Several works of art unearthed from the depths of the warehouse that has not been featured in any permanent exhibitions are featured in the exhibition opening on February 5, 2016, entitled 'Czóbel Rethought' in Szentendre, where visitors can see behind some of the museum's masterpieces. Some now revealed pictures were on the back of other works repainted, covering, hiding dormant.

The millenary session of the Hungarian Parliament in 1896 passed a law whereby art collections previously held in different institutions were to be unified and placed in the newly-established Museum of Fine Arts. On the basis of a competitive tender, Albert Schickendanz and Fülöp Herzog were commissioned to design and construct the building, which opened in 1906.