Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS…
Late Gothic altarpieces
Csontváry's works
Rippl-Rónai's
Father and Uncle Piacsek Drinking Red Wine
Gothic statues and heads
Renaissance door frame
PRACTICALITIES
Királyi Palota
I Szent György tér
Hungarian National Gallery
www.mng.hu
;
I Szent György tér 2, Buildings A-D; adult/concession 1400/700Ft, audioguide 800Ft;
10am-6pm Tue-Sun; 16, 16A, 116)
is an overwhelming collection spread across four floors that
traces Hungarian art from the 11th century to the present day. The largest collections include
medieval and Renaissance stonework, Gothic wooden sculptures and panel paintings, late
Gothic winged altars and late Renaissance and baroque art. The museum also has an import-
ant collection of Hungarian paintings and sculpture from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The museum was formed in 1957 from a collection started in the mid-19th century that
was previously exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Museum,
and moved to this site in 1975. The permanent collection is, for the most part, exhibited in
Buildings B, C and D, with A and the 3rd floor of all four buildings usually reserved for
temporary exhibits. The lapidarium on the ground floor with medieval and Renaissance
stone carvings may be closed for renovations.
Gothic Works
The winged altarpieces in the so-called
Great Throne Room
on the 1st floor of Building D
date from the 15th and early 16th centuries and form one of the greatest collections of late
Gothic painting in the world. The almost modern
Visitation
(1506) by Master MS is both
