Family programs with the Mureș County Museum
Aug-29
Exciting Programs Await You at the Mureș County Museum During the Festival!
Exhibitions:
- At the museum's castle building: "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game," "ORATIO," "STUDIO ET COLLECTIO – 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania," and "The Key City."
- At the Cultural Palace: "Bernády György. Systems of Relations and Networks."
Thematic guided tours in Hungarian and Romanian every day.
Family Programs and Activities for Adults:
- All-day creative children’s workshops at the tents in front of the building.
- Nostalgia: Old photographs from the museum's photo archive.
We warmly welcome everyone to the museum and our tents. You can browse the detailed program below:
August 29, 2024, Thursday
- 10:00 – Castle Walk: Hungarian-language tour to explore the landmarks of the early modern Marosvásárhely castle. The walk will be led by Zalán Győrfi, a museum staff member. Meeting point: in front of the Castle Church.
- 17:00 – Guided Tour of "Bernády György. Systems of Relations and Networks" exhibition. After several years, the permanent exhibition, known to the Marosvásárhely audience as the Bernády Room, has reopened at the Cultural Palace. It can be viewed for the first time during the festival as part of a guided tour. The tour will be conducted by János Orbán/Dorottya Újvári, museum staff members. Meeting point: at the entrance of the exhibition.
August 30, 2024, Friday Exhibitions:
- 10:00–18:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game"
- 10:00–18:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania"
- 10:00–18:00 – "The Key City"
Guided Tours:
- 14:00 – "The Key City" – Romanian-language tour
- 15:00 – "The Key City" – Hungarian-language tour
- 16:00 – "The Key City" – Romanian-language tour
- 17:00 – "The Key City" – Hungarian-language tour
Museum Pedagogical Activities for Children:
- 10:00–18:00 – "World Game: Puppet Painting" – Related to the Polcz Alaine exhibition
- 10:00–18:00 – "The Castle Potter: Pottery Wheel Demonstration with a Corund Potter" – Related to "The Key City" exhibition
Adult Program:
- 10:00–18:00 – "What Happens to Old Photographs?" Help us with metadata tagging of the Photo Archive images!
Family Program:
- 16:00 – "Castle Defenders" – Cooperative game for families in Romanian (Pre-registration required by Thursday, August 29, at 12:00 PM at istoriemjm@gmail.com)
August 31, 2024, Saturday Exhibitions:
- 10:00–18:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game"
- 10:00–18:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania"
- 10:00–18:00 – "The Key City"
Guided Tours:
- 14:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Romanian-language tour
- 14:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game" – Hungarian-language tour
- 14:00 – "The Key City" – Hungarian-language tour
- 15:00 – "The Key City" – Romanian-language tour
- 15:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game" – Thematic discussion on Polcz Alaine and her contemporaries with Dávid Szolláth and Zsuzsa László
- 16:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game" – Romanian-language tour
- 16:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Hungarian-language tour
- 17:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Hungarian-language tour
Museum Pedagogical Activities for Children:
- 10:00–18:00 – "Sew It Yourself!" – Related to "The Key City" exhibition
- 10:00–18:00 – "My Purse is Torn" – Purse-making with a leather craftsman – Related to "The Key City" exhibition
Adult Program:
- 10:00–18:00 – "What Happens to Old Photographs?" Help us with metadata tagging of the Photo Archive images!
Family Program:
- 16:00 – "Castle Defenders" – Cooperative game for families in Hungarian (Pre-registration required by Thursday, August 29, at 12:00 PM at istoriemjm@gmail.com)
September 1, 2024, Sunday Exhibitions:
- 10:00–18:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game"
- 10:00–18:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania"
- 10:00–18:00 – "The Key City"
Guided Tours:
- 14:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Romanian-language tour
- 14:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game" – Hungarian-language tour
- 14:00 – "The Key City" – Hungarian-language tour
- 15:00 – "The Key City" – Romanian-language tour
- 15:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Hungarian-language tour
- 16:00 – "Polcz Alaine 100 – World Game" – Romanian-language tour
- 16:00 – "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" – Hungarian-language tour
- 17:00 – "The Key City" – Hungarian-language tour
Museum Pedagogical Activities for Children:
- 10:00–18:00 – "My Whip Got Stuck!" – Whip-making – Related to "The Key City" exhibition
- 10:00–18:00 – "Grab the Pen!" – Related to "ORATIO, STUDIO ET COLLECTIO. 400 Years of Reformed Colleges in Transylvania" exhibition
Adult Program:
- 16:00 – "New Stories of Old Photographs: Photos in the Museum" – The Mureș County Museum and its predecessor institutions have collected photographs for various reasons. Our colleague, Dorottya Újvári, photo historian, will talk about the background work in the Photo Archive, the development, processing, and digitization of each collection, showcasing some notable photographs and albums.
- Location: Museum castle building, first-floor conference room.
