• Venues: Herend (Porcelain Museum, Porcelanium, Festival Grounds, the Festival Garden and the neighbouring streets)
• Dates: June 21st, 2008

The Museum of Porcelain Art in Herend and its affiliates will be part of the Night of Museums, an event scheduled to unfold simultaneously all over the country. The "Second rendez-vous (date)" ― a night of unsurpassable magic", is a series of cultural and artistic events planned to last until late at night. Midsummer Night is the night of all senses. Touring exhibition halls will be free of charge. The craftsmanship of porcelain manufacturing and body painting will be events to entertain those who are on the prowl for some action-packed events. Hundreds of floating wicks and torches, fire jugglers, palm and tarot reading, aura photography and analysis will all be available to those interested to know what the future might hold for them. A variety of love potions will be served to customers in the local open-air café. Midsummer Night's bonfire will then be ceremoniously lit, spreading the magic to protect everyone from evil and disease and to help true love triumph.



Time and Venue
17:00-17:30 Porcelanium Stage
Event: Bonita Dance club

17:30-18:00 Porcelanium Stage
Event: Songs performed by the Herend Ethnic German Choir

18.00 Museum of Porcelain Art
Event: The Age of the Elf. Ceramist Éva Bubitimár's sometimes grotesque elves filling the exhibition area

18.30 ― 19.00h Porcelanium Stage
Event: Irish step dance production, Blackbird

19.00 ― 19.45 Porcelain Manufactory Festival Grounds
Event: Flute and panpipe-player Szabolcs Kövi performing meditation style music

19.00 ― 19.45 Apicius Café
Event: The Vivat Bacchus ensemble performing a collection of classic Hungarian wine songs

19.45 ― 20.45 Porcelain Manufactory Festival Grounds
Event: Jazz evening of singer Orsi Kozma

19.45 ― 20.45 Apicius Café
Event: Péter Popper and Iza Széles "Songs and Duets at Candlelight" performed on the piano.

20.45 ― 21.30 Porcelanium Stage
Event: songs performed by Ildikó Keresztes, a singer known for her interesting, throaty voice.

21:30 - 22:15 Area behind the Porcelanium
Event: Lighting of bonfire on Midsummer Night, the performance of the Bándi Dobkör, a drum ensemble, plus a group known as Lángoló Ördögök ('Burning Devils), fire jugglers

21:30 - 22:15 Apicius Café
Event: Petra Horváth and Dalma Bódai performing

22.15 ― 23.00 Porcelanium Stage
Event: Fourtissimo, the local Prima Primissima award winner brass quartet performing.

23.00 ― 00.00 Porcelanium Stage
Event: St. Martin performing― the sound of sax and buzukee weaving a net around the night.

We warmly welcome visitors in cooperation with Allianz Hungária Insurance, Veszprémi Est (Veszprém Evening), the Municipality of Herend, the Porcelanium Bistro and Hotel Caramell****, all supporting these events.

A more detailed list of events to follow soon. Visit our website for regular updates.

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