Barbarian Days

At the BHM Aquincum Museum (1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 135.) living history demonstrations, arts and crafts workshops, craft demonstrations and much more await all those wishing to learn about the exciting world of the Barbarians.

EVENTS

5-6 October (Saturday-Sunday)
10:00–16:30 Scavenger hunt
10:00–16:30 Test your courage game
10:00–17:00 How to feed your barbarian! show kitchen
10:00–18:00 Street of vendors
10:00–18:00 Craft demonstrations (Celtic calligraphy, bone carving, dyeing with plants, pottery making, weaving)
10:00–18:00 Lifestyle demonstration at the living history camps
10:30–17:30 Find the itinerant fortune teller (in HU)*
10:45–11:30 (Sunday only) Guided tour: Life before, under and after the Romans (in HU)
11:00–12:00 Medicinal herb walk (in HU)
11:00–12:00 Celtic warrior training for children
11:00–17:00 Arts and crafts (hair ornament, wooden amulet, paw-stamp, cardboard bug)*
11:00–17:00 Barbarian hair braiding*
11:30–12:00 (csak szombaton) Ahnen- und Wunderkammer. A visit to the the Prehistory and Migration Period Collection. Led by archaeologist András Tóth (in HU)**
12:00–12:45 Guided tour with the curator in the exhibition In the shadow of the Roman eagle. Led by archaeologist Dr József Beszédes (in HU)
12:45–13:15 Barbarians in the service of the Eagle? A look into the world of  Roman auxiliary troops
13:00–13:30 (Sunday only) Falconry demonstration
13:00–16:00 Fortune telling from Ogham stones (in HU)
13:00–17:00 Henna-making*
13:00–18:00 Flag-running, sheep-pulling interactive battle for children and for adults
13:15–13:45 (Saturday only) Archaeological talks: Sarmatians in the Carpathian Basin. Lecture held by archaeologist Zsolt Varga (in HU)
13:15–13:45 (Sunday only) Archaeological talks: Hoofs stamping in the afterlife – equestrian burials in the Migration Period. Lecture held by archaeologist Dániel Langer (in HU)
13:45–14:15  Celtic women, Roman ladies – Eraviscan and Roman dress demonstration
14:15–14:45 Archaeological talks: Equestrian nomads in the Migration Period Carpathian Basin: the special connection between animals and humans. Lecture held by archaeologist Boglárka Mészáros (in HU)
14:30–15:00 Ahnen- und Wunderkammer. A visit to the the Prehistory and Migration Period Collection. Led by archaeologist András Tóth (in HU)**
14:30–15:00 How did the barbarians not write – calligraphy lecture (in HU)
15:00–15:30 Hoy! Hoy! Hoy! – The use of Iron Age Celtic weapons in duel situations
15:15–15:45 Archaeological talks: Celts on Csepel Island. Lecture held by archaeologist Attila Horváth M. (in HU)
15:30–16:30 Celtic warrior training for children
16:00–16:30 (Saturday only) Falconry demonstration
16:15–16:45 (Saturday only) Archaeological talks: Different houses, different customs – Buildings from the Palaeolithic to the Late Iron Age. Lecture held by archaeologist Gábor Szilas (in HU)
16:15–16:45 (Sunday only) Archaeological talks: The psychology of the Barbarians. Freud and his precursors (18+). Lecture held by archaeologist Zsuzsanna Varga (in HU)
16:30–17:15 (Sunday only) Guided tour: Life before, under and after the Romans (in HU)

* To take part in this programme, visitors must pay with “Barbarian farthings”. The game coins can be won during the event. For further details, visit the information desk.
**To take part, register at the information desk.

We reserve the right to make changes to the event’s programme!

Tickets can be purchased at the Aquincum Museum’s ticket office and online on Aquincum.jegy.hu .

Ticket prices: