Unique cultural programmes in Budapest for Midsummer Eve

From Thursday, 22 June, Budapest will be featuring several unique cultural programmes. From nostalgia buses, through zoo exhibitions to bullfighting, there is a wide range of activities those interested can partake in.

This weekend, the Night of Museums event will take place, for which BKK (Budapest Transport Centre) has prepared special vehicles. On Friday, the Budapest Zoo will offer its visitors various extravagant and family-friendly fun programmes to spend the night with. On Thursday, a new art exhibition is opening up featuring bullfighting motives and Cuban architecture.

Mediterranean atmosphere

Budapest will offer a glimpse into the world of bullfighting as exhibitions on Spanish and South American culture open in the Hungarian capital.

The joint exhibition by the Cervantes Institute and the Hungarian National Gallery will present the role of bullfighting in Mediterranean culture. Simultaneously, the Central Gallery will showcase Cuban architecture.

On Thursday, the Cervantes Institute will support the opening of the exhibition titled “Fighting the Beast – The Bull in Spanish and Mediterranean Culture” at the Hungarian National Gallery. The exhibition will feature twelve significant works of art, including pieces by renowned painters such as Francisco de Goya, Ignacio Zuloaga, and Fernando Botero. Visitors can admire these artworks from 22 June onwards.

At the Central Gallery, the exhibition “Cuban Architecture: the Third Space” explores the contrasting perspectives of cultural creativity through architecture in the decades before and after the Cuban Revolution.

Into the past with BKK

The Budapest Public Transportation Company (BKK) is introducing museum buses on seven different routes for the Night of Museums festival. The buses will operate from 24 June, Saturday afternoon until dawn on Sunday, and there will be no extra charge for those in possession of the wristband of the event. BKK’s museum buses will provide convenient transportation to the festival venues.

The museum buses will cover the following routes: North-Pest line MU1, Buda line MU2, South-Pest line MU3, Budafok line MU4, Old Buda line MU5, Buda Castle line MU6, and Várkert Bazár line MU7.