MURES COUNTY MUSEUM
PALACE OF CULTURE & ART DEPARTMENT
1 Victoriei Square
11.00–02.00 Gallery of Modern Romanian Art | Permanent exhibition (right
wing, 3rd floor)
19.00 [RO] // 20.00 [HU] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 Hungarian Art Gallery (1850–1920) | Permanent exhibition (left
wing, 3rd floor)
20.00; 22.00 [RO] // 19.00; 21.00 [HU] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 Ion Vlasiu Gallery | Permanent exhibition (right wing, 3rd floor)
17.00 [RO] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 Maxim Dumitraș – Circumscribed Absences. Objects of
Higher Being | Temporary exhibition (right wing, 2nd floor)
18.00 [RO] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 György Bernády. Social networks | Permanent exhibition (right
wing, 1st floor)
16.00 [RO] // 18.00 [HU] Guided tour
11.00 [RO] // 12.00 [HU] Guided tour for families in the Palace of Culture
and the Art Galleries
15.00 [RO] // 17.00 [HU] Guided tour in the Palace of Culture
11.00–02.00 Puzzle | Gallery of Modern Romanian Art, Gallery of Hungarian
Art (1850–1920)
14.00–14.30 Flashmob – MUREȘ ARTISTIC ENSEMBLE (in front of the
Palace of Culture)
11.00–22.00 Palace of Music (Great Hall) // Programme of the TÂRGU
MUREȘ STATE PHILHARMONIC
11.00–12.00 State Philharmonic Mixed Choir: The World of Sounds – A
Journey Through Choral Literature and a Selection from the American
Music Repertoire
12.00–16.00 Orchestra of the National College of Art
18.00–19.00 Silvia Stroia, pipe organ
19.00–21.00 Lehel Lokodi, pipe organ
21.00–22.00 The Philharmonic String Quartet
24.00 MUSSPELL concert with a light show in the foyer of the Palace of
Culture
11.00–22.00 Games in the Palace | Interactive activities for children
(Museum Education Room, right wing, 2nd floor)
11.00–17.00 Crafts for children (Small Hall) // 3D Mosaic (4+) / Glass
Painting (6+) / Clay Modelling (3+) / “Kids’ Corner”: Comic books (3+) /
Activities of the RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION LAB
11.00–17.00 The Horsemen of Rome | Workshop / games / creative activities
(Museum Education Room, left wing, 3rd floor, access from the Hungarian Art
Gallery) // The Roman Army, cavalry // Programme of the ROMAN LIMES
RESEARCH CENTRE
11.00–18.00 Stories on Canvas // Mystery at the Palace | Creative activities
for children (The Palace foyer) / 4-15 years // Programme created by the
students of BABEȘ–BOLYAI UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY
AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
11.00, 12.00, 13.00 Csiky Emil Escape Room (Palace of Culture – Basement)
// registration needed:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3s0cLxVT2RttXkQN69TT4EVP
GygupWnMTEqc8fuJpcyXsyA/viewform // minimum age: 10 years //
Programme organised by the ARMENIAN-HUNGARIAN CULTURAL
ASSOCIATION OF TÂRGU MUREȘ
11.00–22.00 Explore the Museum | Quiz / Discover the departments of the
Mureș County Museum // Pick-up location: the foyer of the Palace of Culture,
until 8:00 PM / Drop-off location: History Department & Archaeology
Department in the Fortress until 10:00 PM // Correctly completed and
submitted quizzes will be entered into a drawing on May 29, 2026. Winners
will be announced on the Mureș County Museum’s Facebook page.
