WHAT’S ON

QUARANTINE SOIRÉES ONLINE, HUNGARIAN FINE ARTS MUSEUM Due to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest is closed for an indefinite period of time (just as all museums in Hungary). To please art fans, the institution is offering several virtual tours, sharing its digital content with the public. Taking a walk in Budapest’s city center or looking around in a ruin pub, one encounters more beards than clean-shaven faces. This is the trend for men right now, but some fashion bloggers assert that sporting a beard has already had its heyday and a freshly shaven face will become the norm again. What do we know about beards? What does a beard say about its wearer? According to Giovanni Scaliger, a 16th-century humanist, the beard is “the most important and most sacred part of a man.” Is that be true? Find out via the Hungarian Fine Art Museum’s virtual tour. www.szepmuveszeti.hu

ONLINE, BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Each night, as of March 16, members of the Budapest Festival Orchestra play live chamber music concerts called Quarantine soirées, online. Streamed from the BFO's rehearsal studio, these concerts are recommended for all music-lovers in isolation. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the BFO says: “We all need music, now more than ever. This is a time of intimate home listening and chamber music because it would be dangerous to invite a whole symphony orchestra and audiences into a closed space.” BFO appeals to listeners to support musicians of the Quarantine soirées who lost most of their income due to cancellations of the orchestra’s concerts. The Quarantine soirées can be enjoyed via the orchestra's website or Facebook-page at 19.45 each day, until further notice. www.bfo.hu

BODIES 2.0 – THE UNIVERSE WITHIN UNTIL JUNE 30, BÁLNA This is a scientific, educational exhibit comprised of appr. 200 specimens including whole body specimens that have been preserved using a method known as polymer impregnation. Bodies 2.0 literally as well as figuratively goes ‘under the skin,’ revealing the complexity of the human body and allowing visitors an up-close, 3-dimensional look at their inner make-up. Rather than using models of the human body, this exhibition uses real human bodies to provide the general public a look at what normally only doctors and scientists can see first-hand. The goal of the exhibition is for visitors to leave with a deeper understanding of their own body’s form and function and a stronger appreciation for staying fit and healthy.

FROM FALSE BEARDS TO HIPSTER BEARDS www.bodies-kiallitas.hu

BONNIE TYLER JUNE 19, BARBA NEGRA TRACK Bonnie Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins, was brought up in Skewen, a small village near Swansea. She grew up to become one of Wales’ best known performers, achieving chart success all over the world. She is recognized for her distinctive husky voice, and a long list of hit singles including ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, ‘It’s a Heartache’, ‘Holding Out for a Hero’, ‘Lost in France’, ‘More Than a Lover’, ‘Bitterblue’ and ‘If I Sing You a Love Song’. In her 50-year career, Bonnie has performed for audiences in countries across the world and has enjoyed critical acclaim for her latest albums ‘Rocks and Honey’ and ‘Between The Earth and the Stars’. www.broadway.hu

OLDTIMER SHOW 2020 JUNE 12-14, HUNGARIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM Oldtimers represent the true value of craftsmanship and preserve memories of the car industry. It's best to admire them at this festival that is, according to organizers, one of the largest veteran vehicle exhibitions in Central Eastern Europe, with 500 vehicles on show, including a very unique 104-year-old hybrid car this year, named Woods. The annual event which celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2020, offers a large outdoor and indoor space (100,000 square meters) for exhibitors and visitors alike, with interactive and family programs, including steam engine rides, velo-rails or railbikes, a train rotating platform, railcars and an omnibus. There will be farm animals and kids are also invited to play in the bouncy castle and enjoy face-painting. A gastro-street will offer Hungarian specialties. For those with an eye for beautifully restored veteran, antique, nostalgic and classic vehicles, this event is a must. www.oldtimershow.hu