Museum Education
The Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum offers a variety of museum educational activities including interactive guided tours for all ages. We present Franz Liszt's former home, instruments, books, sheet music and personal objects in an experiential way for children, and then, according to the needs and interests of the visiting group of students, we make the time spent in the museum a memorable experience with the help of various games.
ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Treasure Hunt in the Museum
20 minutes
recommended age group: 4-14 years
Kids can explore our museum, where they’ll need their wits and sharp eyes to find all the hidden treasures.
Let's Improvise Together!
20 minutes
recommended age group: 4-18 years
We introduce children to the basics of group improvisation with various percussion instruments.
Daily Life in Liszt’s Time
20 minutes
recommended age group: 4-8 years
Children will gain insight into the customs of 19th-century life. They can also try out everyday objects and period costumes.
Liszt and the History of the Piano – Special Instruments at the Liszt Museum
20 minutes
recommended age group: 4-18 years
Interactive Instrument Exhibition: We’ll show children the piano’s ancestors, its relatives, how it works, and even such unique instruments as the glass piano and the piano-harmonium.
The Great Traveller – A Journey Through Folk Music in Liszt’s Footsteps
40 mins
recommended age group: 8-16 years
Through an exciting story, children can explore the entire building of the Old Academy of Music while learning about the folk music and unique instruments of various European countries—and they can even solve a mystery: What did Franz Liszt leave behind at home?
Liszt as a Conductor
20-40 minutes
recommended age group: 8-18 years
Children can learn all about how the conductor came to life, what role he plays in the orchestra, and finally, they can pick up a baton themselves and try their hand at leading the orchestra.
Searching after Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt
20-40 minutes
recommended age group: 8-18 years
Together, we explore how music can express emotions, moods, and characters, before examining the genre of the rhapsody and its Hungarian connections. Finally, we look at how all this has inspired cartoon creators.
GUIDED TOUR
Our museum education sessions start with a short guided tour (usually 30-40 minutes, longer if required), when a member of the museum staff will show you the apartment of Franz Liszt: the entrance hall, the dining room, the study- and bedroom and the salon, where Liszt taught the students of the Music Academy. The guide tells the story of Franz Liszt, who used his Budapest apartment as president and professor of piano at the Academy of Music in the last years of his life, from 1881 to 1886. Objects of particular interest to children will be highlighted, such as a glass piano, a composing desk, portraits of family members and a silver music stand. During the guided tour, children can ask questions and get a close-up look at the furnishings of the museum.
CONTACT
Our museum educators are ready to answear your questions on this email address:
muzeumpedagogia [at] lisztmuseum [dot] hu
Guided tour registration: here
MUSEUM EDUCATORS
Lilla Bokor
Erzsébet Juhász
Blanka Pászthory
PRICES
Educational programme: 2,000 HUF / student + 18,000 HUF / group (max. 25 people*)
Free of charge for accompanying teachers.
* If the group has more than 25 people, it will be divided into two, and the museum charges 2 × 18,000 HUF for the guided tour.