Date and time: Saturday 6 June 2026 at 10.00
Programme:
10.00–10.20 Welcome addresses, opening of the conference. Chair:
Csaba Katona, historian, National Archives of Hungary
10.20–10.50 Dr Róbert Hermann, historian and university lecturer: The Triumph of Fact – The Last Thirty Years of the Görgei Question
10.50–11.15 Dr Ildikó Rosonczy, historian:
Works by Russian painters depicting the surrender of 13 August 1849
11.15–11.40 Dr Csaba Bea, historian and history teacher: Görgei and Vác
11.40–12.00 Questions, comments, coffee break
12.00–12.25 Zoltán Ress-Wimmer, historian, VERITAS Institute for Historical Research and Archives: Artúr Görgei and the National Defence Association movement
12.25–12.50 Péter Gróf, archaeologist and historian:
The Life and Legacy of Artúr Görgei in Visegrád: 1875–1916, 1916–1986, 1986–2026
12.50–13.00 Questions, comments, closing of the conference
Lunch break
14.30 – A walk with the general, visiting the Görgei statues and memorial sites in Visegrád, led by Count Péter.
Please let us know if you intend to attend by contacting us at the following addresses:
comespalatini@gmail.com, ressy0512@gmail.com
Conference sponsors:
MNM King Matthias Museum and the Public Foundation for the Sports and Cultural Facilities of Visegrád