Discover Zengővárkony’s Míves Tojás Museum 2026 Easter lineup: workshops, Holy Week events, youth egg-writing competition, tárogató performances, and family-friendly egg hunt at 7720 Kossuth Lajos St. 6.
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Zengővárkony’s Míves Tojás Museum is back in 2026 with a refreshed exhibition packed with curiosities and interactive elements. It’s designed to surprise regulars and first-timers alike, all at 7720 Kossuth Lajos St. 6. The calendar centers on Holy Week and Easter, with hands-on sessions, performances, and a national youth competition that puts traditional egg-writing in the spotlight.
The museum hosts the National Youth Egg-Writing Competition (Országos Ifjúsági Tojásíró Verseny) in person on Sunday, March 29. Young creators aged 10–15 who are into traditional egg-writing and decorating can enter by emailing photos of two beautifully decorated eggs as the entry requirement by March 17, 2026. The aim: showcase talent, measure skills, and inspire the next generation to carry the craft forward in Zengővárkony.
The Holy Week program series opens the same day with a short ceremony. At 13:30, museum founder Dr. Rózsa Nienhaus greets visitors in the square in front of the museum. A brief cultural program follows, featuring tárogató artist István Borsós and his ensemble, plus the Zengővárkony Song Larks (Zengővárkonyi Dalos Pacsirták) choir.
From Monday to Friday, March 30–April 3, the museum runs daily egg-decorating demonstrations and craft workshops from 10:00 to 18:00. Expect multiple decorating methods, plus straw ornament-making and bead-threading. Renowned egg-writers guide the process, helping visitors craft something they’ll be proud to take home.
The broader Easter lineup runs March 29–April 6, starting with the youth competition, followed by daily Holy Week workshops, and wrapping up on Easter Monday with a tradition-keeping show.
For kids, the hímes (decorated) egg hunt sets off across Zengővárkony’s streets on Easter Sunday, April 5, from 9:00.
On Monday, April 6, at 11:00, the Zengővárkony Traditional Cultural Association greets visitors with an Easter program in front of the museum.
Organizers reserve the right to change times and programs.
