Explore Georg Baselitz’s Mannerist Eyes tours in Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, featuring expert-led sessions, rare prints, and a magnifying-glass program. Limited spots, affordable tickets, central Zugló location.
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Budapest, 1146 – 41 Dózsa György Road (Dózsa György út), in Zugló. Curated tours run within the exhibition Mannerist Eyes – Prints from Georg Baselitz’s Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery. First session: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 4:15–5:15 p.m. Additional dates: Saturday, March 7, 3:00 p.m.; Friday, March 13, 4:15 p.m. A separate program, Graphics Under the Magnifying Glass, runs Saturday, February 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Maximum capacity for the magnifying-glass session: 18 people. Duration of each tour: 60 minutes.
Georg Baselitz (born 1938, Deutschbaselitz) is famed for monumental paintings and sculptures and for singular, often provocative prints. Less known: for over six decades he has collected only Mannerist prints, assembling one of the world’s most significant Mannerist print collections. The show presents mid-16th-century artists through Baselitz’s personal lens, revealing the era’s break from Renaissance harmony toward irregularity, daring forms, and bizarre imagery—an aesthetic that closely aligns with Baselitz’s own creative convictions.
February 25, 4:15 p.m. – Réka Filep, art historian, staff of the Prints Collection. March 7, 3:00 p.m. – Borbála Mink, art historian, Prints Collection. March 13, 4:15 p.m. – Eszter Kardos, art historian, Prints Collection and exhibition curator. Graphics Under the Magnifying Glass (February 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m.) delves into highlights from Mannerist Eyes – Prints from Georg Baselitz’s Collection, exploring whether a 20th–21st-century icon collects works mirroring his own bold provocations or gravitates toward classical balance. Expect revelations among exceptional, often lesser-known works.
Program price: 1,500 HUF per person (about USD 4.20) plus a valid ticket to the exhibition. Please arrive at the Museum of Fine Arts at least 20 minutes before your tour. All tours use tour guide devices; collect receivers and headphones in the Marble Hall. Headphones are disinfected after each use; bring your own earbuds if you prefer—just tell the staff.
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February 25, 2026 – Budapest • February 28, 2026 – Budapest • March 7, 2026 – Budapest • March 13, 2026 – Budapest
