If you are visiting the capital of Hungary for a few days, I strongly recommend that you take the time to visit the museums of Budapest. If you are a fan of art, history and culture, you really won’t regret it, because you will be offered a lot of interesting things. What are paintings by even the greatest artists, centuries-old archaeological finds and ethnographic examples of world culture worth? I advise you to carefully read this article, make a plan and hit the road.
Below I will touch only on some of the museums in Budapest, since a description of all its museums would require writing an entire book. So let's begin.
Museum of Fine Arts
The museum was founded in 1896 as a repository and exhibition of works from foreign countries. Currently, this is a museum that houses the largest number of foreign fine art exhibits.
The museum has more than 100 thousand copies. The largest collection of Spanish painting, ancient Egyptian art, and ancient sculptures is presented here. Among the graphics and engravings, noteworthy are the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Goya, as well as the works of relatively new masters - Rodin, Cezanne, Monet, Manet, Chagall.
The museum is open every day except Monday, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Ticket price:
- for adults - 3400 forints, for EU citizens aged 6-26 and 62-70 years - 1700 forints, admission is free for children under 6 years of any country and EU citizens over 70 years old.
Museum address: Dózsa György út, 41, it is next to Heroes Square and Varosliget Park.
How to get there:
- by metro: yellow line M1, stop Hősök tér.
- by bus: №20, 30, 30A, 105, 230, stop Hősök tér M.
- by trolleybus: №79, stop Benczúr útca, or №72, 75, stop Állatkert.
For details and current information, see the official website of the museum: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu.
Museum of Applied Arts
This museum was also built in 1896 in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Hungarian statehood. It combines many cultural elements. The roof is decorated with emerald-colored tiles from the Zsolnay factory.
You will enter the individual exhibition halls through exits from the central hall. Here you will find items made of glass, ceramics, porcelain, bronze and wood, elements of national costume and jewelry, household items and jewelry. Of particular interest is the hall of oriental art, where you can see the best examples of carpets. Here is the impressive genealogical collection of the Estergases.
Open every day except Mondays from 10:00 to 18:00.
Ticket price: for adults – 4400 Hungarian forints; for EU citizens aged 6-26 and 62-70 years old - 50% discount, admission is free for children under 6 years old from any country and EU citizens over 70 years old.
Museum address: Üllői út, 33-37.
How to get there:
- by metro: blue line M3, stop Corvin-negyed;
- by bus: №6, stop Corvin-negyed M;
- by trolleybus: №83, stop Üllői út;
- by tram: №4, 6, stop Corvin-negyed M.
Official website: imm.hu.
Ethnographic Museum
The first collection that formed the basis of this museum was collected in 1872. These are exhibits found in places where ethnic Hungarians lived in the 18th-19th centuries. The bulk of the modern collection was collected before the First World War. In the 20th century, it was filled with Hungarian collectors and numerous travelers. In 1973, all exhibits were moved to the Palace of Justice, which, by the way, was built in 1896 (again in connection with the millennium of Hungary). The museum is located opposite the building of the Hungarian Parliament.
Currently, the complex has more than 200 thousand exhibits, which is a very large number. The museum contains ethnographic artifacts, and the main basis is a collection of Hungarian culture: furniture from different eras, elements of church interiors, icons, household items and crafts, exhibits of regional culture.
A large collection of Hungarian customs is presented: up to 3 thousand children's toys and more than 20 thousand folklore items (including 3 thousand painted eggs). Musical instruments and recordings are presented here. Next to European culture, ethnic groups of Asia, Oceania and Africa flaunt.
Ticket price:
- for adults - 3500 forints, for citizens 6-26 years old - 1500 forints, for citizens 62-70 years old - 1750 forints, admission is free for children under 6 years old from any country and citizens of the European Union over 70 years.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00 – 18:00. Day off - Monday.
Museum address: Kossuth Lajos tér, 12.
How to get there:
- by metro: red line M2, stop Kossuth Lajos tér.
- by bus: №15, stop Kossuth Lajos tér M.
- by trolleybus: №70, 78, stop Kossuth Lajos tér.
- by tram: №2, stop Kossuth Lajos tér M.
For details and current information, see the official website of the museum: http://www.neprajz.hu.
