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Category: Contemporary museum You can expect: Hungarian and national contemporary exhibitions Estimated time you'll spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: The permanent exhibitions are free Valid discount: 2 EUR/student Credit card: No credit cards Location: Pest side, Lágymányosi bridge Places of interest nearby: National theatre Public transport: Tram 2, 24 - Milleniumi Kultúrközpont Short description: The Ludwig Museum is in the same building as the Palace of Arts & Culture. With 3 floors of galleries divided between the permanent collection and special exhibits. The gallery floors are spacious, light and airy. The lobby has a great bookstore with a wide... » |
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You can expect: Classical and Contemporary exhibitions with painting and sculptures Estimated time you will spend there: 2-3 hours Opening Hours: Permanent Exhibitions Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.30, Temporary Exhibitions: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: The permanet exhibitions are free Valid discounts: with ISIC card 50%, with Budapest Card 15-20%, with ICOM and ICOMOS cards is free Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Hősök tere Places of interest nearby: Hősök tere, Városliget, City Zoo, Amusement park, Széchenyi Spa, Kunsthalle, Vajdahunyad Castle, Ice skating track Public transport: M1, Bus 4, Trolley-bus 75,79 - Hősök tere Short description: Arriving from Andrássy út to the Hősök tere (Heroes' Square), on our left we may find one of Budapest's largest museums. The building was completed in 1906, in "historizing" style and houses excellent permanent and great seasonal... » |
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You can expect: Contemporary artworks Estimated time you will spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 4 EUR/adult, Tuesday is free Valid discounts: 2,5 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Heroes Places of interest nearby: Hősök tere, Városliget, Zoo, Amusement park, Széchenyi Spa, Museum of Fine Arts, Ice skating rink Public transport: M1, Bus 4, Trolley-bus 75,79 - Hősök tere, Trolley-bus 72 - Szondi utca Short description: At the end of Andrássy út, on Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) to our right when facing the statue structure, is the permanent international and national collection of contemporary art. The building was erected in 1895, when the... » |
Technology
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Category: Applied Arts You can expect: Artworks and handicrafts in the buliding of secession Estimated time you will spend there: 2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 2 EUR Valid discounts: Family: 3 EUR/2 adults with children Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Üllői út Public transport: M3, Tram 4-6 - Ferenc körút Short description: Built in 1896, the Museum of Applied Arts not only contains one of Budapest's most interesting art collections, but is also among its most impressive buildings. The breath-taking exterior includes colourful tiled towers, stained-glass domes and... » |
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Category: Technology museum You can expect: Large technology museum with interesting experiments Estimated time you will spend there: 3-4 hours Opening Hours: Summer:Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 6 EUR/adult Valid discounts: Groups for adults 5 EUR/from 4 persom Credit cards: No credit card Location: Buda side Places of interest nearby: Buda centre, Castle Public transport: M2, Bus castle, 56, Tram 18, 56 - Moszkva tér Short description: The Palace of Miracles is a unique place in Budapest - and what is more, in Hungary. It is a so-called hands-on science museum which means that the main goal of the museum is learning by experience. Although it was designed for children originally, you mustn't be... » |
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Category: Concert hall, theater, exhibition hall Price category: 4-20 EUR /person Offers: Jazz, world, underground music, festivals, exhibitons, programs for children Credit cards: No credit cards Location: Buda side Places of interest nearby: Buda centre, Castle Opening Hours: Exhibitions usually 10.00-18.00 Public transport: M2, Castle bus, Tram 18, 56 - Moszkva tér Short description: If you are looking for a day out for the family, or are inquisitive of mind yourself, you should consider visiting Millenáris Park. Located in central Buda, just moments form Moszkva tér, the site is a collection of former factory buildings that... » |
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You can expect: Most important vehicles, original carriages, and models Estimated time you will spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: 01.05-30.09.: Tue-Fri 10-17, Sat-Sun 10-18, 01.10-30.04.:Tue-Fri 10-16, Sat-Sun 10-17 Entrance fee: free Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Városliget Places of interest nearby: Városliget, Széchenyi Spa, Zoo, Amusement park, Museum of Fine Arts, Kunst Halle, Hősök tere, Ice skating track Public transport: Trolley-bus 72, 74 - Erzsébet királyné útja, M1 - Széchenyi fürdő (3 mins. walk) Short description: As an effect of the Millenium exhibition of 1899, the Museum of Transport was established in the Városliget, gaining its current form by 1966. The museum is one of Europe's oldest transportation collections, with a railway-model famous world-wide. In the... » |
