William Blake ticks every box of the Romantic myth: a solitary genius overlooked in his time, a London engraver who toiled late into the night to invent new printing and painting techniques, and a self-styled prophet bridging the spiritual and the tangible. His images and poems draw power from radical politics, fierce faith, and intimate struggle—visions where angels and monsters argue over the soul of modernity.
Exhibition Tours
Dive into the dreamworld of William Blake and English Romantic painting at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. The new show sweeps visitors through visions and mythic beings, pairing visual art with the era’s literary echoes.
Guided tours run on:
– 2025.11.21–23
– 2025.11.28–30
– 2025.12.06–07
– 2025.12.13–14
Price: $4.10 per person + valid exhibition ticket. Max group size: 18. Duration: 60 minutes. Arrive at least 20 minutes early. Tours use tour-guide devices; pick up your receiver and headphones in the Marble Hall. Headphones are disinfected after each use. Prefer your own earbuds? Tell the staff.
Unusual Guided Tours
On select dates, guest experts—writers, artists, and aestheticians—share personal connections to Blake, opening new angles on British Romantic dreamscapes and Blake’s impact today.
Dates and guests, 16:15–17:15:
– Nov 19: Anita Moskát, writer
– Nov 26: László Győrffy, visual artist
– Dec 3: Dr. Dóra Janczer Csikós, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Department of English Studies
– Dec 10: Csilla Regős, exhibition curator
– Dec 17: Z. Márió Nemes, aesthetician
– Jan 7, 2026: Anita Moskát, writer
Tickets and Practicalities
Full-price ticket: $21.30. Discount ticket: $12.30 for visitors eligible for at least a 50% exhibition discount. Arrive at least 20 minutes before the tour starts at the Museum of Fine Arts, 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György út (Avenue) 41.
When and Where
Budapest dates:
– 2025.11.19
– 2025.11.21–23
– 2025.11.26
– 2025.11.28–30
– 2025.12.03
– 2025.12.06–07
– 2025.12.10
– 2025.12.13–14
– 2025.12.17
– 2026.01.07
Step inside—a prophet’s workshop awaits, where heaven and hell share a printing press.
