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WestEnd City Center VI, Váci út 1-3 (next to Nyugati Station) 1 238 7777, west-
end.hu ; map . Past the grand indoor waterfall cascading down at the southern entrance, you'll
find the city's busiest mall, with over 400 shops (including lots of familiar brand-name
stores), cinema and a huge food court. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am-6pm.
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ANTIQUES
Falk Miksa utca , running south off Szent István körút, near the Pest end of the Margit híd,
is known as Budapest's “Street of Antiques”, and is where you'll find the biggest collection
of antiquestores and galleries. Three or four times a year the street holds an evening festival
of music, entertainment and, of course, antiques. Most antique specialists should be able to
advise on what you can export from the country and how to go about it. Several shops organ-
ize auctions ; the best months for these are April, May, September and December - check the
free hotel magazine Where Budapest for dates. Another good source of antiques are the flea
markets , though you'll need to be wary about parting with large sums of money, as stallhold-
ers can charge hugely inflated prices.
BÁV V, Bécsi utca 1-3 1 429 3020; map . The biggest of numerous BÁV outlets in the city,
this store specializes in paintings, jewellery and other treasures. BÁV is primarily an auction
house, and it holds regular auctions here. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm.
Budapest Poster Gallery V, Falk Miksa utca 28 0630 662 7274, budapestposter.com ;
map . Superb stock of original vintage posters from between 1885 and 1990, with some fine
Communist-era propaganda posters, such as one for the 1955 Tractor Day, but there are some
choice film and commercial ones too. Prices from 10,000Ft. The gallery is on the sixth floor
(ring bell #61 at the street entrance). Appointment only.
Judaica VII, Wesselényi utca 13 1 354 1560; map . Down the road behind the Dohány utca
synagogue, and offering Jewish books, pictures and artefacts. It also organizes occasional
auctions. Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-3pm.
Sóos Foto VII, Wesselényi utca 10 1 460 0036 soosfoto.hu ; map . An excellent place
to pick up some fine junk and secondhand photographic goods. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat
10am-1pm.
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ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
ACB VI, Király utca 76 1 413 7608, acbgaleria.hu ; map . Contemporary fine arts with a
friendly,well-informedmanagement,uptheroadfromtheMusicAcademy. Tues-Fri2-6pm,
Sat noon-4pm or by appointment.
Deák Erika Galéria VI, Mozsár utca 1 1 201 3740, deakgaleria.hu ; map . Contem-
porary Hungarian art gallery off Andrássy út. Wed-Fri noon-6pm, Sat 11am-4pm.
 
 
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