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Budapest Museums
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Tickets to most Budapest museums are cheap, varying between 800-1200 HUF/adult.
Most museums offer certain discounts, e.g. by buying a ticket to a temporary exhibitions
Further discounts to museums: those between the age of 62 and 70 pay half of the entry fee, above the age of 70 admission is free
Admission is also free for children up to the age of 6, for the disabled and their escorts.
you're entitled to visit the museum's permanent exhibitions.
You don't have to pay entrance fee or you get large discounts to many museums with the Budapest Card which you can buy it online here.
Read more about which museums, sights, attractions you can visit at discount price with your Budapest Card.
TIP: Always enquire about the entrance fees before your visit because discounts offered by museums can vary.
Most museums in Budapest are closed either on Mondays or on Tuesdays (see the Opening Hours at the entry of each listed museum).
Largest Museums in Budapest
Smaller but Unique Museums
Budapest Museums for Families and Kids
Events in Budapest Related to Museums
Most Popular Budapest Museums
Hungarian National Museum (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum)
Address: Múzeum körút 14-16., VIII. district, M3 (blue) metro, Ferenciek tere station
Tel: (+36 1) 338-2122, (+36 1) 327-7749
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free
Read what other travelers say about the Hungarian National Museum at TripAdvisor.
Hungary's largest museum occupies 8000 square metres.
The impressive building houses several permanent exhibitions including the Crown of St Stephen, first king of Hungary and the Coronation Jewels, History of Hungary from St Stephen to the Millennium and History of Hungary in the 20th century.
Make sure you devote a couple of hours to this museum.
TIP: this year's highlight is the Scythian King Tombs and Gold Treasures Exhibition between 25.03-31.05 2009. |
Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum)
Address: Dózsa György út 41., Heroes' Square, XIV. district, M1 (yellow) line, Heroes' Square station
Tel: (+36 1) 469 7100
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.30, temp. exhib: 9.00-18.00
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free
Website: www.szepmuveszeti.hu
The Spanish collection, one of the largest outside Spain, and the Italian collection (Titian, Giogioni, some works by Leonardo) are must-see exhibitions. Other highlights are the Egyptian, Greek and Roman displays.
Address: Üllői út 33-37., IX. district, M3 (blue) metro, Ferenciek tere station
Tel: (+36 1) 456 5100
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00
Admission: see ticket prices on the museum's website.
Besides its rich collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics and woodworks the Museum of Applied Arts is worth a visit for its stunning architecture.
Budapest History Museum (Budapesti Történeti Múzeum)
Address: Szt. György tér 2., Castle District, Buda, Royal Palace, section E
Tel: (+36 1) 487 8801
Opening Hours:
If you want to learn about Budapest's turbulent history this museum is for you. You can see reconstructed part of the medieval Royal Palace and some Gothic statues. The exhibitions provide a glimpse into the city's history from the the first settlers to modern Budapest.
1st March-15th May: 10.00-18.00 closed on Tuesdays
16th May-15th Sept: 10.00-18.00 every day
16th Sept-31st Oct: 10.00-18.00 closed on Tuesdays
1st Nov-28th Febr: 10.00-16.00 closed on Tuesdays
Admission:
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adult |
1100 HUF |
student, pensioner (free for visitors over 65) |
550 HUF |
family (up to 4)) |
1800 HUF |
Children's program 400 HUF on weekdays, 650 on weekends, 1700/family
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Hungarian National Gallery (Magyar Nemzeti Galéria)
Address: Dísz tér 17., Castle District Buda, I. district
Tel: (+36) 20 4397 325 or +36 20 4397 331
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free
The national musuem of Hungarian fine arts.
House of Terror
(Terror Háza Múzeum)
Address: Andrássy út 60., VI. district, M1 (yellow) metro, Vörösmarty station
Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat-Sun: 10.00-19.30
Admission: 1500 HUF, 750 for students and retired visitors, free for disabled people and their caretakers, for students on Sundays, for visitors over 65, for teachers (valid proof is required).
Audio guide is avaiable in English or in German for 1300 HUF.
Read reviews about the House of Terror at TripAdvisor.
You can learn about the Nazi and Communist regime in Hungary, though some rooms convey a highly symbolic meaning that might not be clear to non-Hungarians.
Informative leaflets in several languages are available at the entrance to each room or you can buy an audio guide at the ticket desk.
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Museum of Ethnography - one of Europe's largest museum of its kind
Address: Kossuth Lajos tér 12., V. district, opposite the Budapest Parliament, tram 2
Tel: (+36) 473 2400
Opening Hours: 10.00-18.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: adults: 800 HUF, students: 400 HUF, Budapest Card holders:
650 HUF, on these days admission is free: 22nd January, 5th March, 18th May, 16th-17th September
If you want to find out more about Hungary's rich folk culture visit the museum's permanent exhibition titled Traditional Culture of the Hungarians.
