Invisible Exhibition - Free entrance for three days

We wrote an article about the Invisible Exhibition in Budapest a while ago, and two days ago I noticed a commercial in television about the Invisible Exhibition. It told that they would have free entrance to the exhibition from the 1st of January until the 3rd of January. Great news, isnt it? I could not see the information anywhere on the webpage of the exhibition, but I guess if they told so in a commercial at the television it is true! Use the opportunity, and get insight into the life of a blind person!

Another interesting addition to the exhibition is the fact that they invite their visitors to an invisible dinner, starting Thursday 29 January. After that they will arrange it every Thursday. This can only be joined if you pre-register by sending an email to info@lathatatlan.hu. More information can be about this at the webpage of the exhibition (information only exists in Hungarian).

More information about The Invisible Exhibition can be found here.

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Bodies Exhibition... update!

Yesterday we wrote that there were only three days left of the Bodies Exhibition in Budapest. Now it is only two... today, and tomorrow! But, if you are planning to visit the exhibition, be prepared for long lines. Yesterday around 17.00 it was several hundred people standing in line to get into the exhibition, and they had to wait for a long time. To make it even worse; the temperature outside is around -5 Celsius, so it gets extremely cold! To avoid this it is recommended to visit the exhibition earlier in the day, and if possible; buy tickets online and visit it together with a group of at least ten people. If you do so, you will not have to wait outside as much as the rest of the visitors (and you will get a cheaper entrance as well).

By the way; the exhibition is really interesting, and the models are very well made. If you do not know the inside of your body so well, it can be some hours where you will get to know it much better!

Bodies Budapest

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Three days left of Bodies in Budapest

Much more than hundred thousand people have visited the Bodies Exhibition in Budapest since its start, and now it is going towards an end. The exhibition will be open on December 31, but after that the doors will close and the exhibition will move on!

Opening hours for the last three days:

December 29.	10:00 - 20:00
December 30.	10:00 - 20:00
December 31.	10:00 - 14:00

More information can be found about the Bodies Exhibition in this article.

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Weekend taster in Budapest

What is the best thing to start with on a shiny Saturday morning in Budapest? Obviously you would take a walk with your family on the Margaret-island, walk your dog in the neighbourhood or you would have a morning coffee with your friends in a pleasant café, watching as the world goes by. However, until December 7th there is yet another great opportunity to find a good programme in the downtown.

If you are interested in history and culture, you might already have guessed. Or not yet? Well, Heroes’ square is the place to be! The Museum of Fine Arts has organized a fabulous exhibition once again: Pharaonic Renaissance. For a price of 9€ (2200 HUF) you will get a small piece of the ancient Egypt. I am saying small because we do not have to be experts to tell that Egypt is full of treasures, as the world of pharaohs has got so much to offer that our mind cannot even comprehend it.

Coffins, obelisks, jugs, statues and idols, even a mummy and lots of other well-preserved and valuable artifacts have been gathered in one collection from famous museums such as the British Museum and the Louvre, just to mention a few, nevertheless some of these artifacts are the very own of the Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition is organized in a chronological order, starting with the oldest dynasties of Egypt and concludes with the period after the Persian occupation, when once again and for the last time in their history, the renaissance of the pharaohs had come. In a scientific context the peak of the exhibition is the Stone of Palermo on which we can see an ancient list of the dynasties that had ruled over Egypt during thousands of years.

Throughout our visit we will receive a perspective of the olden days, the Egyptian way of daily life, political and religious thinking and culture but if this is still not enough, the museum building itself is already worth a visit, whereas the museum offers a range of group activities during opening hours, e.g. dancing, painting, etc.. But if you are still mesmerized by the smell of morning coffee in your mind, the museum’s got it as well.

The Invisible Exhibition

The title caught my attention and I wondered; what can this be? Reading on I realised that the Invisible Exhibition was giving an insight into the life of a blind person. It sounded very interesting, so I decided to drop by checking it out.

How does a blind play chess?
The question was answered in the start of the exhibition, in the visible part. Here we were shown several objects, tools and articles that help the daily life of a blind person. Among these were a chess table, a weight, a speaking computer and so.

How does it feel to be blind?
The first session was just a warm-up before being taken into the dark. No light sources were there, so you felt as a blind person yourself. Here you got the chance to visit the pub, walk in the city, visit a statue park and experience how it feels to be blind in several situations.

The exhibition worked as an eye-opener, giving a little insight into the world of the blind, and it was also special that the guide escorting you in the darkness was a blind person.

Would you like to visit the exhibition as well? If so you will find useful information about the Invisible Exhibition below. For those who want an English speaking guide it is recommended to contact the exhibition before to tell them you are coming. They can be contacted at info@lathatatlan.hu or telephone number +36 20 771 4236

Where is it:
The Invisible Exhibition is located in the 10th (X.) district, in Népliget, within the E-klub building. It is easy to approach my using metro line no. 3 (metro stop Népliget), or using tram no. 1, or using buses no. 99 and 103.

Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 12:00 - 20:00
On weekends: 10:00 - 20:00

Tickets
Adult: HUF 1.450
Student: HUF 1.200
Groups: HUF 990*
Family: HUF 4000**

* in case of 20 persons groups or above, pre-registration is required
**2 adults+children

More information at www.lathatatlan.hu

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