Schedule
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spirituality
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Towards the Essence – A Dialogue Between Two Lifetimes of Work: Past, Present, and Enduring Values
16:00 – 17:30
Concert Hall
Ticket: 3000 Ft
A conversation with Péter Korniss and Asztrik Várszegi OSB
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prayer
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Vesper and Convention Mass
18:00 – 19:00
Basilica
Free entry
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03
music
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Opening Concert – Messages – …Man Is a Flower…
19:30 – 21:30
Basilica
Ticket Category 1: 6500 Ft
Ticket Category 2: 5000 Ft
György Kurtág: Signs, Games and Messages
György Kurtág: Scenes for Flute
György Kurtág: Eight Duos, Op. 4
György Kurtág: Tre Pezzi op. 14e
J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 – Excerpts
J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Excerpts)
J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Excerpts)
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prayer
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Vigil, Laudes, Convention
06:00 – 07:30
Basilica
Free entry
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spirituality
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My school - guided tour
09:00 – 10:00
Benedictine Secondary School
Ticket: 3000 Ft
leaded by Father Albin, Archabbot Cirill and István Barcza
The Pannonhalma Benedictine High School is Hungary's oldest continuously operating boarding school for boys and has, for centuries, been one of the country's leading institutions for educating generations of Christian intellectuals.
During this exclusive 60-minute guided tour, three distinguished alumni — Archabbot Cirill T. Hortobágyi, Principal Albin Juhász-Laczik, and Vice Principal István Barcza — lead participants through their former, and still thriving, alma mater. Through personal stories and memories, school life comes vividly to life, while offering a unique insight into the enduring spirit of Benedictine education, which continues to be founded on five core values: faith, academic excellence, the arts, sport, and community. This exceptional experience not only evokes the traditions of the past but also presents the living reality of Christian education today and its mission for the future.
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spirituality
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Organs, Canvases, Masters Guided Tour of the Archabbey's Organ and Fine Art Collection
09:00 – 10:30
Studentchapel - Basilic
Ticket: 4000 Ft
The guided tour invites participants into the unique world of the musical and visual arts heritage of the Pannonhalma Archabbey. During the programme, organist Zsolt Kiss introduces the Abbey’s remarkable pipe organs, offering fascinating insights into the art and craft of organ building. Fr Konrád Dejcsics, OSB, presents selected works from the Benedictine community’s contemporary art collection and shares stories about the Basilica’s distinctive architecture as well as the rich and varied world of its bells. The tour provides a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual, artistic, and musical heritage that has shaped the identity of the Benedictine monastery at Pannonhalma for centuries.
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music and film
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Kurtag Fragments
10:00
Free entry
directed by Dénes Nagy |
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08
music
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Chamber Concert – Fragments
11:00 – 12:15
Our Lady Chapel
Ticket: 5000 Ft
György Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, op. 24
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exhibition
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Image Presenter
12:00
The Gallery of the Benedictine Grammar School in Pannonhalma
Free entry
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10
gastronomy
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Student lunch – a shared meal of artists and guests
12:00 – 14:00
School dining hall
Ticket: 3700 Ft
The festival lunch is subject to advance ticket purchase, unfortunately it is not possible to order lunch on site.
Menu:
Meatball Soup
Turkey Stroganoff with Rice
Fruit
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music and prayer
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Mid-day prayer
13:00 – 13:15
Basilica
Free entry
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12
spirituality
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Stations framed by pipes – organ meditation
15:00 – 16:00
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spirituality
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Exclusive Guided Tour for Members of the Arcus Circle of Friends
15:00 – 16:00
The Visual World of the Refectory of Pannonhalma Archabbey
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gastronomy
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Cultura Vini
15:00 – 16:00
Abbey Winery, Pannonhalma
Ticket: 6000 Ft
Guided tour of the Pannonhalma Abbey Winery with 5 wine tastings with commentary
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15
literature
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Grafitneszek
15:00 – 16:00
Concert Hall
Ticket: 1000 Ft
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One of the most distinguished “students” of the legendary literary “school” that reshaped the language of Hungarian literature in the 1970s and 1980s, Parti Nagy Lajos—poet, novelist, playwright, and translator — later became one of its defining “teachers.” He is the literary guest of honor at Arcus Temporum 2026. Now we, too, have the chance to enroll in Parti Nagy’s “school” for a single lesson: a literary session combining conversation and readings.
