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Fans of the German composer will be celebrating two significant anniversaries next year: The first performance of the Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy took place 150 years ago and 2026 marks the 20th edition of the Budapest Wagner Days. Müpa Budapest promises to serve up an unforgettable experience with a double helping of the Ring, two performances of Parsifal and a song recital by Camilla Nylund, while the conductor Ádám Fischer will be flanked by Martin Rajna as joint artistic director.

Damon Albarn arrives at Müpa Budapest with a formation like no other!

The Bartók Spring has barely drawn to a close and we already have new discoveries to look forward to: the first events of the Liszt Festival have now been made public.

What makes the figure of Don Juan timeless? Why has this character captured the imaginations of artists, thinkers and audiences for centuries? From 9 to 13 September, we will, along with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, be dedicating an entire mini-festival to this enigmatic and multifaceted figure, including opera and dance performances, a literary evening, film screenings and a cultural character puzzle.

Müpa Budapest is set to continue its anniversary year in the second half of 2025 with more top artists and massive international stars. As a hub of cultural encounters, we will be hosting the very best acts the five continents – from Europe and South America to Africa and Asia – have  to offer, as well as resuming our popular series.

Müpa Budapest’s 20th anniversary season, which we are celebrating with world-famous performers, a full weekend of jubilee events and a 24-hour organ marathon, has surprises in store even in the days running up to the summer holidays. In July, the stars of pop music and jazz will be taking turns on stage as we enter the holidays.

It has been 340 years since the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach. To mark the occasion, Müpa is embarking on a 24-hour Bach ‘shift’, now for the second time. From 9 pm on 2 May to 9 pm on 3 May, name Hungarian and international organists will perform all of Bach’s organ works following a carefully structured thematic timeline.

Arriving on 25 January: live chat and Müpa Home Live+!

We are pleased to inform you that Müpa Budapest's website has been renewed and will now be more convenient to use in many respects. In addition to improving the user experience and optimising the ticket purchasing process, other key criteria for updating the website included a streamlined design focusing on the wide range of programmes. 

We would like to inform our visitors that the online ticketing service on the mupa.hu website is to be suspended. 

We would like to inform our visitors that during the holiday the Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be expecting visitors with changed opening hours.

We would like to inform our visitors that the online ticketing service on the mupa.hu website is to be suspended. 

We would like to inform our visitors that between 1 and 2 May the Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be expecting visitors with changed opening hours.

The New York Metropolitan Opera returns with another sparkling season featuring the brightest stars in opera, and visitors to Müpa Budapest will once again be able to enjoy HD broadcasts on the big screen.

We would like to inform our visitors that during the holiday the Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be expecting visitors with changed opening hours.

We would like to inform our visitors that on 11 March and 14 March the Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be expecting visitors with changed opening hours.Online ticket sales will of course be uninterrupted on these days as well.

We are sorry to announce that because of health reasons, Riccardo Chailly will not be able to conduct the concert on 26 February, Wednesday with the Filarmonica della Scala. The new conductor of the concert will be the world famous Lorenzo Viotti.

The Jazz Showcase, which entered the age of adulthood this year, once again introduced jazz fans to six formations just embarking on their careers – and of course to the members of the international panel of judges. In the evenings, established bands in the genre performed in concert.

We regret to inform our esteemed audience that the Recirquel: Solus Amor planned for 4 February 2025 has been cancelled due to illness.

We would like to inform our visitors that the online ticketing service on the mupa.hu website is to be suspended for the night. 

We would like to inform our visitors that during during the holiday the Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be expecting visitors with changed opening hours.

The Müpa Budapest building and the ticket office will be open from 1 pm on 16 December.

As of October 1, you can also buy tickets to Palace of Arts events at Allee Shopping Centre.

We would like to inform all visitors that as of 12 October, our ticket office at Allee shopping mall will start selling tickets to Palace of Arts programmes between 12.00 and 20.00 from Monday to Saturday, and from 12.00 and 19.00 on Sunday.