Museum trips with a baby? Absolutely. The Hungarian National Gallery is rolling out playful guided tours for new moms and dads with under-one-year-olds who still want a dose of beauty, quiet, and culture—babble and bottle breaks totally allowed. Together, you’ll wander through highlights of Hungarian painting without side-eye if someone fusses or needs a feed.
Mama, Look! — Sunlit Weekdays
November 27, 2025, 11:00–12:00, Budapest. Adolf Fényes (Fényes Adolf) might not ring a bell, but his canvases glow with sunlight that floods even the humblest rooms, turns market scenes luminous, and treats everyday life with the gravity of grand history. One of the most sensitive Hungarian painters of the fin de siècle, Fényes captures quiet moments that pull you closer—to the art and maybe to yourself. As you stroll through his landscapes and intimate interiors, you’ll hear how a peasant courtyard lives in the shadow of French Impressionism, why a Szolnok veranda whispers of Paris, and what these century-old genre scenes reveal about simple joys and sorrows.
The tour dives into The Images of Silence: Adolf Fényes (1867–1945) Memorial Exhibition, plus related works from the permanent collection.
For new parents with babies under one, created by museum educators who are also moms. The aim: a setting where crying or hungry babies aren’t a problem—they’re part of the plan.
Price: 5.58 USD per session (includes admission). Duration: 60 minutes. Max group: 17. Meeting point: information desk.
Mama, Look! — Maternal Parallels
December 4, 2025, 11:00–12:00, Budapest. With Christmas nearing, the tour follows the most depicted mother and child in art history—Mary and Jesus—across paintings, panels, and sculpture. You’ll trace how this timeless theme resurfaces from the Middle Ages to modern and contemporary art, finding surprising echoes along the way.
Again: designed for parents with babies under one, in a relaxed, baby-friendly space. Price: 5.58 USD per session (includes admission). Duration: 60 minutes. Max group: 17. Meeting point: information desk.
Dates: 2025.11.27., Budapest; 2025.12.04., Budapest.
