AQUINCUM MUSEUM AND RUINS

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" The museum, built in fitting style and attached to the uniquely beautiful Dohány Street Synagogue, has an unparalleled collection of Judaica. Permanent exhibitions: Devotional objects for Jewish celebrations; Everyday objects; History of the Hungarian Holocaust. Address: VII., Dohány u. 2...

VASARELY MUSEUM

" The museum is named after Hungarian-born painter Győző Vásárhelyi who moved to Paris in 1930 to work, and who as Victor Vasarely gained world fame as the founder of the op-art movement. His pictures use sharp colours, geometric forms and optical illusions. The exhibition material encompassing the...

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

" If you come for a Budapest trip, this museum is a must-see! The core of the museum material derived from the superb collection of paintings formed by the Esterházys and donated in the 1870s. The grandiose neo-Classical building in Heroes’ Square has housed the collection (now around 100,000 art...

ÓBUDA MUSEUM

"The collection in the Zichy Mansion includes historical documents and relics of the industrial history of Óbuda and surroundings, running from Roman times to the 20th century. One can view Art Nouveau interiors and toy and game collections in its permanent exhibitions, as well as wrought-iron...

MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY

" One of Europe’s largest specialist museums with around 139,000 Hungarian and 53,000 international art objects. The former royal court, a magnificent building sited opposite Parliament, combines Renaissance, Baroque and neo- Classical elements. Permanent exhibitions: Traditional culture of the...

NAGYTÉTÉNY MANSION MUSEUM

" The permanent collection of this attractive Baroque mansion includes over 300 items of furniture and suites in 28 rooms, plus tile stoves, chandeliers, carpets, tapestries, ceramics, glassware and gold- and silversmiths works. Traditional exhibitions and events organized every year: Ages –...

ART GALLERY

"The largest exhibition gallery in the country, a defining neo- Classical structure in Heroes’ Square. It does not have its own collection, but its regular temporary exhibitions feature mainly the contemporary arts, and the works of artistic groups. Address: XIV., Dózsa György út 37 (Heroes’...

MEMENTO PARK

"Stepping into this museum takes one back to the days when half of Europe was ruled by communism. When the Iron Curtain fell Soviet-style propaganda sculptures were destroyed en masse in other countries of East Europe, but the Memento Park in Budapest preserved around 40 major works of the time...

HUNGARIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

" This imposing neo-Classical building together with the courtyard has hosted the museum’s mineral and rock collection since 1995. Permanent exhibitions: Man and nature in Hungary; Treasures from the mineral collection; Time track-rock park in front of the museum. Address: VIII., Ludovika tér 2–6...

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

" The museum (founded in 1802) was based on the numismatic, book and document collections of Count Ferenc Széchényi, and the number of art objects now exceeds one million. The huge national collection has occupied its present site, a neo-Classical building designed by Mihály Pollack, since 1846....