AQUINCUM
(Roman ruins and monuments)
3rd district Szentendrei út 139.
Open to visitors: May 1 to October 31
every day: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 1 to November 30 Tue-Sun: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Budapest's Roman age predecessor (roughly 2000 years old).
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Mosaic floored ancient roman ruins of houses, temples and baths.
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Museum containing archaeological artifacts and fascinating information.
- Ask for information about nearby roman amphitheater and other Roman ruins of interest (mostly walking distance).
Location: 3rd district, take Red Line to Batthyány tér and transfer to HÉV, which takes you to Aquincum HÉV stop.
Hours: ask your hotel receptionist.
A.D.
BUDAPESTI TÖRTÉNETI MÚZEUM
(Historical Museum of Budapest) 1st district Szent György tér
2.
- Ruins of the Middle Ages royal palace and castle chapel.
- Budapest life in the middle ages exhibits.
- Knight's Hall Gothic statue collection.
- Special programs (chamber music and musical children's plays)
on Sundays at 11:30.
Hours: every day 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesdays.
MÁTYÁS
TEMPLOM
(Matthias Church) 1st district Szentháromság tér.
Open to visitors: every day 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Church Art collection.
MATTHIAS
CHURCH MUSEUM
(MÁTYÁS TEMPLOM MÚZEUM) see Sights of Budapest item #8.
(No. 8 on map)
GUL
BABAS TOMB (TÜRBE)
HADTÖRTÉNETI
MÚZEUM
(Museum of Military History)
History of Hungarian armory uniforms armor weapons and battle scenes.
Exceptional visual value and some shocking surprises as well. Hussars
Cannons and much much more. 1st district Tóth Árpád sétány 40.
Open to visitors: Apr. - Sept Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
closed Mondays.
Okt - Mar. Tue-Sun: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. closed Mondays.
History of hand weapons. History of wars in Hungary from 896 to
1711. The Hungarian Royal Army from 1922-1945.
IPARMUVÉSZETI
MÚZEUM
(Museum of Applied Arts) 9th district Ülloi út 33-37.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Art and Trade. Exhibition of Industrial Design. Shows the development
and masterpieces of the trades.
http://www.imm.hu
KÖZLEKEDÉSI
MÚZEUM
(Transportation Museum) 14th district Városligeti körút 11.
Open to visitors: May 1 to September 30
Tue-Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
October 1 to April 30 Tue-Sun: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Permanent exhibition on the history of transportation.
RECENT
HISTORY EXHIBITION
1st district Buda Castle Palace Building A.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Periodical exhibitions.
LUDVIG
MUSEUM
1st district Buda Castle Palace Building A.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
International Contemporary Art exhibition.
MAGYAR
NEMZETI GALÉRIA
(Hungarian National Gallery) 1st district Buda Castle Palace
Building B C and D.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Middle Age and renaissance sto-nework finds gothic wooden statues
and panel pictures late gothic winged altars. 18th to 20th century
Hungarian painting and sculpture.
MAGYAR
NEMZETI MÚZEUM
(Hungarian National Museum) 8th district Múzeum körút 14-18.
Open to visitors:
March 15 to October 15 Tue-Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
October 16 to March 14 Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hungarian Coronation symbols. The history of the peoples of the
Carpathian basin from the stone age to the settlement of the country.
History of Hungary from its settlement to 1849.
PALACE
OF ART
(CAPITAL ART GALLERY) (MUCSARNOK)
see Sights of Budapest item #13. (No. 13 on map)
HUNGARIAN
AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM
(MAGYAR MEZOGAZDASÁGI MÚZEUM)
HUNGARIAN
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
(MAGYAR TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI MÚZEUM)
Shows man and nature in the Carpathian Basin throughout the ages.
Location: 8th District Ludovika tér 6 off Ülloi út near Blue Line
Metro Klinikák stop. Hours: 10am to 5 pm closed on Tuesdays.
UNDERGROUND
RAILWAY MUSEUM MUCSARNOK
(Art Gallery) 14th district Dózsa György út 37.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Periodic visual arts exhibitions.
NÉPRAJZI
MÚZEUM
(Museum of Ethnography) 5th district Kossuth Lajos tér 12.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Traditional culture of the Hungarian people.
