Mar 12), and With Grandma in the Gallery – Spring Dressed in Colors (Mar 14).
