The Aquincum Museum is also joining the 2019 edition of the Night of the Museums on 22 June, 15:00-01:00. Visitors can join among others a gladiator show, dances, and time-traveling tours of the archaeological park. During the night, the House of the painter will come back to life and you can also hear the sounds of the Aquincum organ.
Tickets can already be purchased on Jegymester.hu and at the Aquincum Museum.
Detailed programme:
15:00-20:00 Arts and crafts: make your shield and amulet
15:00-20:00 Ancient tales and games (in Hungarian)
16:00-17:30 How did the Romans live? – interactive activities (in Hungarian)
16:00-19:00 Animal bone puzzle
16:00-22:00 All roads lead to Aquincum – adventures in the archaeological park (in Hungarian)
16:30-17:30 Tour of the exhibition People of Dragons and Birds – The Celts of Csepel Island (in Hungarian)
17:00-18:00 Turn of the century tour with Bálint Kuzsinszky (in Hungarian)
17:45-18:45 The baths of the Civil Town – talk and tour by the mother of István Schönvisner (in Hungarian)
18:00-19:00 Cave painting and stone knapping
18:00-19:00 A walk in the archaeological park with Maria Theresa (in Hungarian)
19:00-19:45 The House of the Painter comes back to life – presenting the Roman dwelling: Lucius Bebius Valens (in Hungarian)
19:45-20:30 Birth of Mithras (in Hungarian)
20:00-21:00 Turn of the century tour with Bálint Kuzsinszky (in Hungarian)
20:00-23:00 Tastes of the ages: playful food tasting
20:30-21:30 A walk in the archaeological park with Maria Theresa (in Hungarian)
21:00-01:00 Start-gazing
21:15-22:00 Night-time organ music
22:00-22:45 Gladiator show
22:30; 22:45; 23:00 Torchlit tour (in Hungarian)
23:30-01:00 Dances and fire jumping
Buy your tickets online and support our museum!
Ticket prices:
Adults: 1900 Ft
Children (6-18 years): 800 Ft
Ticket and shirt: 3500 Ft
(Only available for personal collection at the Jegymester office until 21 June.)
Supporter ticket: 10000 Ft
(Only available for personal collection at the Jegymester office until 21 June.)
Free entry for children under 6.
Entry to the museum on 22 June and during the Night of the Museums is only possible with a valid event wristband! During the event – with the exception of the discounts for people with disabilities – the usual discounts (e.g. free entry for Óbuda residents, discounts for senior citizens, and discounts for other pass holders) will not apply. We ask members of the press to notify us in advance of their intent to participate by email: aquincum@aquincum.hu.
Getting to the museum:
Public transport: Bus 34, 134 and 106 (Záhony utca or Aquincum stop), H5 HÉV and train (Aquincum stop) or the Night of the Museum buses.
Parking: at the museum’s car park, via the gate at Szentendrei út 133., and at the car park of the neighbouring shopping centre
