The Pesti Vigadó, which also functions as the seat of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, is showcasing new, never-before staged exhibitions. The following new exhibitions are opening in Pesti Vigadó on 14th May 2021: 90-year-old textile fine artist Ritta Hager's exhibition entitled Inner Silence, 80-year-old sculptor Róbert Csíkszentmihályi's exhibition entitled LXXX, 75-year-old graphic artist Ferenc Baráth's exhibition entitled Relational Images, as well as a joint exhibition by 80-year-old graphic designer István Bakos and 75-year-old graphic artist József Árendás entitled A+B. In addition, up until June Lifework Exhibition by György Harag is also on show: this exhibition was originally staged at the end of last year as part of György Harag Memorial Year 2020 organised by the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

Quiz and raffle as well as tickets at a discounted price for historic walk tours of Pesti's Vigadó's building

On the occasion of Pesti Vigadó's opening after the COVID epidemic, discount price tickets and exclusive special offers await visitors. The author team of "Stories from Pesti Vigadó," an initiative launched during the COVID pandemic induced lockdown, is offering guided tours in Pesti Vigadó's building in the form of historic walk tours. Tickets to these tours are available at a special price of HUF 800.

Get to know Pesti Vigadó in the scope of an intriguing quiz. Do not miss out touring our exhibitions and the entire venue even if you are exploring Pesti Vigadó alone: this coming weekend also features a raffle. Those who correctly answer our quiz questions are entitled to take part in the raffle and win annual exhibition passes to Pesti Vigadó. Throughout an entire year, the pass allows its holder an unlimited number of entries not only to all of Pesti Vigadó's exhibitions currently open but also to all of the historic building's halls and spaces accessible to the general public.

The validity period of passes purchased before spring 2020 and used in that period have been extended: such passes are now valid up until 31st December 2021.

We look forward to placing art right in the centre of attention again.

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Please bear in mind that, with a view to health safety precautions, you are kindly requested to observe the following rules:

• Entry to Pesti Vigadó's premises is possible only upon the concurrent presentation of your Coronavirus immunity card and either your identification card or passport. In order to ensure speedy entrance to the building, you are kindly requested to prepare these documents prior to your entry and present them to our colleagues responsible for checking such documents.
• After entering the building, you are required to apply hand disinfectant.
• When visiting the building, please use a mask or scarf that covers your mouth and nose.
• When inside the building, make sure to observe the social distancing of 1.5 metres. Also kindly note that from different households a maximum of 4 people are allowed to be concurrently present in the lifts.
• When purchasing tickets at the Ticket Office, only one person per group or family is invited to stand in the queue. Please, use contactless payment methods if possible.

For your safety, the following precautionary measures have been imposed in the building:

• All staff entering visitor-accessible spaces is still required to wear masks.
• At the Ticket Office, a plexi wall partition has been installed to guarantee the safety of both customers and staff.
• Concerning every exhibition hall, the number of concurrent visitors has been determined. This number is displayed at the entrance to each hall. Please, observe restrictions concerning the maximum number of concurrent visitors.
• As earlier, special attention is paid to the regular disinfection of visitor-accessible spaces, toilets, lifts and stairs.

When wishing to pay Pesti Vigadó a group visit, you are kindly asked to contact us by e-mail at turizmus@vigado.hu if you are planning to do a historic walk tour; while in the case of intending to visit Pesti Vigadó's exhibitions with groups, please write to us at galeria@vigado.hu.