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You can expect: Most important vehicles, original carriages, and models Estimated time you'll spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: 15.03-01-04, 02.11-18.12 Tue-Sun: 10.00-15.00, 02.04-30.10 Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 3,5 EUR/adult Valid discounts: Children 1 EUR/4-18 years Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side Public transport: Bus 14, 30- Rokolya utca, By vintage diesel railcar shuttle from Nyugati Railway Station from 3 April to 24 October: 9.45, 10.45, 13.45, 15.45 Short description: Europe's first interactive train-park, one of the most fantastic technical exhibitions of the Continent was opened in 2000, displaying more than 100 railway-trains on 70 000 sq meters. The nostalgy-locomotives, the legendary... » |
History museums
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Category: Classical museum of Hungarian history You can expect: The Museum of the History of Warfare collects, keeps, processes, researches, and exhibits material in connection with Hungary. Estimated time you will spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: 01.04-30.09.: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 01.09-31.03: Tue-Sun 10-16 Address: H-1014 Budapest Kapisztr Entrance fee: free Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side, Centre of Buda (in the Castle) Places of interest nearby: Castle district, Matthias Churche, Fishermen's Bastion, National Galery Public transport: Castle bus - Kapisztr Short description: In the castle district, in a building originally designed as barracks and embraced by Kapisztrán Square and Tóth Árpád Promenade, we may find the Museum and Institution of Military History. Tourist attractions can be found outside the museum as well, where at the meeting point of the... » |
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Suggested duration (inc. travel): 2 hours You can expect: Historical labyrinth Opening Hours: 09.30-20.30 Entrance fee: 6 EUR/adult Valid discount: 5 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side, Castle Places of interest nearby: Castle district, Matthias Church, Fishermen's Bastion How to get there from city centre: Castle bus - Kapisztrán tér Short description: By joining the caves under the castle with artificial connections, more and more caves were finally bundled together as a virtual labyrinth. At the eruption of WWII this was turned into a several kilometre long hospital, giving room for more than 10.000 beds -... » |
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Category: Classical music You can expect: The last residence in Hungary of the great composer. There are exhbitions and music shop, occasionally concerts Estimated time you will spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.00 Address: H-1025 Budapest Csal Entrance fee: free Credit cards: No credit card Location: Buda side, Outskirts of Buda, Buda Hills Places of interest nearby: Buda Hill Public transport: Bus 11 - V Short description: Béla Bartók was one of the 20th century's greatest composers; he was also Hungarian and one of the founders of ethnomusicology ??? the study of the anthropology (or ethnography) of music. The Bartók Béla Memorial House, located in Budapest's 2nd district, was opened to the public in 1981, and... » |
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You can expect: Roman monuments in Budapest Estimated time you will spend there: 2 hours Opening Hours: 04.15-04.30, 10.01--10.31 Thu-Sun: ruins 09.00-17.00 museum: 10.00-17.00 Entrance fee: 2,5 EUR/adult Valid discounts: 5,5 EUR/Famliy (4 person) Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side, Óbuda Places of interest nearby: Óbuda Public transport: HÉV (suburban rail), Bus 34, 42, 106 - Aquincum Short description: The extensive ruins of the ancient Roman city was discovered in 1778 by a wine-grower and can be found in the third district on Szentendrei street, most easily accessed by the HÉV. The western part of Hungary, called Pannonia, became part of the Roman... » |
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You can expect: History of Hungarians, painting, sculptures Estimated time you'll spend there: 2 hours Opening Hours: Thu-Sun: 10-18 Entrance fee: free Location: Pest side, Centre of City Places of interest nearby: Centre of city, Ráday street (restaurants, cafes, shpos, galeries) Public transport: M3, Bus 15, Tram 47,49 - Kálvin tér Short description: At the Museum Körút stands the Hungarians' most valuable building and museum, the National Museum. The exhibition initially consisted of the collection of coins, books and manuscripts of the Earl Ferenc Széchenyi (father of the famous Stephan), but today... » |
