An expansive retrospective of Lajos Tihanyi, the Hungarian master of Expressionism and the avant‑garde, opens in Budapest with nearly 200 works on view—his key paintings, graphic art, and personal estate objects. The exhibition explores his audacious color harmonies, abstract forms, and the restless career that made him one of the original voices of 20th‑century Hungarian modernism. Location: 1014 Budapest, Szent George Square (Szent György tér) 2. Phone booking is available. Photography is under the copyright of the Museum of Fine Arts. Tickets are sold online and on-site, first come, first served, with group size limits for tours. After guided tours, visitors can continue independently until 18:45.
The Restless Charmer: Guided Tour with Nóra Winkler and Tünde Topor
February 5, 2026, 17:00–18:00. Art manager Nóra Winkler and art historian Tünde Topor lead a joint tour titled The Restless Charmer, tracing Tihanyi’s singular life path, unconventional career, and the adventures of his repatriated legacy. A founding member of The Eight (Nyolcak), he “painted a whole gallery of the early 20th‑century Hungarian literary and artistic elite” with razor-sharp insight. With him, the psychological portrait entered Hungarian painting; his portraits are also penetrating psychological studies. Alongside contemporaries, he repeatedly turned the focus on himself, and his late abstract works are just as compelling. What do his canvases and stories say to audiences now? Standard ticket: 7,400 HUF. Discount ticket: 4,200 HUF. Maximum 36 people. Meeting point: ground floor, exhibition entrance.
Budapest–Berlin–Paris: Tihanyi’s Road to Abstraction
February 6, 2026, 16:00–17:00. Writer and art historian Rita Halász guides a tour exploring how café culture at the turn of the century, the Berlin avant‑garde, and Parisian modernism shaped Tihanyi’s style. Born 140 years ago, he was a defining member of The Eight, and his painting ranks among the most intriguing early experiments of the Hungarian avant‑garde. The program charts his journey from figurative compositions toward an autonomous language of pure color and form. Standard ticket: 7,400 HUF. Discount ticket: 4,200 HUF. Maximum 20 people. Meeting point: ground floor, exhibition entrance. Tickets available online and on-site in order of arrival.
Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi
February 7, 2026, 11:00–12:00. Celebrating the 140th anniversary of Tihanyi’s birth with a special career-spanning show of major paintings, graphics, and personal objects. Having lost his hearing in childhood, Tihanyi forged sound into color and line and found a striking voice in painting without academic training. He developed an extraordinary visual language that made him a standout figure among The Eight and in 20th‑century Hungarian art. Join a guided tour to dive deeper into his practice. Participation requires a temporary exhibition ticket plus a guided program ticket (1,500 HUF). Duration: 60 minutes. Maximum 17 people. Meeting point: information desk.
Dates, City, and More Tours
Budapest hosts multiple dates:
– 2026.02.06. Budapest – Budapest–Berlin–Paris: Lajos Tihanyi’s Road to Abstraction (Rita Halász)
– 2026.02.07. Budapest – Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi
– 2026.02.08. Budapest – Budapest–Berlin–Paris. L’art de Lajos Tihanyi
– 2026.02.11.–2026.02.12. Budapest – Additional Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors tours
February Highlights Around the Gallery
Also on the calendar:
– 2026.02.07. The Art of Adolf Fényes (Fényes Adolf művészete)
– 2026.02.07. Create! – Naked Reality (Alkoss! – Meztelen valóság)
– 2026.02.08. Building Tour – From the Crypt to the Dome (Épületséta – Kriptától a kupoláig)
– 2026.02.10. Toddlers – Venice Carnival; Online tour of the Adolf Fényes show (Tipegők – Velencei Karnevál)
– 2026.02.11. Recolor! – museum workshop for kids; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi (Színezd újra!)
– 2026.02.12. Look, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – The Art of Lajos Tihanyi (Mama, nézd! – A test szépsége)
– 2026.02.13. Guided tour in Italian; Rebellious Forms, Bold Colors – Guided tour in English (Visita guidata in italiano)
– 2026.02.14. Gergely Barki extra lecture: Two or None. Doublings and Gaps in the Oeuvre of Lajos Tihanyi (Barki Gergely extra előadás: Kettő vagy egy sem. Duplázások és hiátusok Tihanyi Lajos életművében); Love Is in the Air; The Most Beautiful Hungarian Love Paintings; Musical tour with Ádám Bősze and Gábor Bellák
– 2026.02.15. The Art of Adolf Fényes – curator’s tour by Ágnes Horváth (Fényes Adolf művészete)
– 2026.02.18., 02.25. Recolor! – museum workshop for kids (Színezd újra!)
– 2026.02.19. Look at That, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body
– 2026.02.21. The Art of Adolf Fényes; Adventure at the Gallery – Carnival Transformations (Fényes Adolf művészete; Kaland a Galériában – Farsangi átváltozás)
– 2026.02.22. Nude Sculptures from the Turn of the Century (Aktszobrok a századfordulóról)
– 2026.02.24. Preschoolers at the Gallery – How Colorful! (Ovisok a Galériában – Milyen színes!)
– 2026.02.26. Look, Mom! – The Beauty of the Human Body (Mama, nézd! – A test szépsége)
– 2026.02.28. The Taste of Sunshine – curator Edit Plesznivy’s guided tour (A napfény íze)
Plan Your Visit
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