Harvest and Save – Autumn Theme Week at the Skanzen

With the arrival of autumn and the end of the work in the fields, the season of communal processing began. Every part of the autumn harvest was put to good use, as nothing could go to waste.

In connection with World Savings Day, discover that saving is about much more than money. Making the most of food, materials, energy and natural resources was once a natural part of everyday life.

Experience the timeless value of working together, learning from one another and using resources wisely!

Using natural and recycled materials

• Make Your Own Tea Filter

House from Filkeháza (I-12)

• Make a Coaster

Merchant’s House from Mád (II-8)

• Make a Pot Holder

Merchant’s House from Mád (II-8)

• Make a Corncob Doll

House from Hajdúbagos (VI-4)

• Make a Leather Coin Purse – Let’s Save Together!

House from Őcsény (VII-11)

• Decorate a Wooden Spoon

House of Wood (IX-3)

• ’Kerek-perec’ – Baking Demonstration

House from Erdőhorváti (I-11)

• Resourceful Kitchen

Every day, we prepare a different thrifty dish and demonstrate traditional cooking techniques. Discover, among others, how ’csigatészta’ pasta, caraway seed soup and nettle stew are made.

House from Baglad (IX-6)

• Manage Your Resources Wisely!

Granary (I-20)

• Family Games Yard

House from Uszka (III-3)

1. What’s in the Bag?

Use your sense of touch to identify objects and crops related to harvesting hidden inside cloth bags!

1. Corncob and Corn Husk Games

1. Pumpkin Games in the Yard

Pumpkin hunt, pumpkin rolling and other autumn games.

• Harvest and Save

House from Csököly (VII-4)

1. Autumn Quiz

Solve riddles on reversible cards.

1. Work Is Easier When You’re Having Fun

Discover the benefits of home gardens and farming through play. Games, rhymes and songs connected to autumn crops, harvesting and the grape harvest await children and families.

• Autumn Games Yard

In addition to the barn’s collection of games, try a variety of skill-based activities using autumn crops: practise your aim by throwing walnuts at a target or build a tower from corncobs.

Und, Barn from Horvátzsidány (X-15)

• Every Little Bit Counts! – Saving Then and Now

A challenge for young and old alike: test your knowledge with a 13+1-question quiz about saving and resourcefulness.

School from Kondorfa (IX-5)

• Our (Almost) Forgotten Objects – Bike Tour

On this special bike tour connected to World Savings Day, discover Skanzen’s material heritage and the knowledge associated with old objects from a new perspective.

24 and 31 October, Saturday

11:00

Meeting point: Large Map

Language: Hungarian

Advance registration is required.

Detailed programme and registration for the bike tour →

• Together for Sustainability – Free Guided Tour

A free guided tour of the Together for Sustainability exhibition.

25 October and 1 November, Sunday

11:00

Granary (I-20)

Collect the stamps on your activity sheet and claim your reward at the Portéka Shop!

We reserve the right to alter the programme!

Photographs and videos may be taken at events held at the Skanzen. By participating in the program, you consent to the museum using these recordings on its social media platforms and website. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting kommunikacio@skanzen.hu.