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You can expect: The history of Budapest through paintings and sculptures Estimated time you'll spend there: 2-3 hours Opening Hours: 01.03-15.05, 16.09-31.10: Mon, Wed-Sun: 10.00-18.00, 16.05-15.09: 10.00-18.00, 01.10-28.02: Mon, Wed-Sun:10.00-16.00 Entrance fee: 4 EUR/adult Valid discounts: 2 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side, Castle Places of interest nearby: Mathias Church, Fishermen's Bastion, Hungarian National Gallery Public transport: Bus 16, Castle Bus - Dísz tér Short description: In 1887 Budapest Capital City decided upon establishing a museum displaying the history of the city. The city's very first city history exhibition was opened in 1907 and since 1967, the Buda Castle's "E" building houses the collection. Its permanent exhibition is a... » |
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You can expect: History of the Terror regime Estimated time you'll spend there: 2-3 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Fri: 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun: 10.00-19.30 Entrance fee: 7 EUR/adult Valid discounts: 3,5 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Andrássy út Places of interest nearby: Andrássy street (shops, cafes), Hősök tere Public transport: M1, Bus 4, Tram 4-6 - Oktogon (3 mins. walk) Short description: The building under Andrássy út 60. portrays the nation's two bloodiest eras in a very unique fashion. The grim looks of the building further emphasizes the unforgettable past, that it once was the headquarters of the Nyilaskeresztes Párt, then became the... » |
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You can expect: History of Holocaust Estimated time you'll spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 3,5 EUR/adult Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side Places of interest nearby: Museum of Applied Arts Public transport: M3, Tram 4-6 - Ferenc körút (5 mins walk) Short description: The newest museum of Budapest was erected in a narrow street of the Ferencváros. The main function of the Budapest Holocaust Museum and Documentation Centre (Budapesti Holokauszt Múzeum és Dokumentációs Központ) is to set a memorial... » |
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You can expect: Statues from the Communist era Estimated time you will spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: from 10.00 till sunset Entrance fee: 2,5 EUR/adult Valid discounts: 1 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side Places of interest nearby: Kamara-erdő Public transport: Bus 50 - Balatoni út, Szoborpark (Terminus) Short description: A glance behind the iron curtain. The political change of 1990 was followed by the removal of many of the statues from the streets of Budapest. This collection of statues from the communist cultural politics era is unique worldwide and is Eastern Europe's most... » |
Etnography
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You can expect: Ethnography collection Estimated time you'll spend there: 2 hours Opening Hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: The permanent exhibitions are free Valid discounts: 1,5 EUR/student Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side, Kossuth tér Places of interest nearby: Parliament, Szabadság tér Public transport: M2, Bus 15, City bus, Trolley-bus 78 - Kossuth tér Short description: Right across from the Parliament, on Kossuth square (Kossuth tér) is the Museum of Ethnography displaying the traditional folk culture and art. Erected in 1896 according to the plans of Alajos Hauszmann, the building served as the Palace of Justice up... » |
Nature
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You can expect: Grand classical museum of the natural history Estimated time you'll spend there: 2-3 hours Opening Hours: Summer: Mon, Wed-Sun 10.00-18.00, Winter: Wed-Sun 10.00-17.00 Entrance fee: 2,5-5 EUR/adult Credit card: No credit card Location: Pest side Places of interest nearby: Orczy kert Public transport: M3, Tram 24 - Nagyvárad tér (2 mins walk) Short description: In Budapest's 9th District, in the Ferencváros in the Military Academy's Ludovika building is the Hungarian Natural Museum of History. Its enthralling exhibition is a great experience for both adults and children. A stone history pathway leads to the entrance of the museum, where upon... » |
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You can expect: special fishes other animals and plants Estimated time you'll spend there: 1-2 hours Opening Hours: Summer: Mon, Wed-Sun 10.00-18.00 Entrance fee: 6 EUR/adult Valid discounts: Adults over 62 years and children between 4-14 is 4 EUR Credit card: No credit card Location: Buda side Places of interest nearby: Campona Shopping Center Public transport: Bus 3, 14, 114 - Lépcsős utca Short description: The Budapest Tropicarium can be found on the outskirts of the city located in the Campona shopping centre. The unique Hungarian exhibition covering an area of 3000 m2 presents the life and environment of Hungarian fish, animals and plants from the Tropical Rainforests and from the seas and deep... » |