The display introduces village and farm life, folk customs and folk art. You'll find English texts at each display.
The building's architecture in itself is worth a visit to this museum.
Hungarian Natural History Museum
(Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum)
Address: Ludovika tér 2-6.,VIII. district , M3 (blue) metro, either Klinikák or Nagyvárad tér stop
Tel: (+36 1) 210 1085
Opening Hours: 10.00-18.00, closed on Tuesdays
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free
This is the largest natural history museum in Hungary.
Its permamnent exhibition titled Man and Nature in Hungary introduces the development of nature and man in the Carpathian basin.
Usually there are many interactive displays and models to enetertain kids.
Read more on the Hungarian Natural History Museum.
Budapest Statue Park - Glance behind the iron curtain, gigantic monuments from the communist regime
Address: corner of Balatoni út and Szabadkai utca in XXII. district
Tel: (+36) 1 425 7500
Opening Hours: every day from 10.00 till sunset
Admission: 600 HUF/2.4 €, free with Budapest Card.
Smaller But Unique Budapest Museums
Budapest boasts a couple of smaller museums often within unusual settings and with intriguing exhibitions.
Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Art (Hopp Ferenc Kelet-ázsiai Múzeum)
Address: Andrássy út 103., VI. district
Tel: (+36 1) 456-5110
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: adults: 400 HUF, students (student ID is required): 200 HUF, pensioners under 65: 200 HUF, adult holders of Budapest card: 320 HUF, student and pensioner holders of Budapest Card: 160 HUF
Ferenc Hopp a a businessman and world-traveller collected artworks from India and the Far East during his journeys in the 19th century.
Highlights: Buddhist art form the 9th-10th century, Indian and Tibetan-Nepalese works of art.
Kiscell Museum
Address: Kiscelli utca 108. III. district, tram 17, bus 60, 165, Kiscelli utca stop
Tel: (+36 1) 388 7817
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: adult: 600 HUF , students: 300 HUF, family ticket: 1000 HUF
The museum is part of the Budapest History Museum and it's housed in a former Trinitarian monastery built in the 18th century. It was transformed into a Baroque mansion later.
Exhibitions cover the history of Budapest in modern times. Downstairs you can see printing equipment from the 17th-19th centuries including more than 30 old print-presses. There is a hall with Baroque statues.
The museum also has a great collection of paintings and graphic art. There is a selection of 20th-century paintings from the city's municipal gallery. The collection of artistic, old trade signs are also worth looking at.
Béla Bartók Memorial House (Bartók Béla Emlékház)
Address: Csalán utca 29., II. district, bus 5 (departs from Március 15. tér), get off at the last stop (Pasaréti tér)
Tel: (+36 1) 394 2100
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.00 , closed on Mondays
Admission: free with Budapest card
The museum is in the final Hungarian home of the world-famous Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945).
The interior reflects the time and atmosphere in which the composer lived. The house often hosts concerts.
Nagytétény Castle Museum (Nagytétény Kastély Múzeum)
Address: Kastélypark utca 9., XXII. district
Tel: (+36 1) 207 0005
Opening Hours: 1st Jan-1st March: Fri-Sat-Sun: 10.00-20.00
Admission: the permanent exhibition is free, other events: adults 900 HUF, students: 450 HUF
This charming Baroque palace houses The Furniture Art from Gothic to Biedermeier Exhibition – from the 15th to the mid-19th century, displaying more than 300 items.
Bath Museum (Fürdő Múzeum)
Address: Flórián tér 3-5. underpass, III. district, Óbuda,
Tel: (+36 1) 250 1650
Opening Hours: 15th Apr-1st May: 10.00-17.00, 1st May-30th Sept: 10.00-18.00, closed on Mondays, 1st Oct-31st Oct: 10.00-17.00, closed on Mondays, 1st Nov-14th Apr: Closed
Admission: free
This busy underpass gives home to an 2000-year old bath from the Roman era.
Read more about sights in Óbuda (Old Buda).
Underground Railway Museum (Földalatti Vasúti Múzeum)
Address: Deák Ferenc metro underground pass V. district
Tel: (+36 1)
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00, closed on Mondays
This small museum in the metro station underpass demonstrates the history of the Millennium Underground (M1, yellow line), the first railcar-driven metro line in continental Europe.
Original carriages of the line can be seen in the section of the tunnel from 1896.
