Budapest’s Hungarian National Gallery is rolling out a full slate of kids’ programs built for curiosity and play. Think hands-on studio sessions, story-driven tours, drama, animation, and nature-themed clubs for lower and upper primary schoolers. Beyond sharing art knowledge, museum educators focus on experience: exhibitions can be paired with workshop time where children explore themes in fresh ways and pick up manual techniques. Venue: 1014 Budapest, Szent George Square (Szent György tér) 2. Date focus: Wednesday, 2026.02.04, with further February dates listed below.
“Recolor It!” Museum Studio for Kids
Dates and time: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2026, 16:00–17:30. How did people live long ago? What do pictures whisper about the past? Kids time-travel through paintings, genre scenes, portraits, and old photos to peek into everyday life: the objects people used, what they wore, what they played with, what they dreamed of. Inspired by the artworks, children draw, paint, make comics, and invent their own stories. Kids participate independently, without guardians. After the session, they are escorted as a group back to the info desk at 17:30–17:40. Meeting point: information desk. Ages: 6–12. Capacity: 15. Program fee: 6.8 USD. A monthly pass is available: 23.1 USD for four sessions (instead of 27.2 USD). The Creative Studio theme changes monthly; each session is standalone, so you can join on any date.
Toddlers – Venetian Carnival
February 10, 2026, 16:00–17:00. Off to Venice, the city of the most thrilling and elegant masked balls and stately parades. Expect carefree fun: carousel rides, dancing, and role-play. To finish, everyone crafts a festive carnival mask. Recommended ages: 2–4. Capacity: 12 children. Duration: 60 minutes.
Key February Dates in Budapest
2026.02.04. Budapest; 2026.02.10. Budapest; 2026.02.11. Budapest; 2026.02.18. Budapest; 2026.02.25. Budapest.
More Recommendations This February
2026.02.03. Online tour of the Tihanyi exhibition. 2026.02.04. Recolor It! kids’ studio. 2026.02.05. Lajos Tihanyi, the Restless Charmer | guided tour with Nóra Winkler and Tünde Topor. 2026.02.05. Mama, Look! – The Beauty of the Human Body. 2026.02.06. Budapest–Berlin–Paris. Tihanyi’s road to abstraction | guided by writer–art historian Rita Halász. 2026.02.07. The Art of Adolf Fényes; Create! – Naked Reality; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi. 2026.02.08. Budapest–Berlin–Paris. The Art of Lajos Tihanyi; Building walk – From Crypt to Dome; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors. 2026.02.10. Toddlers – Venetian Carnival; online tour of the Adolf Fényes show. 2026.02.11. Recolor It! and Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors. 2026.02.12. Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors; Mama, Look! 2026.02.13. Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – in English; Visita guidata in italiano. 2026.02.14. The Most Beautiful Hungarian Love Paintings; Musical tour with Ádám Bősze and Gábor Bellák; Gergely Barki’s bonus lecture; Love Is in the Air. 2026.02.15. The Art of Adolf Fényes – curator Ágnes Horváth. 2026.02.18. Recolor It! 2026.02.19. Look at That, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body. 2026.02.21. The Art of Adolf Fényes; Adventure in the Gallery – Carnival Transformation. 2026.02.22. Nude Sculptures from the Turn of the Century. 2026.02.24. Preschoolers in the Gallery – How Colorful! 2026.02.25. Recolor It!; Mental Fitness – A Sculpture Comes to Life. 2026.02.26. Mama, Look! 2026.02.28. The Taste of Sunshine | curator’s tour by art historian Edit Plesznivy.
Year-Round
From 2026.01.01 to 2026.12.31. Total listed programs: 13. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
