The exhibition presents a remarkable collection never before seen in Hungary, recently discovered by researchers. The focal point of the exhibition is a series of photographs showcasing traditional Hungarian folk attire from various regions and settlements, originally displayed at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. Thought to have been lost, the photographs by János Tiedge have been loaned from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Temporary exhibition 2025.03.28. - 2025.05.11.

Vasarely Museum, Budapest

M80

András Mengyán, a distinguished artist, designer, and professor, is a leading figure in Hungarian visual and applied arts, having been awarded the prestigious Prima Primissima Prize in 2024.

Temporary exhibition 2024.10.15. - 2025.08.31.

Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

Székelys

Who are the Székelys really? What do we know about Székely Land? What ideas and beliefs do we have about the Székely people? What is the reality? How do the people of Székely Land see themselves?

Temporary exhibition 2024.12.13. - 2025.06.30.

Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

Our Most Brilliant Mind and the First Among Hungarian Scientists: Ottó Herman

By staging this joint exhibition, the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of the Hungarian Parliament pay tribute to the memory of the great Hungarian polymath Ottó Herman on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of his birth and the 110th anniversary of his death.

Permanent exhibition

István Dobó Museum, Eger

Gunpowder smoke among the stones of the fortress...

The outer and inner castle system was developed in the 1540s. The passage between them was the Dark Gate which is still visible today. The outer castle was destroyed in 1702, but the gate continued to be used and was only walled up at the beginning of the 19th century.

Permanent exhibition

Tokaj Museum, Tokaj

Ecclesiological Exhibition

One of the most spectacular and the most valuable unit of the museum’s permanent exhibition is the ecclesiological exhibition on the first floor. Mr. Béla Béres, a priest from Tokaj offered his 800 pieces collection to his favourite town’s museum in 1981.

Watermill

Two mills on the road to Nosztré are mentioned in a contract between the widow Veszprémi György, Lady Liliom, and the Bishop of Veszprém written in 1277. Throughout centuries, six mills operated in the 'Csopaki Séd'.

Gömör Museum

The word Gömör almost totally disappeared from the Hungarian vocabulary by today. After the world war people hardly knew the meaning of the expression. Apart from the museum the word can only be found in the name of a Hungarian railway station and a small village called Gömörszőlős.

István Szőnyi Memorial Museum

This house is more than just a museum in the traditional sense of the word. The purpose of the founders has been to preserve and show as much as possible of both Szőnyi's works and the milieu where these works were created. So visitors seeing the collection of Szőnyi's outstanding works the visitors can enter a world not existing any more, can get acquainted with the relics of the studio otherwise closed from the public.

Ferenc Erkel Museum

The Erkel Ferenc Museum in Gyula is an affiliate of the Békés County Museum Organization. It was established in 1868, and so one of the three oldest museums in Hungary. During its 142-years of existence, the museum acquired a rich selection of museum pieces.

Kisfaludy Memorial House

Sándor Kisfaludy and his wife settled in the house for good in 1800, following the Napoleonic wars. Since they had no descendants, their relatives sold the house to the bishopric of Veszprém. However, in 1944 the house was nationalised. Since 1950 a Kisfaludy Memorial House, since 1990 the Towmn Museum have been functioning here.

MNM King Matthias Museum - Salamon tower

The giant castle of Visegrád was built during the 1250-1260's after the Tartar invasion. The castle has two main parts, the lower castle and the citadel. These two are connected by walls closing down the valley. The walls go all the way down to the Danube.

Piety Museum and Collection of Funeral Culture

The Piety Museum presents on the one hand the traditional burial ceremonies with their ethnographic collection, on the other hand with city-specific relics, the civil burial culture. In addition to exhibitions that showcase the unique segment of cultural history, the museum regularly gives space to various contemporary art manifestations and thought-provoking programs.