Museums & art

House of Hungarian Photography

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Name: House of Hungarian Photography
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 20.

Description

The house where the distinguished Hungarian photographer Mai Manó once lived now houses a photography museum in the heart of the theatre district. Temporary photography exhibitions – both Hungarian and foreign – are organised in this beautiful late-19C building, which features a magnificent stairwell with a wrought-iron banister, frescoes, stuccowork, Miksa Róth stained-glass windows and a glass-roofed studio.… Read the rest here →

Nagytétényi Castle Museum

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Name: Nagytétényi Castle Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1225 Budapest, Kastélypark utca 9.

Description

A rich and fascinating collection of furniture from the Middle Ages to the 19C is displayed in the 18C Száraz-Rudnyánszky castle, built on the site of the fortified Roman town of Campona.… Read the rest here →

Holocaust Memorial Centre

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Name: Holocaust Memorial Centre
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1094 Budapest, Páva utca 39.
Internet: www.hdke.hu

Description

 

Opened in 2004, the Holocaust Memorial Centre is both a museum and an educational research centre. Its presentation of the Holocaust in Hungary is deeply moving, from the denial of the rights of victims (Jews and Roma), to their extermination, by means of a modern and powerful exhibition (soundtracks, film projections, photos, interactive terminals, maps etc).… Read the rest here →

Budapest History Museum

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Name: Budapest History Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1014 Budapest, Szent György tér 2.
Internet: www.btm.hu

Description

If you’re interested in what the Castle looked like in the time of King Matthias or the House of Anjou, get on the Buda Castle Funicular and time travel to the Budapest History Museum (Budapesti Történeti Múzeum).… Read the rest here →