SZÉPMUVÉSZETI
MÚZEUM
(Museum of Fine Arts) 14th district Dózsa György út 41.
Open to visitors: Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Old picture gallery 14th to 18th centuries.
SZOBORPARK
(Statue Park) 22nd district Balatoni út.
Open to visitors: March 10 to April 10 Every day: 10 a.m. until
sunset April 10 to October 10 Every day: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. October
10 to November 10 Every day: 10 a.m. until sunset November 10 to
March 10 Holidays: 9 a.m. until sunset Statues and monuments from
the Hungary's socialist period.
ZSIDÓ
MÚZEUM
(Jewish Museum) 7th district Dohány utca 2.
Open to visitors: 1st of May to 31st of October
Mon: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tue - Fri Sun: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Holidays and holy objects of the Jewish faith and history.
ZENETÖRTÉNETI
MÚZEUM
(Music History Museum) 1st district Táncsics Mihály utca 7.
Open to visitors:
March 15 to November 15: Mon: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wed - Sun: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
November 16 to March 14: Mon: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wed - Sun: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Musical life and the culture of musical instruments in Hungary.
KODÁLY
ZOLTÁN EMLÉKMÚZEUM
(Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum) 6th district Kodály körönd 1.
Open to visitors: Wed: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thu - Sat: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LISZT
FERENC EMLÉKMÚZEUM
(Ferenc Liszt Memorial Museum) 6th district Vörösmarty utca
35.
Open to visitors: Mon - Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BARTÓK
BÉLA EMLÉKHÁZ
(Béla Bartók Memorial House) 2nd district Csalán utca 29.
Hours: Call tel. #176-4472
NEMZETI
SZÉCHENYI KÖNYVTÁR
(NA) see Sights of Budapest item #5. (No. 5 on map)
PETOFI
MUSEUM OF LITERATURE
(PETOFI IRODALMI MÚZEUM) Personal effects and letters of great
Hungarian writers. Palace of the Károlyi family renovated. Location:
5th District Károlyi M. utca 16 near Blue Line Metro Ferenciek tere
stop Hours: 10am to 4pm.
ADY
MEMORIAL MUSEUM
(ADY EMLÉKMÚZEUM) Museum of Ady Endre Hungarian Poet Laureate.
Small and romantic residence of the visionary whose image adorns
the 500 Forint bill. Location: 5th District Veres Pálné utca 4-6
near Blue Line Metro Ferenciek tere stop.
Hours: Mar.-Oct. Wed. to Sun. 10am to 6pm
Nov.-Feb. 10am- 4pm.
LUDWIG
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
(LUDWIG MÚZEUM) International Contemporary Art from 1960s onwards.
Contemporary Hungarian Art in the 1990s. Location: Royal Palace
Building A Castle Hill number 16 bus from Deák tér. Hours: 10am
to 6pm. Closed on Mondays.
FERENC
HOPP MUSEUM OF EASTERN ASIATIC ARTS
(HOPP FERENC KELET-ÁZSIAI MUVÉSZETI MÚZEUM) Relatively large
private collection of rare Asian antique art.
Location: 6th District Szabadság tér. 8 near Yellow Line Metro Bajza
utca stop. Hours: Call tel. # 322-8476.
STAMP
MUZEUM
(BÉLYEG MÚZEUM) Stamps including some rare misprints and unique
specimens.
Location: 7th District Harsfa utca 47 ask your hotel receptionist
for specific directions.
Hours: 10am-4pm. Call tel. # 341-5526 to confirm.
POSTAL
MUSEUM
(POSTA MÚZEUM) The history of Hungarian postal service in full
display.
Location: 6th District Andrassy ut. 3 right outside Yellow Line
Metro Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ut. Stop. Hours: 10am to 4pm.
MUSEUM
OF SPORT
(SPORT MÚZEUM) Memorabilia and more of the great Hungarian names
in international sport.
Location: 14th District Dozsa Gyorgy ut 3 ask hotel receptionist
for specific location.
Hours: 10am-4pm. Closed on Friday.
VASARELY
MUSEUM
3rd district Szentlélek tér 6.
Open to visitors:
March 16 to October 31: Tue - Sat: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
November 1 to March 15: Tue - Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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