On 1 March, the Gizi Bajor Actors’ Museum, operating as an exhibition space of the National Museum and Institute of Theatre History, will reopen its doors in the 12th District, at 16 Stromfeld Aurél Road.

The famous actress moved into the building in 1933 and transformed the originally ground-floor house into an elegant villa according to the plans of architect Béla Országh. Bajor Gizi's villa welcomed the best of the Budapest art world, and during World War II, the house provided shelter to many.

One year after the death of the actress, in 1952, the Gizi Bajor Actors' Museum opened in the building on the initiative of Hilda Gobbi. Today, the house is the exhibition space of the National Museum and Institute of Theatre History, but it has been closed for the past three months to rationalise costs.

The Gizi Bajor Actor's Museum in the 2000s (Photo: Hegyvidék Local History Collection)

From 1 March, the villa can be visited again, and the programs of the National Museum and Institute of Theatre History, including a temporary exhibition commemorating Zoltán Latinovits and Enikő Börcsök, as well as a permanent exhibition commemorating Gizi Bajor and Hilda Gobbi, are also available, MTI reports.

The permanent exhibition, called "Beautiful House in The Middle of a Big Park" commemorating the former owner of the house, Gizi Bajor, and Hilda Gobbi, the founder of the museum, can be viewed on the ground floor. Upstairs, the permanent exhibition "Between the Coulisses" presents the theatre's creative process.

The temporary exhibition entitled "It Is Happiness For a Person To Fly" - Zoltán Latinovits (1931–1976) can be visited only until 15 March. The final stage of the Zoltán Latinovits exhibition will be held for three days between 13-15 March, and the actor's figure will also be recalled during guided tours, discussions and a reader's theatre.

And the chamber exhibition Enikő Börcsök (1968–2021) - "A Person Only Knows Their Own Past" can be viewed at the Gizi Bajor Actor's Museum until 28 May.

On 10 March, from 7 p.m., a villa walk will be held in the former home of Gizi Bajor, titled From Cellar to Attic. Visitors to the program can discover the secret spaces of the building that have been hidden from the public until now, from the basement that once hid refugees to the attic which is the location of secret treasures, as well as the mysterious corners of the garden.

On 15 March, the permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as the reader's theatre, can be visited free of charge. On 27 March, World Theatre Day, a museum tea party will be held at 3 p.m.

Source: MTI

Cover photo: Gizi Bajor's villa, the Gizi Bajor Actor's Museum in the early 2000s (Photo: Hegyvidék Local History Collection)

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