Night of Museums 2025
Light painting, time travel, and digital magic – that was the Night of Museums in Veszprém
As part of the Night of Museums event series,On June 21, institutions in Veszprém opened their doors to invite young and old alike on an unforgettable cultural adventure. On this evening, a total of 26 exhibitions and 68 programs were available at 17 locations, including guided tours, museum education programs, discussions, lectures, and workshops.
The Kabócabábszínház (Kabócabáb Puppet Theater) is already preparing for the Museum Night with a colorful program on the eve of the event.(Night of Museums) with a colorful program. The production entitled Dancing Festivals combined music, movement and visual arts in a playful form, while the performance entitled Underground Princess evoked, through the language of dance, a dimension of the world that often remains invisible to our eyes.
The House of Artsnot only welcomed visitors to exhibitions and guided tours, but also created a real summer festival atmosphere in the courtyard of the Dubniczay Palace. Among the family workshops, the bull painting workshop attracted the most little hands, while the shoe cleaning demonstration and the Vass Shoe Repair Shop had new and exciting information in store even for those who had already admired the beautiful pieces here before. The evening was rounded off by DJ-mixed tunes and a light show, where lights and rhythms danced around the courtyard of the Dubniczay Palace.
On this evening, the Laczkó Dezső Museum took us back in time, celebrating the centenary of the building's construction. Dezső Museum took us back in time, celebrating the centenary of the building with atmospheric music, public performances and special themed guided tours. Visitors were able to walk through the Heroes' Gate, climb the Fire Tower, and then immerse themselves in the mysteries of the "Sírbontás" exhibition, while those who were more attracted to nature could take part in an ethnobotanical workshop in the courtyard of the Bakonyi House.
The CODE – Digital Experience Center invited visitors on a special digital journey with its audiovisual experience entitled BABEL, where visitors could explore a world inspired by Borges.BABEL, where visitors could step into a space inspired by Borges, reminiscent of an endless library. Here we can experience the intertwining of art, science, and digital technology.
At the Visitor Center in Várbút, a completely different story was in the spotlight: the film Poisoners and a discussion presented a darker but all the more exciting side of prison life. The exhibition tour of Man Behind Bars provided new information and shaped our image of the prisonersand the related historical tour added even more color to what we saw at the exhibition.
On this night,Bunker Museums were also open to the public, where visitors could experience firsthand what it must have been like to seek refuge in a shelter. The civil defense shelter under Benedek Hill showed the city's wartime past in its original state, while the filtration systems, pancake makers and generators were in full operation.
A few minutes' walk from the hustle and bustle of the city center, visitors could reach the Eötvös Károly Library,where QR code explorers invited curious visitors to discover the library. The library program, open 24 hours a day, balances reading and play, bringing together the digital and classic worlds. the digital and classic worlds. In the evening, the Agóra Veszprém Cultural Center will host family games and spectacular public programs will alternate throughout the evening.
The success of the event in Veszprém is clearly demonstrated by the fact that everyone from kindergarteners to senior citizens all age groups were represented at the programs. The institutions welcomed a total of almost 3,000 visitors, and the city was bustling with activity that evening.