Pre-Conference tour

Guided walk in the FORMER JEWISH QUARTER
approx. 3 hour

The Budapest Jewish Quarter, the heritage area which was actually a ghetto during WW II, is one of the most popular places of the city with the still perceptible beautiful past. In spite of the terrible history of the 20th century Hungarian Jewish communities, Jewish culture has a revival in Budapest with the largest Central and Eastern European Jewish community living here.

During our walk we are going to discover the famous “synagogue triangle” (which actually is a rectangle) including the Great Synagogue, the second largest synagogue of the world, the Kazinczy Street Synagogue and the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We will also visit poignant monuments commemorating the Budapest ghetto. We will see some great example of street art, picturesque architecture and one of the oldest Jewish museum in the world: The Hungarian Jewish Museum.

https://jewishtourhungary.com/en

Visit of the HOUSE OF TERROR MUSEUM
approx. 1,5 hour

The House of Terror Museum - the only one of its kind - is a monument to the memory of those held captive, tortured and killed in this building. The Museum, while presenting the horrors in a tangible way, also intends to make people understand that the sacrifice for freedom was not in vain. Ultimately, the fight against the two cruellest systems of the 20th century ended with the victory of the forces of freedom and independence.

https://www.terrorhaza.hu/en/museum

Visit the CIRCLES OF HELL... „MALENKI ROBOT”- FORCED LABOR IN THE SOVIET UNION exhibition

The new permanent exhibition site of the Hungarian National Museum "The Circles of Hell ... Malenki Robot - Forced Labor in the Soviet Union" commemorates the massive displacement of women and men after WW II. The nuclear-proof building at the Ferencváros Railway Station used to be a civil defence centre for the Hungarian State Railroads. Today the national Malenki Robot Memorial is located here. The exhibition presents the last days of WW II in Hungary, the painful everyday life of those experiencing forced labor and the bittersweet moments of homecoming through photographs, posters, memoirs by survivors.

https://mnm.hu/en/museums/mnm-malenkij-robot-emlekhely

MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY

Besides its collection of around 225,000 ethnographic objects, the museum’s holdings include exceptional photographic and film materials, manuscripts, and folk music recordings. Alongside priceless relics of Hungarian folk culture, the museum houses the biggest collection in the region of ethnographic objects representing the folk cultures of distant continents. Dating from the 17th century to the present, these objects illustrate everyday life, human existence, and community relationships in their myriad different forms. In addition to the priceless artefacts of Hungarian folk culture, the museum houses the country's largest international collection and is an important centre for research into contemporary culture.

https://neprajz.hu/en/