This year’s Children’s Day takes inspiration from our exhibition Black Mirror: The Long Shadow of the Future. Together, we will create fragments of unique imaginary worlds. We will explore selected artworks from our current exhibitions as sources of inspiration. What might hatch from an egg if not the usual living creatures? Who might watch over us from the rooftops instead of angels? What would a fantasy city look like if we designed its buildings and streets ourselves? And so on… On this day, we can boldly break away from reality!
The programme takes place across three floors of the Ludwig Museum, at six different locations.
Families raising children with cognitive disabilities (such as Down syndrome, autism, birth-related oxygen deprivation, etc.) are also warmly welcome.
Please let us know if you would like to attend by emailing: dabifarkas.rita@ludwigmuseum.hu
DETAILED PROGRAMME
Between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM
ONE
What Hatched from the Egg?
We know many animals that hatch from eggs — birds, spiders, reptiles, and more. But what kind of creature exists only in your imagination, one that first sees the world through the shell of an egg?
Location: 1st floor exhibition space
Who Watches Over You Instead of Angels?
Imagine living in another world where angels do not exist, but other helpers and guardians do. What would your personal guardian creature look like? Would it resemble a human, an animal, or a plant? Would it have a body at all, or would it only be felt like a gentle breeze? What colours would it appear in? Create this unusual being who protects, comforts, and watches over you!
Location: 1st floor exhibition space
TWO
Flowers of Another Galaxy
In springtime, many familiar flowers bloom one after another. Now we will discover flowers found in a contemporary museum — strange, cold, colourless forms made from different metals, as if they came from another planet. During the workshop, we will explore extraordinary real plants, observe how plants appear in classical art, then dive into the surprising worlds and still lifes of Surrealism, before creating our own unique three-dimensional flowers that could never exist on Earth.
Location: 2nd floor museum education studio
Fantasy City
Cities come in many forms. Some are ancient, filled with historic buildings, while others are made almost entirely of modern architecture. We can visit the ruins of ancient civilisations or marvel at hypermodern buildings during our travels. Now we will build a shared fantasy city where everyone can contribute their own wildly imaginative building or street scene, completely detached from everyday reality.
Location: 2nd floor exhibition space
Celestial Wonders
The skies are filled with many phenomena well known to meteorologists — often fascinating, surprising, or beautiful. Now let’s invent our own never-before-seen celestial phenomena. Green cube-shaped clouds, purple fogs, or a chequered Moon are all possible! What appears in your mind when you imagine the skies of a new world?
Location: 2nd floor exhibition space
THREE
The Ever-Bearing Garden
Everyone can create a miniature garden filled with plants that survive everything and produce endlessly abundant harvests. But what would such plants need in order to thrive? Show us in your own garden what these plants look like and what helps them grow lush and plentiful!
Location: 3rd floor exhibition space
The admission ticket for the Family Morning programme is 1200 HUF per person. Free admission is available for visitors with cognitive disabilities and their accompanying companions.
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