AQUINCUM MUSEUM In the museum and in the surrounding area with its ruins and lapidarium, visitors can see relics of the 2000-year-old Roman civilian town of Aquincum, including the world-famous water-organ.
Budapest III, Szentendrei út 139. T.:368 8241 more »
BÉLA BARTÓK MEMORIAL HOUSE The life and times of Béla Bartók, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, are commemorated in his former home, where stamps and artworks inspired by him are also on display. Chamber music concerts are held here.
Budapest II, Csalán út 29. T: 394 2100, 394 4472 more »
BUDAPEST HISTORY MUSEUMBesides the exhibitions presenting the history of Budapest, visitors can also see reconstructed sections, and Gothic sculptures from the Mediaeval Royal Palace.
Tue-Fri 10.00-18.00 Budapest I, Budavár Palace, E building T: 375 9175 more »
ERNST MUSEUM Temporary exhibitions of contemporary Hungarian and international fine and applied art, design, and the latest artistic trends.
Budapest VI, Nagymezô u. 8. T: 341 4355 more »
GYÖRGY RÁTH MUSEUM Drawing on a collection comprising 20,000 Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Tibetan-Nepali and Mongolian pieces, the organizers present Eastern Asiatic art in temporary exhibitions.
Tue-Sun 10.00-16.00. Tue free Budapest VI, Városligeti fasor 12. T: 342 3916 more »
Hungarian Museum of Photography
Opening hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (except
Mondays and Tuesdays)
6000 Kecskemét, Katona József tér 12.
Phone/fax: 36/ 76/ 483 221
KASSÁK LAJOS MUSEUM Literary and fine art works created between 1915-1967 by Lajos Kassák. Exhibitions of avant-garde art.
Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, free Wed Budapest III, Fô tér 1, Zichy kastély T: 368 7021 more »
KISCELLI MUSEUMBudapest III, Kiscelli út 108. T: 388 7817 more »
LISZT FERENC MUSEUM The exhibition in the former apartment of Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886) in the Academy of Music displays musical instruments, furniture, personal belongings and manuscripts.
Budapest VI, Vörösmarty utca 35. T: 322 9804 more »
LUDWIG MUSEUM The collection is especially rich in works by American Pop-Art artists, and by German, French and North American artists active in the 1980s. It also surveys Hungarian art in the 1990s.
Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, closed Mon, free Tue. I. Buda Castle, Royal Palace, wing A T: 375 9175 more »
MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS The museum was built in Hungarian Art Nouveau style. Established in 1872, this was Europe's third applied arts museum after London's South Kensington (today the Victoria and Albert Museum) and the Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie in Vienna. Permanent exhibition: Art and Crafts.
Budapest IX, Üllôi út 33-37. T: 217 5222 more »
MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY One of the largest ethnographical museums in Europe. It presents the art, customs, national costumes, and way of life of Hungarians, nationalities in Hungary and other peoples of Europe and outside Europe.
Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00 Budapest V, Kossuth Lajos tér 12. T: 332 6340 more »
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS The exhibition features an outstanding collection of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, along with a selection of European masterpieces including one of the largest collections of Spanish art outside Spain.
Tue-Sun 10.00-17.30 Budapest XIV, Hôsök tere more »
MUSIC HISTORY MUSEUM Musical instruments from various periods, including instruments used by an entire army band and by an orchestra from the age of Haydn, are shown here, together with an exhibition presenting the stages in the career of Béla Bartók.
Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00 Budapest I, Táncsics Mihály utca 7. T: 214 6770 more »
NAGYTÉTÉNY CASTLE MUSEUM10.00-18.00 closed on Monday Nagytétény, Kastélypark utca 9-11. more »
NATIONAL GALLERY 10.00-16.00, closed Mon Wings B, C, and D of the Royal Palace. T: 375 5567 more »
NATIONAL MUSEUM Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00 Budapest VIII, Múzeum körút 14-16. T: 338 2122 more »
PALACE OF ARTS Temporary exhibitions offer a glimpse of the achievements of contemporary Hungarian and foreign artists in fine arts, applied arts, photography, design, and the latest art trends.
Tue-Sun 10.00-16.00, closed Mon Budapest XIV, Hôsök tere T: 343 7401 more »
POSTAL MUSEUMTue-Sun 10.00-18.00, closed Mon Budapest VI, Andrássy út 3. T: 342 7938 more »
RAIL HERITAGE PARK-Interactive train parkBudapest XIV, Tatai út 95. T: 428 0180 more »
Stamp MuseumThis unique exhibition presents nearly all the stamps that have ever been issued around the world. Includes several special stamps, e.g. the Hungarian "reversed Madonna", the Hawaiian "missionary stamps", the smallest and biggest stamps in the world, and a collection of forgeries. Budapest, VII. Hársfa u. 47 more »
TELEPHONE MUSEUM The first telephone operator centre in Hungary was established in 1881. Centred around a switchboard which still works today, this "living museum" documents the history of the telephone.
Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, closed Mon Budapest I, Úri utca 49. T: 201 8188 more »
TRANSPORT MUSEUMTue-Fri 10.00-16.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-17.00. Budapest XIV, Városligeti körút 11. T: 343 0565 more »
VASARELY MUSEUM Four hundred works by the Hungarian-born artist - the "Father of Op-Art" - are shown here, along with temporary exhibitions presenting works by Hungarian artists living outside Hungary.
III. Szentlélek tér 6. more »
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