Budapest’s Hungarian National Gallery opens its doors to school-age kids with a packed February of playful tours and hands-on workshops where learning slips in through fun. From storytelling and drama to animation and nature-inspired projects, museum educators focus on experience and creativity. On request, guided visits can be paired with studio sessions to deepen themes through hands-on techniques, turning exhibitions into personal discoveries. Venue: 1014 Budapest, St. George’s Square (Szent György tér) 2. Date: Wednesday, 2026.02.04.
“Color It Again!” – Creative Studio for Kids
On February 4, 11, 18, and 25, 4:00–5:30 p.m., kids time-travel through paintings, genre scenes, portraits, and old photos to peek into everyday life long ago. What did people use, wear, play, and dream about? Inspired by what they see, participants draw, paint, make comics, and invent their own stories. Children attend independently without companions; after each session, staff escort the group back to the information desk at 5:30–5:40 p.m. Meeting point: information desk. Ages: 6–12. Capacity: 15. Fee: 6.85 USD. The Creative Studio announces a fresh theme and new activities every month; sessions don’t build on each other, so you can jump in anytime. Monthly pass available: four sessions for 23.27 USD (instead of 27.38 USD).
“Toddlers – Venetian Carnival”
On February 10, 4:00–5:00 p.m., the littlest visitors ride the carousel, dance, role-play, and craft the must-have of any carnival: a decorated mask—channeling the city of elegant masquerades and parades, Venice. Recommended ages: 2–4. Capacity: 12 children. Duration: 60 minutes.
February Highlights and Tours
Online and on-site programs run throughout the month:
– 02.03: Online tour of the Tihanyi exhibition.
– 02.05: Lajos Tihanyi, the Restless Charmer | Guided by Nóra Winkler and Tünde Topor; Mama, Look! – The Beauty of the Human Body.
– 02.06: Budapest–Berlin–Paris. Lajos Tihanyi’s Path to Abstraction | Guided by writer and art historian Rita Halász.
– 02.07: The Art of Adolf Fényes; Create! – Naked Reality; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi.
– 02.08: Budapest–Berlin–Paris. The Art of Lajos Tihanyi; Building Tour – From Crypt to Dome; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi.
– 02.10: Toddlers – Venetian Carnival; Online tour of the Adolf Fényes exhibition.
– 02.11–12: Color It Again! studio; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors; Mama, Look! – The Beauty of the Human Body.
– 02.13: Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – in English; Visita guidata in italiano.
– 02.14: The Most Beautiful Hungarian Love Paintings; Musical tour with Ádám Bősze and Gábor Bellák; Bonus lecture by Gergely Barki | Two or None: Doubles and Gaps in Tihanyi’s Oeuvre; Love Is in the Air.
– 02.15: The Art of Adolf Fényes – Curator’s tour by Ágnes Horváth.
– 02.18–19: Color It Again! studio; Look at That, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body.
– 02.21–22: The Art of Adolf Fényes; Adventure at the Gallery – Carnival Transformations; Nude Sculptures from the Turn of the Century.
– 02.24: Preschoolers at the Gallery – So Colorful!
– 02.25–26: Color It Again! studio; Mental Fitness – Sculpture Brought to Life; Mama, Look! – The Beauty of the Human Body.
– 02.28: The Taste of Sunshine | Curator’s tour with art historian Edit Plesznivy.
From January to December 2026: programs run all year long. Total listings: 13.
