On 27 February 2026, the first ceremonial opening of the traveling exhibition organized as part of the Interreg Messages project took place in Szentgotthárd. The exhibition, entitled “Light at the Border – In the Footsteps of Martyrs János Brenner and Danijel Halas,” was created in the spirit of cross-border cooperation and shared historical memory.

Bence Sárossy, director of MURABA, welcomed the attendees and presented the project. One of the main outcomes of the program is the Light at the Border pilgrimage route, which helps connect the two so-called capitals of the region, Szentgotthárd and Lendava, and preserve the memory of the two martyrs.

As part of the opening ceremony, historian Dr. Viktor Attila Soós and Renáta Szép talked about the two martyrs. Afterwards, Janez Magyar, mayor of Lendva, shared his family’s personal memories of Father Danijel Halas. The exhibition was officially opened by Szabolcs Fekete, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Szombathely.

The exhibition presents the martyrs Blessed János Brenner and Servant of God Danijel Halas through five thematic units with numerous interactive tasks. The main goal of the project is to use the pilgrimage and the traveling exhibition to make the example set by these two outstanding figures visible to younger generations, while also strengthening the cultural and tourist network between the Prekmurje and Rába-vidék regions.

The exhibition can be visited until March 10 in Szentgotthárd, in the gallery room of the parish church.

Photos by Messages