According to our tradition, this year we joined the Night of Museums series of events, which included craft activities, concerts, film screenings, guided tours, restoration, fire enamel and calligraphy workshops, as well as a Mór Jókai Memorial Exhibition.
The bookbinding and fire enamelling workshop, the calligraphy workshop and the guided tours of the Mór Jókai Memorial Exhibition, with quizzes, puzzles and bookmark colouring, were waiting for the kids and adults from 15.00. The evening programme opened with a concert by the ELTE Béla Bartók Choir and the University Concert Orchestra, conducted by László Kovács, Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning artist, and accompanied by Dr. Ferenc Rákosi on piano.
Through our building tours, visitors were given an insight into the history of the library and the rooms of the historic building. They were also able to learn about the restoration process, our museum collection, the life and work of Mór Jókai, as well as enjoy a film screening of the cartoon Saffi, the Treasure of Swamp Castle and the silent film The Man with the Golden Touch and create unique hardcover books. During our event, our guests were able to attend the Fuvalom Singing Ensemble concert.
Our commemorative exhibition „Jókai 200 – The soul of a century, the writer of a nation”, inaugurated at this year’s event series, will be open until 10 September 2025, on weekdays between 10.00 and 15.00. Registration is possible by e-mail at titkarsag@lib.elte.hu. All visitors are welcome!
