Discover 2026 highlights at Budapest’s Hungarian National Gallery: rotating exhibitions, guided tours, concerts, and family workshops at Buda Castle’s Szent György Square, celebrating Hungarian and global art all year.
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Budapest’s Hungarian National Gallery at Buda Castle rolls out a packed 2026 program of temporary exhibitions, guided tours, family workshops, and special events celebrating Hungarian and global art. The schedule refreshes all year, making Szent György Square 2 (Szent György tér 2) a go-to for inspiration across generations.
March opens with the online guided tour Tihanyi 140 (Mar 3). Kids dive into Recolor It! museum workshop (Mar 4, 11, 18, 25). Mama, Look! Shades of Green (Mar 5, 26) and Create! Fashions of the Centuries (Mar 7) spark hands-on fun. A Sunday choir concert (Mar 7) fills the halls, while The Seduction of Marble – Nude Sculptures from the Fin de Siècle (Mar 8) explores turn-of-the-century form. Toddlers wander The Spring Fairy’s Realm (Mar 10), and Sunlit Weekdays – The Art of Adolf Fényes (Mar 12) sets the mood. With Grandma at the Gallery – Spring Dressed in Color (Mar 14) charms families. Look at That, Mom! – Shades of Green (English) (Mar 19) and an Italian guided tour (Mar 20) welcome visitors. Renoir, Monet, and the Impact of Impressionism (Mar 22) pairs with Seas’ Waves, Rivers’ Currents the same day. Preschoolers return for The Dance of Flowers (Mar 24). Brain Fitness – Tuning Up for Easter (Mar 25) leads into Gallery Adventure – Order and Mess (Mar 28).
Mama, Look! – Along Poems (Apr 9, 23), Explore the Gallery – From the Crypt to the Dome (Apr 12), and a Monument Day architectural walk (Apr 18) spotlight space and story. The Most Hungarian Habsburg: 250 Years Since the Birth of Palatine Joseph (Apr 25) deepens history.
The Images of Silence: Adolf Fényes (1867–1945) Memorial Exhibition runs Oct 10, 2025–Mar 15, 2026. Watch for citywide programs in the Buda Castle District (Budai Várnegyed) all year (Jan 1–Dec 31), plus national commemorations: May 6, Aug 20, Oct 23, Nov 4, and Nov 27–29. Organizers reserve the right to change programs and dates.
