Museum - Hungarian National Museum

The foundation of the museum coincided with significant changes in the course of Hungarian history, the development of the national consciousness of the New Age, the spreading of the civic notion of freedom. In 1802 the Count Ferenc Széchényi asked for permission from the Emperor to give his collection in connection with Hungary to the nation. He received permission, thus we take this time to be the year of the foundation of the Hungarian National Museum.

Programmes

In the shade the bright padishah - Golden Age Revisited

MNM-boule-vard: A walk to discover the Palace District around the museum

100 Years in 100 Minutes - Adventures in the Museum from Basement to Roof

further programmes

Permanent exhibitions

Study Collection

The exhibition entitled 'Study Collection' presents ceramics, glasses and porcelains mostly out of reach of the audience in large. Free guided tours are provided for those purchasing tickets.

Lapidarium - Roman stone store

The exhibition displays the most characteristic stone relics of the internationally acclaimed collection of the museum: niche, tombstones, sarcophaguses, pieces of little, temple shaped sepulchers, altars, and inscriptions of constructions.

The history of Hungary from the time of the state establishment up to 1990

The Hungarian National Museum was founded 200 years ago. It exhibits famous items, a number of which can be seen in the permanent historical exhibition opened on the millennial anniversary in 1996. The exhibition represent the history of Hungary from the conquest to the change of regime in our days. The coronation mantle is also kept here.

further exhibitions