Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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National Gallery
Centre
National Museum façade
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Sword of Laszlo, National Museum
Museums and Galleries
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Hungarian National Gallery
inside to enjoy the ine collection
of pieces from all artistic eras and
genres. Raphael, Toulouse-
Lautrec, Picasso and Goya all
feature, and there are also col-
lections of ancient Egyptian and
Greek art
(see p89)
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Budapest History Museum
More than 10,000 exhibits
make the National Gallery's col-
lection one of the greatest in the
world. Spread over much of the
Royal Palace, every signiicant
Hungarian work of art from medie-
val times to the present day is
displayed here
(see pp20-23)
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Hungarian
In a rather haphazard but
nevertheless gripping manner,
the Budapest History Museum
tells the story of the city from
the Middle Ages till today. This
museum is at its best when it
recounts the story of the Royal
Castle and Palace, in which it is
housed
(see p63)
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Jewish Museum
National Museum
Founded on the personal
collection of philanthropist Count
Ferenc Széchenyi, the National
Museum has been home to a
stunning array of Hungarian
artifacts since 1802. The building
is a masterpiece in its own right
(see pp30-31)
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Museum of Fine Arts
Budapest's proud Jewish
community is based around
Europe's largest synagogue -
the Great Synagogue. Next door
is the community's museum,
established in 1931 and still
home to thousands of Jewish
historic relics and devotional
items. There is also a room
devoted to the Holocaust,
while in the courtyard there is
a memorial to the 600,000
Hungarian Jews killed by the
Nazis.
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Map M4 • VII, Dohány utca 2
• 342 89 49 • Open Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm
Mon-Thu, 10am-2pm Fri & Sun; Oct-Apr:
10am-3pm Mon-Thu, 10am-2pm Fri &
Sun • Adm • www.bpjewmus.hu
If the Neo-Classical building
that houses the Museum of Fine
Arts doesn't overwhelm you, step
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Museum of Applied Arts
Don't miss the Oriental
rugs, nor the Zsolnay ceramics
or Secessionist furniture in this
Brixen's
Birth of Mary
, Museum of Fine Arts
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