Destination: Galaxy!

March 4, 2026 – July 31, 2026

Temporary Exhibition

The Space Age transformed global thinking about reality, space and time. Viewed from space, a new vision unfolded before human eyes on the distant globe, while boundlessness and heroism took on new meaning. Images and perceptions changed worldwide, and above all, new horizons opened up for the imagination.

This transformation was reflected in concepts and expectations about the future, in both enthusiasm and fear. The exhibition Destination: Galaxy examines the transformation of science and technology and the imprint of the new relationship between imagination and reality in various areas of culture, beginning with 1957, the dawn of the Space Age (as it was called at the time) with the launch of the first Sputnik satellite.

Although the world of space waiting to be discovered and conquered was thought to transcend national boundaries, the exhibition examines all this from a single point on Earth, from a single perspective, in the context of Hungary. The focus is on the spacecraft and the astronaut: from Vostok and Gagarin, through the conceptual turning point of the Moon landing, to the fulfillment of Hungarian space aspirations, the return of Bertalan Farkas, and the celebrations that followed. In addition to objects that have traveled to space, images related to the cult of astronauts, and video interviews with the protagonists and supporting figures of the era, the exhibition features documents of scientific research and imprints of the Space Age in both public and private spaces.

Curators of the exhibition: János B. Szabó and József Mélyi