Literature
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literature
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ALWAYS AND FOREVER “the one who believes they can tell a story”
16:30 – 17:30
Concert Hall
Ticket: 5000 Ft
A staged reading with live music
Compiled and adapted for the stage from the works of Péter Esterházy by Sándor Bazsányi
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prayer
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Vesper
18:00 – 18:30
Basilica
Free entry
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18
music
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Walking concert – Hommage à Márta Kurtág / Games
19:00 – 21:00
Ticket Category 1: 6500 Ft
Ticket Category 2: 5000 Ft
György Kurtág: Bagatelles, op. 14d
Hommage à Kurtág Márta – Válogatás Bach és Kurtág műveiből
Walking to tha Concerthall
György Kurtág: Splinters, op. 6
György Kurtág: Wind Quintet, Op. 2
Orsolya Kaczander – flute / Tinev Marin – oboe / Csaba Klenyán – clarinet / Bálint Mohai – bassoon / János Benyus – horn
Signs, Games, Messages, Improvisations
J. S. Bach: Two- and Three-Part Inventions – Experts
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19
music
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Midnight Concert – Variations
21:45 – 23:00
Our Lady Chapel
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20
prayer
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Vigil and Laudes
06:45 – 07:45
Basilica
Free entry
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spirituality
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Labyrinth Walk
08:30 – 08:30
Ticket: 2500 Ft
The classical labyrinth located in the arboretum of the Pannonhalma Archabbey leads the visitor along the longest possible path between the entrance and the centre. The constant rhythm of the path—the oscillation between approaching and moving away from the centre—turns the labyrinth into an inner, initiatory journey, a meditative path which, depending on one’s life situation and worldview, may become an encounter with oneself and with the God dwelling within us.
During the labyrinth walk, we also invoke the Psalms of the Bible, which, by expressing the richness and diversity of human experience, may bring us closer to all that resides within us.
Maximum number of participants: 25 people
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22
spirituality
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Exclusive Walk for Members of the Arcus Friends Circle Along the Path of Silence with Father Konrád Dejcsics
08:30 – 09:30
Arboretum
Friend' Ciecle Programme
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23
prayer
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Convent Mass
10:00 – 11:15
Basilica
Free entry
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24
music
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"If I look at Bach, I cannot be an atheist" – Kurtág & Bach – Lecture on Music History by Gergely Fazekas
11:30 – 12:30
Concert Hall
Free entry
Lecture on Music History by Gergely Fazekas
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exhibition
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School on the Horizon
11:30 – 12:30
Exhibition hall of the abbey
Free entry
curator’s guided tour featuring the artists |
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gastronomy
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Student lunch – a shared meal of artists and guests
12:00 – 14:00
School dining hall
Ticket: 3700 Ft
The lunch is subject to advance ticket purchase, unfortunately it is not possible to order lunch on site.
Menu:
Clear Broth Soup
Smoked Cheese Cordon Bleu with Parsley New Potatoes
Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Cake
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music and prayer
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Mid-day prayer
13:00 – 13:30
Basilica
Free entry
Kurtág György: Ligatura e versetti (1990)
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exhibition
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School on the Frontier – Performance
14:00 – 15:00
Benedictine Secondary School
Free entry
A Hungarian University of Fine Arts and the University of Theatre and Film Arts student collaboration project has been part of the Arcus Temporum programme for six years. In 2026, twenty current and former students will once again create a work situated at the intersection of visual art and theatre, installation and performance.
Compared to previous years, the focus will shift somewhat towards theatre. In connection with the theme of the school, the participants initiate an interactive game, the environment and rules of which they themselves design, while the course of events is also shaped by the audience.
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music
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Closing concert – Scenes
15:30 – 16:45
Basilica
Ticket Category 1: 6500 Ft
Ticket Category 2: 5000 Ft
SZ. K. Memorial Noise, op. 12
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (BWV 104)
György Kurtág: Lichtenberg Songs
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György Kurtág: Scenes from a Novel, op. 19
J. S. Bach: Piano Concerto in D major, (BWV 1054)
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30
prayer
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Vesper
19:00
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