The 20th century permanent exhibition dealing with the most important artists and aspirations until the end of the Second World War is located on the recently renovated second-floor of the museum. The time period we concentrate on is 1896 to 1945, with 150 paintings, 30 statues and 200 coins.

The statelyhomewasbuiltbetween 1844 and 1850 byCount George Károlyi (1802-1877) in neo-classicalstyle. The architectwas the Austrian Heinrich Koch, assistedbythe Young Miklós Ybl, wholaterbecameone of hungary'sgreatarchitects of thecentury. Itunderwent a major refurbishing in the 1910 years, whenGeorge,'sgrandson, Count Joseph Károlyi (1884-1934), inheritedit and wantedtomakeit more suitabletothe "modern life" of thattime.