On August 20, the Hungarian National Museum (MNM) welcomes visitors with free programs: this year, it invites interested parties on a special trip, during which they can visit the world exhibitions dating back 170 years with their own museum passport, and get to know the pride of the Hungarians.
In its announcement, the MNM emphasizes that visitors receive the museum passport free of charge and can then stamp it at the individual stations. In the afternoon, you can join a historical and gastronomic guided tour, as well as a beer and champagne tasting, led by historian Csaba Katona.
Families will be able to embark on the discovery tour with backpacks, which can be purchased at a 90 percent discount in the museum shop for a nominal amount, and with the playful research booklet inside, they can visit the most interesting pieces of the exhibition, gain new knowledge and experiences, and the surprise package also offers opportunities for creative programs at home.
On the holiday of the founding of the state and on St. Stephen's Day, Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., all of the museum's exhibitions can be visited for free, as well as the coronation mantle of the Hungarian kings, which is one of the most important treasures of the National Museum.
According to the embroidered inscription, the cloak was made in 1031 by King Szent István (997-1038) and Queen Gizella and presented to the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Székesfehérvár. The unparalleled treasure of European textile art was originally a bell-shaped, closed mass vestment, which was later transformed into a mantle, the material of which is Byzantine silk with a rosette pattern. The gold embroidery that covers almost the entire surface was made according to a complex pictorial program, the basis of which, according to some researchers, could have been the Te Deum or the litany of All Saints, and more than eighty figures and scenes are drawn on it, the museum's announcement highlights.
MTI
