Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts will hold an evening devoted to Gauguin's writing from 18:00 to 19:00 on 13 November. In the Baroque Hall, Gábor Schein will discuss the texts and Gábor Nagypál will read from the Noa Noa journal. The programme opens with music by Debussy.
The special Friday opening hours matter for planning: the museum opens at noon and the building closes at 20:00, but last admission is at 19:00 and closing procedures start at 19:30. Building closure is therefore not the deadline for entry.
The Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin exhibition runs from 30 October to 28 February. The evening discussion requires a museum ticket valid that day or a Szépmű Permanent Pass; the event's admission conditions do not provide free access to every exhibition.
Our editorial perspective is that hearing an artist's texts offers a useful starting point for considering how artists shape their own stories. A journal and a painting can offer different perspectives, making it worthwhile to leave separate time to view the works.
For another contemporary discussion, see the Kader Attia programme; for families, see the Ludwig's Saturday morning event. The programme page displays no publication date. We checked the event on 13 November and are not presenting it as a newly announced programme.
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Budapest Global Review: Gauguin's writing takes centre stage at Budapest museum. Budapest Global Review, 13 November 2026. https://globalreview.hu/en/cikk/gauguin-iro-szepmuveszeti-november-13-2026