21.00 Of all places, why here? | Guided tour of the departments and locations
of the Mureș County Museum / Starting point: Palace of Culture
NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
24 Horea street
11.00–02.00 Permanent exhibition of the Natural Sciences Department (Main
building) // Greenhouse with cacti and succulents (courtyard) // Herb garden
(courtyard)
11.00–02.00 Ephemeral Splendour: Exotic Butterflies from the Collections
of the Mureș County Museum | Temporary educational exhibition (Main
building – 1st floor)
11.00–15.00 Dance of Colours: Exotic Butterflies | museum education
workshop (Museum Education Room, secondary building) // 6–12 years //
available seats/activity: 10 people/20 minutes
11.00–15.00 The Hidden Treasure of Butterflies | museum education
workshop (Museum Education Room, secondary building) // 8–99 years //
available seats/activity: 10 people/20 minutes
ETHNOGRAPHY AND FOLK ART DEPARTMENT
11 Trandafirilor Square
11.00–02.00 At the Fair: Rural Life and Traditional Fairs in Mureș
County | Permanent exhibition (Upstairs)
11.00–22.00 Let’s weigh it at the fair! | Interactive spot (Upstairs)
11.00–02.00 The War of Trenches | Temporary exhibition (Ground floor)
11.00–02.00 The People of Mures County in the Trenches of the Great War
| Temporary exhibition (Ground floor & Upstairs)
11.00–02.00 “Basil on the Table Corner”: Wedding Customs from the
Târnava Region | Temporary exhibition (Upstairs)
11.00–02.00 The World of Childhood in Miniature: Stories with Dolls. The
Melinda Jancsó Collection | Temporary exhibition (Ground floor)
11.00–16.00 Puppet-making workshop (Ground floor)
14.00–16.00 10 short plays for children | Children’s book presentation;
Author: Angela Maria Drăgoi (Ground floor)
11.00–02.00 Source and Symbol: Art and Authenticity in the Maria
Dumitru Collection | Temporary exhibition (Ground floor)
11.00–16.00 Bookmarks | Workshop (Ground floor)
18.00–19.00 Living Human Treasures of Mureș County | Festive moment
(Terrace at the Secondary Entrance to the Ethnography Department)
19.00–19.30 Wedding in the Târnava Region | Folklore performance
presented by the “Doina” Ensemble from Albești (Terrace at the Secondary
Entrance to the Ethnography Department)
21.00–22.00 Softboievski | Concert / spoken word // Fábián Lehel and André
Ferenc (Terrace at the Secondary Entrance to the Ethnography Department)
ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT & HISTORY DEPARTMENT
Târgu Mureș Fortress
11.00–02.00 The Fortified Town | Permanent exhibition (Ground floor)
19.00; 22.00 [RO] // 20.00; 23.00 [HU] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 Epidemix | Temporary exhibition (Ground floor)
20.00 [RO] // 18.00 [HU] Guided tour
11.00–02.00 Pages in the History of a Museum: Examples from Târgu
Mureș | Temporary exhibition (Upstairs)
18.00; 21.00 [RO] // 19.00; 22.00 [HU] Guided tour
14.00–18.00 Create One from a Hundred | Puzzle for children
11.00–13.00//15.00–18.00 Archaeological School | Museum education activity
(behind the museum building)
14.00–18.00 May your spurs and arrowheads shine! | Museum education
workshop (Upstairs, Multimedia Room)
PARTNERS
- The Palace of Culture Area
TOWER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PALACE
2 Victoriei square
12.00–01.00 Visit to the tower // max. 25 people/group // Last entrance:
00.30
VISIT MUREȘ
2 George Enescu street
11.00–22.00 Virtual tour of Mureș County (Visit Mureș Tourist Information
Office)
MUREȘ COUNTY LIBRARY
2 George Enescu street
12.00–16.00 Stories… on asphalt | Reading and creative workshops
Read aloud // Drawing on asphalt // Craft workshops // Kamishibai theatre //
Book exhibitions
ART NOUVEAU GALLERY
2 George Enescu street
18.00–24.00 Ariadnae XXX | Exhibition of textile art
Organiser: ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAN PLASTIC ARTISTS – TÂRGU
MUREȘ BRANCH
K`ARTE ROOM
2 George Enescu street
14.00–22.00 Pavel Brăila – “Fragile Podil” (2018) | Video projection
112 COFFEEHOUSE
2 George Enescu street
11.00–24.00 The Night of Museums at 112 Coffee
11.00–24.00 Octavian Gălățianu: Mirror Images | Exhibition
11.00–24.00 Background Music / DJ: Karak & Lowkodi - City Centre
ART3 CAFÉ
3 Artei street
11.00–02.00 Birth – exhibition of Miszk Association
