Night of Museums in the Castle District

  • Biró-Giczey House

Event details

Location
Biró-Giczey House
Date
Organizer
Biró-Giczey House

Free programs

  • 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Thistles and Lilies – Flowers of Magdolna Create the flower of your choice! craft workshop in front of Biró-Giczey House (Queen Gizella Museum)
  • 5:00–6:00 p.m. Do not fear! The Catholic Church and Central Europe’s Path to Freedom – Roundtable Discussion (Queen Gizella Museum)
  • 6:00 PM–10:00 p.m. Tour of the Baroque garden at Biró-Giczey House 

Events accessible with a combined ticket

1 ticket for 25 venues, 30 exhibitions, and 95 events:
The price of a full-price combined ticket is 3,000 forints, while discounted tickets for those between the ages of 6 and 18 cost 1,500 forints.

Residents of Veszprém who purchase tickets with the Veszprém Card are eligible for a 20% discount.

  • 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Biró-Giczey House Thistles and Lilies – Flowers of Magdolna An exciting adventure awaits you at the exhibition – Pick up the kit needed to solve the exhibition’s puzzles at the gift shop and dive into the exciting adventures.
    1,500 HUF/creative toolkit

Guided walk

  • 2:00 p.m. Archbishop’s Palace – Gizella Chapel (25 people) 
  • 4:00 p.m. St. Michael’s Cathedral and its squares, max. 40 people – departure from the Biró-Giczey House (Vár u. 31.)
  • 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. After the cathedral closes (organ recital)
    From the crypt to the tower, max. 40 people – departure from Biró-Giczey House (31 Vár u.)

Guided tours departing from Biró–Giczey House showcase the most important sights of Veszprém’s Castle District: St. Michael’s Cathedral, Gizella Chapel, St. George's Chapel, and the Archbishop’s Palace.

Guided tours will depart at various times throughout the day. The tours have limited capacity; in addition to purchasing combined tickets for the Night of Museums, reservations are also required.

We're here to help you get around in an eco-friendly way!

On V-Bus routes, free transportation will be provided all day on June 20 for holders of a combined ticket. You must present your wristband to board the bus.

Regional transportation information

VOLÁN services between Veszprém and Veszprémfajsz
On Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the Night of Museums event in Balácapuszta, buses will run from the Veszprém bus station and back the following bus routes operating between Veszprém and Veszprémfajsz can be used, which run from Veszprém, Komakút Square and József Attila Street, then at the stops along the route in the town of Nemesvámos, as well as at the stops named Nemesvámos and and Balácapuszta.

Outbound:

  • A new bus departs at 7:00 p.m. from Veszprém bus station to Nemesvámos, to the stop named Balácapuszta, arriving at 7:21 p.m.,
  • the bus departing from Veszprém Bus Station at 7:40 p.m. arrives in Nemesvámos, Balácapuszta at 7:58 p.m.,
  • The bus departing from Veszprém bus station at 9:25 p.m. arrives in Nemesvámos, Balácapuszta at 9:46 p.m.

The above buses also connect with bus routes arriving at the Veszprém bus station from the surrounding area

Return trip – the following services will ensure you can get home from the event on the same day:

  • Departing from Nemesvámos, Balácapuszta at 10:03 p.m., arriving at Veszprém bus station at 10:24 p.m. To reach Ajka, Balatonfőkajár, Balatonfüred, and Várpalota, with a transfer in Veszprém.
  • A new bus departs at 11:20 p.m. from Nemesvámos and Balácapustár, arriving at Veszprém bus station at 11:41 p.m.. The bus offers a connection from Veszprém to services departing at 11:55 p.m. from the bus station toward Siófok via Balatonfüred and Balatonalmádi.

Between Veszprém and Balaton

  • A bus departs from Veszprém bus station at 11:55 p.m. bound for Balatonfüred
  • At 11:55 p.m., a bus departs from Veszprém bus station bound for Siófok via Balatonalmádi. 

County and national passes are valid on the listed routes.   

Would you rather come by bike?

On Museum Day, you can use V-Bike bicycles for more than 30 minutes, so you can visit the Bunker Museum near the train station or the Balácapuszta villa estate.

We will refund the surcharge for usage exceeding 30 minutes after the event. It is important that you purchase a combined ticket for the Night of Museums event and have a V-Bike pass; furthermore, register with V-Bike so that the surcharge for rides over 30 minutes can be refunded to you based on this.

Want even more discounts? Get your half-year V-Bike pass in advance for just 500 forints with the Veszprém Card.