At the May Day of Museums we welcome all visitors to see the introduction of 70 museums, to have free guided tours, family programmes, concerts, design fairs and gastronomic specialties! PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES 11:00 Opening ceremony Speech delivered by László L. Simon, Director General of the Hungarian National Museum 11:20 Experiencing museums: what has changed following the pandemic? – Presentation by dr. Helen Wilkinson, Cultural and heritage consultant 12:00 Cultural branding – Presentation by DE_FORM Design Agency 12:30 Parade of the gatekeepers of the Hungarian National Museum 13:00 Press Conference: Museum of the Year Awards Ceremony and Pro Museo Awards Ceremony 14:00 Everything for the eyes, nothing for the hands? Marketing & communication trends from the perspective of museums and collections – Presentation by the Hungarian Marketing Association 14:30 The power of museums – the future of museums – presentation by Lath Carlson, Executive Director of The Museum of The Future, Dubai PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES 15:00 Contemporary dance performance by Willany Leó Improvisation Dance Theatre 17:30 Concert of the MÁV Symphonic Orchestra, Conductor: Tamás Csurgó 19:00 Dj Bootsie Quartet 20:30 Play of light and puppetry performed by the Led Puppets Theatre Sunday PERFORMANCES / MUSIC PROGRAMMES 12:00 Parade of the gatekeepers of the Hungarian National Museum 12:05 Snapshots from the life of Robert Capa – the musical reading theatre programme of the Capa Center – in the role of the world-famous photojournalist: Bálint Adorjáni, with the participation of The Qualitons: Barna Szőke and Levente Boros 16:00 Recollection of history with a Turkish pipe (‘tárogató’) – performance by Csaba Nagy, Liszt Award-winning Turkish pipe player 16:30 Trombone concert performed by Trombone Ensemble of Szeged 19:00 Ivan & The Parazol concert 1/2 × Hungarian National Museum 1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 14–16. Go to profile