BERNÁDY HOUSE
6 Horea street
16.00–22.00 István Ducsai | Painting exhibition (Ground floor)
16.00–22.00 Botond Nagy – Ladakh. At Heaven’s Gate | Photo exhibition
(Attic)
ANTIGALLERY. CACTUS
14 Aurel Filimon street
17.00–02.00 “what about that” | Painting exhibition / Cultural Café /
Creative Meetings
GAME SPACE CLUB
15 Aurel Filimon street
12.00–02.00 Game Space on the Night of Museums | Board games / more
than 700 games
STATUS QUO ANTE SYNAGOGUE
23 Aurel Filimon street
14.00–21.00 Visit to the Great Synagogue
14.00–21.00 Museum of the Jewish Community of Târgu Mureș | Exhibition
// Last entrance: 20.30
14.00–21.00 The Pollak Collection | Art Exhibition // Last entrance: 20.30
ARIEL THEATRE
4 Poligrafiei street
11.00 The Goat and Her Three Kids | Children’s show
NATIONAL THEATRE OF TÂRGU MUREŞ
1 Teatrului square
17.00 A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Theatre | guided tour in Hungarian;
registration needed:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDNJyqAtK6pVxKWYuymrkLLf
-Df-eprgIB-ctn6cSXRC970A/viewform?usp=header // Starting point: the
entrance to the Small Hall
17.30 A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Theatre | guided tour in Hungarian;
registration needed:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeiVumEp0yDgNLZML1XKhRo
WRpEEulUxsDnB2UjsAgWYPveQ/viewform?usp=header // Starting point: the
entrance to the Small Hall
ROCKSULI
2 Poștei street
18.00–23.00 Collection of Hungarian pop records from Transylvania |
Exhibition
18.00 // 20.00 // 22.00 Guided tours in the exhibition // max. 20 people/group
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH CHURCH
61 Trandafirilor square
19.30, 20.30 [RO] // 19.00, 20.00, 21.00 [HU] ”Numquid vitandam mors
canit” | Visit to the crypt of the parish church of St John the Baptist // The
visit starts from the churchyard (entrance from Târgului street) // Programme
of the ARMENIAN-HUNGARIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF TÂRGU
MUREȘ
FOUNDATION FOR TRANSYLVANIAN TRADITIONS
1 Târgului street
20.00–02.00 Youth Dance House with Folk Dance Ensembles from Mureș
County // music: Pergő and Muzsikosz // Entrance: Free of charge, provided
participants wear appropriate attire (girls: skirt and footwear; boys: shirt,
vest, hat or cap)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOgCDlP1acNrGWC5R47ikPBs
WgxBhw0bNETduuG0WcXTQ3fw/viewform // entry is via Köteles Sámuel
Street, through the gate of the University of Arts // Programme of the
ARMENIAN-HUNGARIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF TÂRGU
MUREȘ
TÂRGU MUREȘ PRISON
7 Retezatului street
11.00–20.00 Târgu Mureș Prison – pages of history | Exhibition // The
exhibition is open to the public upon registration at the site. Visits start
every 30 minutes, for groups of max. 15 persons // Last entry: 19.30 //
Access with ID card / birth certificate for minors – minors must be
accompanied by an adult
- Bolyai Area
TELEKI–BOLYAI LIBRARY
17 Bolyai street
10.00–16.00 // 18.00–02.00 Permanent exhibition of old books (Big Hall)
10.00–16.00 // 18.00–02.00 Bolyai museum | Permanent exhibition
10.00–16.00 // 18.00–02.00 “…the country is coming to life!” Books from
the era of the Hungarian reforms | Temporary exhibition
19.00 Curatorial guided tour
10.00–16.00 // 18.00–02.00 The Declaration of Independence – 250|
Temporary exhibition
20.00–22.00 Quiz | Children’s activity (Upstairs)
20.00–22.00 Activities for children (Upstairs)
18.00–02.00 Photo corner (Upstairs)
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
4 Köteles Sámuel street
16.30 [RO] // 16.00, 17.00 [HU] ”Numquid vitandam mors canit” | Visit to
the crypt of the church / pre-registration needed:
- Târgu Mureș Fortress
CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND LEISURE CENTRE OF TÂRGU MUREŞ
2 Avram Iancu street (Military Bakery)
18.00–02.00 The Birth of a Public Collection: The Heritage and Presence
of Transylvanian Art in the 21st Century (The Fortress Gallery) |
Exhibition
18.00–02.00 Master and Disciple – Vasile Kazar and Mircea Bochiș (The
Fortress Gallery) | Traveling exhibition
11.00–02.00 Symbols of Mureș (Fortress courtyard) | Photo exhibition
10.00–11.30 // 18.00–21.00 Castel Rally IX (Fortress Courtyard, inner
