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16.06.



1400

Opening ceremony
opening ceremony




Irish and Hungarian Hymns (performed by Tímea Újvári, Attila Holdosi)

Reading of some details of Ulysses in English and Hungarian (performed by Csaba Antal D., Zoltán Kelemen)

Welcome speech by András Nemény (mayor of Szombathely), Ronan Gargan (Irish ambassador), Soma Horváth (deputy mayor of Szombathely) 

Time
June 16, 2020 
14.00—14.30

Location 
Terrace of the City Hall



1430

Presentation of the Szombathely Bloom Award
award ceremony


Since 2020, the Mayor of Szombathely and the Ambassador of Ireland have personally presented the "Szombathely Bloom Award". 

Time
June 16, 2020 
14.30—14.45

Location 
Terrace of City Hall 



1445

Ferenc Takács: Joyce and Ákos Székely
speech


The “awakening” of the president of the Hungarian James Joyce Society about Joyce's intellectual heritage. 

Time
June 16, 2020 
14.45—15.00

Location 
Terrace of City Hall 



1500

Stamping
action


Special stamping and remembering, powdered sugar lines on the main square of the town

Time
June 16, 2020 
15.00-15.15

Location 
between City Hall and Blum-House (Fő tér 40.) 



1515

György Feiszt: Joyce and Ákos Székely
speech


The defining personality of Bloomsday in Szombathely remembers one of the founders, the recently deceased Ákos Székely. 

Time
June 16, 2020 
15.15—15.30

Location 
Blum-House (Fő tér 40.)



1530

Exhibition by the students of Visual Arts Department
exhibition


The public space installation of the students of the Visual Arts Department (Eötvös Loránd University), coordinated by Csaba Nagy, has been a tradition for many years.

Time
June 16, 2020 
15.30—

Location 
Fő tér



1545

Mural Workshop and Symposion
exhibition



Urban Gallery: Presentation of the mural paintings of Róbert Batykó and István Szántó

Time
June 16, 2020 
15.45—

Location 
Thököly u. and Karinthy u.



1630

Guinness beer tapping
community event


"Beer cultural Irish-Hungarian tradition!"

Time
June 16, 2020 
16.30—17.00

Location 
Broadway Cafe (Kőszegi u.)



1700

"Contemporary Art in Szombathely in the Shadow of Joyce"
conversation



The players of Szombathely's fine art scene talk about the past, the present and the opportunities.

Participants: Andrea Bordács, aesthete, associate professor, head of Department (Department of Visual Arts, Eötvös Loránd University), Ferenc Kassai graphic artist (Westwerk Association), Gábor Pados, art collector, gallerist (Irokéz Collection, acb gallery), Róbert Batykó and István Szántó artists. Moderator: Júlia Salamon, cultural worker, curator

Time
June 16, 2020 
17.00—18.30

Location 
Broadway Cafe (Kőszegi u.)



1900

Batykó Róbert: "Down to earth"
exhibition




Róbert Batykó (1981) presents a selection of his latest paintings at the New Irokéz Gallery in his solo exhibition on Bloomsday 2021 in Szombathely.

Opening speech by Krisztián Kukla, aesthete (the art director of Leopold Bloom Foundation)

The exhibition is open to the 26th June / Thuesday-Friday: 14.00-17.00, Saturday: 10.00-15.00 / Sunday-Monday: close
Final event: on the 26th June, the frame of Night of Museums programme

Facebook event and details

Time
June 16, 2020 
19.00—

Location 
New Irokéz Gallery – Gallery of Szombathely



2030

Kugler – Bloomsday After
concert



Time
June 16, 2020 
20.30—21.30

Location 
Garden of synagogue

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