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Hungarian National Gallery
Nowhere in Budapest is there more treasure than at the Hungarian National
Gallery, housed in a building which is itself very much part of the city's heri-
tage. Established in 1975, when a large section of the Royal Palace was given
over to it, the Gallery displays art from medieval times to the present day and
comprises six permanent exhibitions which present the cream of Hungarian
creative arts. The museum is especially strong in its portrayal of the Secession,
the 19th-century movement that pushed boundaries and fused genres
(see p23)
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Top 10 Attractions
1 MainEntrance
2 TheVisitation
3 RecaptureofBudaCastle
4 PicnicinMay
5 WomenofEger
6 GreatThroneRoom
7 HabsburgCrypt
8 TheYawningApprentice
9 Birdsong
0 WomanBathing
National Gallery façade
To see the very best
of the museum, join
a guided tour that
includes the base-
ment level Habsburg
Crypt. Tours are in
several languages,
though you may
have to wait for a
large enough num-
ber of people to
assemble before
one begins.
!
Main Entrance
Apartofthe18th-
centuryMariaTheresa
Palace,themuseum's
Neo-Classicalfaçadehas
Germanicinluences.
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The Visitation
The Gallery can be
very crowded in the
morning and early
afternoon. Plan your
visit for after 3pm.
Nothingisknown
aboutthelifeofMaster
MS,themostimportant
representativeoflate
GothicpaintinginHungary.
Thispainting
(below)
isthe
bestofhisworks,depicting
themeetingoftheVirgin
MaryandStElizabeth.
Having admired the
Gallery's many
glories, take a walk
into the Castle
District for a refresh-
ment at one of the
numerous restau-
rants and cafés.
Key
GroundFloor
1stFloor
2ndFloor
3rdFloor
£
Recapture of
• Map H4
• Buda Castle, Royal
Palace, A, B, C, D wings
• 0620 439 73 25, 0620
439 73 31
• Open 10am-6pm
Tue-Sun
• Dis. access A wing
• www.mng.hu
Buda Castle
GyulaBenczúrpaintedthis
forthe1896MillenniumCel-
ebrations.Itwasintended
toemphasizethenecessity
ofAustro-Hungarianruleby
showingthatHungarywas
onlyfreedfromTurkishsuz-
eraintyduetoKarlofLothar-
ingiaandEugeneofSavoy.
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Many of the works on display were exhibited at the National Museum
and the Museum of Fine Arts before the Gallery opened in 1957.