square) | vintage cars
GEORGE EMIL PALADE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM (Military Bakery,
ground floor)
14.00–24.00 Exhibition of the University’s history
14.00–24.00 „Under the Car Hood”: The Clandestine Circulation of
Religious Literature in Communist Romania | Temporary exhibition
MARX JÓZSEF PHOTOCLUB (Bastion of the Furriers, 1st floor)
16.00–23.00 Charred Time – Both Gyula | Photo exhibition
16.00–23.00 Tour of the Collection of Photographic Equipment and
Technology of the József Marx Photoclub
WORKSHOPS (Bastion of the Furriers, Ground floor & underground)
17.00–22.00 Permanent exhibition of János Gyarmathy’s sculptures
17.00–22.00 Workshop/Permanent exhibition of Mana Bucur’s ceramics
CARITAS ALBA IULIA & OUTWARD BOUND (Dome)
12.00–20.00 Creation in the Mirror – Know Yourself | Exhibition // Paintings
and drawings created by young participants in the hOrizont programme
ANCUȚA’S DOLL HOUSE (Small Bastion)
11.00–01.00 Doll House – Anca Chindea, Folk Artisan | Porcelain Doll
Exhibition and Artisan Workshop
ARTLINE ASSOCIATION (Bastion of the Coopers)
18.00–21.00 Transylvanian crafts | Workshops / weaving, sewing, and
creative crafts
3G HUB (Bastion of the Butchers)
19.00–02.00 Crime Scene: Women MIA | Installation
INCUBATOR 13 (Gate Bastion)
17.00–19.00 Improvisation Workshop with Rareș Budileanu
17.00–19.00 Storytelling Workshop with Anca Loghin
17.00–21.00 „Shows” – Jan Ogrean | Photo exhibition
19.00 Kaboom Unlimited Impro nr. 48. | Moments of improvisation // Entry:
Artist Support
SCENA THEATRE (Tailors’ Bastion)
20.00 “A Stormy Night” with “A Lost Letter” in “Carnival Scenes” by
Nenea Iancu at Scena Theatre | Theatre Performance // Scena Theatre &
UMFST George Emil Palade High School / Directed by Liviu Pancu
22.00 “Stage poetry” in Răzvan Ciorba’s vision
21.00 / 23.00 / 24.00 The Mureș Guard (Târgu Mureș Fortress) | A journey
through time between myth, history, and medieval art // The Wolf Knights of
the Mureș Guard
01.00 25-Year Retrospective – Scena Theatre // video projections, music
TAMACISZA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (Gate Tower, 3rd floor)
22.00–23.00 The World Feels Too Tight | Slam poetry and break dance show
of the Kamaszok troupe/ show in Hungarian
MILITES MARISENSIS ASSOCIATION (Fortress Courtyard)
14.00–22.00 Life in an ancient Roman camp | Re-enactment //
demonstrations, presentations of Roman-era equipment and weaponry /interactive workshops: wax tablets, Roman medicine, signacula, mosaics,
board games, gastronomy
ASTROMANIA & AMAT (Fortress Courtyard)
21.00–02.00 Astronomical Observations in the Fortress
- Other locations
GEORGE EMIL PALADE UNIVERSITY
38 Gheorghe Marinescu street
11.00–18.00 LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY AND
PHARMACY | Permanent exhibition (University Library)
11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30, 16.30, 17.30 Guided tours
THE FIRST ROMANIAN SCHOOL OF TÂRGU MUREȘ
(Stone Church) 7 Andrei Șaguna street
11.00–14.00 / 18.00–21.00 A Visit to the first Romanian school in Târgu
Mureș
THE HOUSE OF WATER (AQUASERV)
44 Verii street
12.00–22.00 The House of Water Museum | Visits // The water supply
network in Târgu Mureș
12.00; 14.00; 16.00; 18.00; 20.00 Guided tours
TÂRGU MUREȘ ZOO
57 Verii street
19.00–02.00 The Night of Museums at the Zoo | Visit to the Zoo // feeding //
projections // live DJ set // astronomical observations
19.00–24.00 Meandtheboy – Live DJ set
21.00 Magic of the Night | special decorative lighting / astronomical
observations
19.00–24.30 Feedings
19.00 – Pelican / 20.00 – Lion / 21.00 – Bats / 22.00 – Porcupine /
23.00 – Elephant / 24.00 – Raccoon
Between 7:00 PM and 2:00 AM, admission is permitted with a Museum
Night wristband or with a Zoo admission ticket purchased on-site.
PLEASE NOTE: The ticket office does not issue Museum Night wristbands
for tickets purchased online!
MUREȘ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
16.00–02.00 Museum Night by Bike | Visiting Museum Night attractions by
bike
“HOREA” EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INSPECTORATE OF MUREȘ
COUNTY
28 Horea street
11.00–21.00 „Heroes among us” | demonstration of operational techniques
and intervention equipment
