The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest is launching adult-friendly workshop series and themed sessions that take you straight into the heart of its collections—from Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance and Baroque. Expect short guided tours, relaxed creative studios, and take-home pieces you’ll actually want to keep. No drawing skills needed. Location: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György Road (Dózsa György út) 41. Meeting point for select programs: the Marble Hall.
Siesta – Walk and Create | Fashion in Art
Running as a five-part thematic club, Siesta is for art lovers who want to wind down after a long week. Each month, participants slip into a different world inside the museum, exploring masterpieces through a single theme, then switching gears to make something of their own using simple, surprising techniques. November will spotlight the four elements. Sessions are led by art historian and museum educator Zsófia Hajnal Goda and Egyptologist and museum educator Bernadett Szűcs.
– January 24, 2026, Saturday, 10:30–12:30 | Secret Codes (key chain)
– February 14, 2026, Saturday, 10:30–12:30 | Love Stories (jewelry)
Fee: 8500 HUF per person per session (about 23.20 USD).
Graphic Lab Secrets – The History of Woodcut
January 29, 2026, 16:30–19:00. Dive into the Prints and Drawings Collection’s backstage world with a brisk art-historical and technical intro, browsing highlights from the exhibition Through a Mannerist Eye – Graphics from the Collection of Georg Baselitz (Manierista szemmel – Grafikák Georg Baselitz gyűjteményéből). Then step behind the scenes to unpack key printmaking processes. In the second half, learn the tools, make your own block, and print your personal piece alongside a printmaker. Ticket: 8500 HUF per session (about 23.20 USD).
Dates and City
– 2026.01.29. Budapest
– 2026.02.14. Budapest
More to Explore in January
– Jan 27: The World of Ancient China Up Close
– Jan 28: Shake on It!; Curator’s Tour – Guardians of Eternity
– Jan 29: Graphic Lab Secrets – The History of Woodcut
– Jan 30: A Masterful Selection of Masterpieces; The World of Ancient China Up Close
– Jan 31: Graphics Under the Magnifying Glass; The World of Ancient China Up Close
And in February
– Feb 1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12–15: The World of Ancient China Up Close (multiple dates)
– Feb 3: Mama, Look! – Family Album
– Feb 4: Curator’s Tour – Guardians of Eternity
– Feb 6, 13: A Masterful Selection of Masterpieces
– Feb 7: Graphics Under the Magnifying Glass
– Feb 11: Unconventional Tour – Guardians of Eternity
– Feb 13: Love and Sexuality in Antiquity; Where Does the Soul Linger? – Slow Tour
– Feb 14: Siesta – Walk and Create | Love Stories; Saturday Sampler – Carnival Whirls, Does the Coat Waltz?
– Feb 15: Eras in the Museum: Egyptian Gods Shining in the Sky
– Feb 18: Mental Fitness – Distortion and Elegance – What Does the Artist Collect?
– Feb 19: Hi, Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum)! – Carnival Is Here!