Museum of Terror
One of the darkest museums in the city is located in a historical building on Andrassy Avenue. However, in 1880 it was built as an ordinary house. In the 30s of the 20th century, the building was rented by the Arrow Cross - National Socialist Party, and prison and torture chambers were located in its basements. After World War II, the State Security Administration was located here. The communist government further increased the number of torture chambers. By 2000, the building was acquired by the Foundation for Historical Research, and in 2002 the Museum of Terror opened there.
This complex is unlike any other museum in Budapest. The classic gray house is topped with a large checkerboard with the word "terror" carved into it. At first you think that it is written incorrectly, but the creators' intention is revealed on sunny days, when Sachek's shadow falls on the building.
Inside, on three floors, there are halls where exhibitions of Nazi and communist terror are exhibited. The first occupies several rooms, the second - almost the entire building. There is a real Soviet tank in the atrium of the museum, and photographs of victims of terror are pasted on the walls.
The Budapest Terror Museum will not leave anyone indifferent. On the floor in the hall there is a map depicting Hungarian refugee camps. Here you will see a courtroom, where instead of walls there are hundreds of folders with the personal files of the convicted.
Ticket price (sold only at the box office):
- for adults - 4000 forints, for EU citizens aged 6-26 and 62-70 years - 2000 forints, admission is free for children under 6 years of any country and EU citizens over 70 years old.
The museum is open every day except Monday, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Museum address: Andrássy út, 60.
How to get there:
- by metro: yellow line M1, stop Vörösmarty útca.
- by bus: №105, stop Vörösmarty útca M.
- by trolleybus: №73, 76, stop Vörösmarty útca M.
- by tram: №4, 6, stop Oktogon M.
For details and current information, see the official website of the museum: http://www.terrorhaza.hu.
Historical Museum
Founded in 1887, the complex has changed several locations and is currently located on the territory of the Buda Fortress (in its southeastern wing). Another branch (in addition to Aquincum and the Budapest Gallery) - the Kishel Museum - is located in the Óbuda district of the capital.
The museum is divided into three large parts. One reflects the primitive and ancient period. It contains exhibits found by archaeologists in Aquincum, the history of Buda and Pest, as well as earlier ethnic groups. The second section concerns the Middle Ages. There are also objects found as a result of archaeological excavations. The new and recent era is interesting from the point of view of the documents stored here, reflecting the different stages of the development of Budapest. You will see the ruins of Gothic and Renaissance palaces of the Arpad and Anjou dynasties. The museum displays the interiors of the Hall of King Matthias Corvinus and the Royal Room, an almost intact 14th-century chapel.
Ticket price - for adults - 2400 forints, for EU citizens aged 6-26 and 62-70 years - 1200 forints, admission is free for children under 6 years of any country, for EU citizens older 70 years.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00 – 18:00 (in November-February until 16:00). Day off - Monday.
Museum address: Szent Gyorgy tér, 2 (St. George's Square).
How to get there:
- by tram: №17, 56, stop Dózsa György tér and further 20 minutes on foot, or №19, 41, stop Clark Ádám tér and 20 minutes on foot (or by funicular);
- by bus: №16, 105, stop Clark Ádám tér and then twenty minutes on foot (or by cable car). №16, 16A, 116, stop Dísz tér and 10 minutes on foot.
For details and current information, see the official website of the museum: http://www.btm.hu.
Hungarian National Museum
The Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1802 and is housed in a building designed by the architect Mihaly Polak. The museum's exposition includes collections of coins, books and manuscripts of Count Ferenc Szechen. The museum is dedicated to the history and art of Hungary and covers the period from the founding of the state to the 1990s. The clavichords of Mozart, the baritone Esterházy, the pianos of Beethoven and Liszt and others are kept here.
Ticket price - for adults - 2900 forints, tickets for visiting all exhibitions - 5000 forints; for citizens of European Union countries 6-26 and 62-70 years old - 1450 forints, tickets to all exhibitions - 2500 forints; admission is free for children under 6 years old from any country, for EU citizens over 70 years old.
The museum is open every day except Monday, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Museum address: Muzeum krt., 14-16.
How to get there:
- by metro: line M3, M4, stop Kálvin tér; Line M2, stop Astoria.
- by bus: №5, 7, 107, 110, 112, 133, 178, 233, 239, stop Astoria; №9, 15 and 115, stop Kálvin tér.
- by tram: №47, 48 and 49, stop Kálvin tér.
For details and current information, see the official website of the museum: https://mnm.hu.
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