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Tomb of Gül Baba (Gül Baba Sírja)
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Jewish Museum (Zsidó Múzeum)
Address: Dohány utca 2., VII. district, behind the Great Synagogue, M2 (red) metro Astoria station, buses 7, 7A
Tel: (+36 1) 413 5531
Opening Hours: in summer from 1st Apr: Mon-Thurs: 10.00-17.00, Fri, Sun: 10.00-14.00, closed on Saturdays, in winter: Mon-Thurs: 10.00-17.00, Fri: 10.00-15.00, Sun: 10.00-18.00 closed on Saturdays,
Admission:
Single ticket, museum only:
- adult 1 200 HUF
- student, retired 700 HUF
Single ticket, with guide:
- adult1 600 - 2 600 HUF
- atudent1 300 - 2 300 HUF
Group ticket, with reservation and guided only:
- adult 1400 - 2 100 HUF
- student 100 - 1 700 HUF
The museum commemorates the culture of Budapest's Jewish community with photos, artworks, religious objects.
Museums for Families and Children
Children's Railway Museum (Gyermekvasút Múzeum)
Address: Children's Railway Hűvösvölgy stop, II. district
Tel: (+36 1) 397 5392
The Children's Railway was built between 1948-1950 and it connected Hűvösvölgy and Széchenyi Hill.
At that time, in the communist regime it was called Pioneer's Railway (Úttörővasút). The raliway line's Hűvösvölgyi station building houses a museum with a collections of relics from the Pioneer's Railway.
Transport Múzeum (Közlekedési Múzeum)
Address: Városligeti körút 11.. XIV. district, M1 (yellow) metro Széchenyi fürdő stop, 72-74 trolleis, tram 1 Ajtósi Dürer sor stop
Tel: (+36 1) 273 3840
Opening Hours: permanent exhib: May-Oct: Tue-Fri: 10.00-17.00, Sat-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Oct-May: Tue-Fri: 10.00-16.00, Sat-Sun: 10.00-17.00, the temporary exhibition about Aviation and Space is closed
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free, temporary exhib.: adult: 500 HUF, students, pensioners (above 65) 250 HUF, family ticket (2 adults +2 kids): 1000 HUF
This is a realy exciting museum for boys. Old cars, motorcycle, tram and ship models show the development of transportation in Hungary.
Its railway model system is unique in the world.
Tip: include visiting the Transport Museum in a whole day excursion to Budapest City Park.
Hungarian Railway Museum (Magyar Vasúttörténeti Park)
Address: Tatai út 75., XIV. district
Getting there: by vintage railcar shuttle from from Nyugati Train Station (M3 metro, trams 4-6) between 3rd Apr-24th Oct.
Tel: (+36 1) 238 0558
Opening Hours:
Although this museum is a bit out of the city centre it's worth visiting especially for families with kids.
Visitors can drive the locomotives themselves. Don't miss the elegant restaurant car of the famous Orient express from 1912.
| Dates | Opening hours | Interactive activities |
| 1st Jan - 14th Mar | Closed | Closed |
| 15th March - 1st Apr | Closed on Mondays* Tue-Sun: 10.00-15.00 |
By appointment only |
| 2nd Apr - 30th Oct | Closed on Mondays* Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 |
10.00-16.00 |
| 2nd Nov - 18th Dec | Closed on Mondays Tue-Sun: 10.00-15.00 |
By appointment only |
| 19th Dec - 31st Dec | Closed | Closed |
* Open on 28th March, 16th May, 12th September
Read more about the Hungarian Raiway Museum.
Fire Brigade Museum
Address: Martinovics tér 12., X. district, buses 9, 32, 62, Trams 13, 28
Tel: (+36 1) 261 3586
Opening Hours: Tue-Sat: 9.00-16.00, Sun: 9.00-13.00
Admission: no entrance fee for permamnent exhibitions, 20% off for temporary exhibitions with Budapest Card
History of fire-fighting and fire-protection in Budapest from the Roman ages till modern times. You can see a horse-drawn fire engine from the 19th century and the first motorised firefighting vehicle brought form England.
Museum of Commerce and Catering (Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum)
Address: Szt. István tér 15., V. district, next to St. Stephen's Basilica, M3 (blue) metro, Arany János utca station, M2 (red) metro, Deák tér station
Tel: (+361) 375 6249
Opening Hours: 11.00-19.00. closed on Tuesdays
Admission: permanent exhibitions are free, temporary exhibitions: adult: 600 HUF, students-pensioners: 300 HUF, family (2 adults + children) 1200 HUF
The Labyrinth of Caves in Buda Castle and Waxwork Exhibition is an exciting attraction for kids.
TIP: see other top sights and attractions of Budapest.
Events Related to Museums in Budapest
Museum Festival May, 2008
Hungarian National Museum and its neighbourhood, Múzeum körút 14-16. VIII. district, M3 (blue) metro Kálvin tér station
You can visit around 100 museums in Budapest and get an insight into their works, exhibitions and treasures. Admission is free.
The Night of Museums, June, 2008
Museums in Budapest an in other Hungarian cities are open till late on Midsummer Night.
Buses will circulate the city to help visitors to get from one museum to another. Spectacular exhibitions and programs make this event a very nice summer night entertianment.
Browse our list of Events in Budapest.Return from Budapest Museums to Homepage of Budapest Tourist Guide.
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