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Museums in Budapest
Located
on Budapest's imposing Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts exhibits
ancient and modern paintings and sculptures in a century-old building.
With around 4000 items, Szépművészeti's Egyptian collection is the
second largest of its kind in Central Europe; recent popular temporary
exhibitions have displayed the works of Claude Monet and Alberto
Giacometti.
Address: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György út 41.
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10AM-6PM.
Műcsarnok
(Picture Gallery/Kunsthalle)
Műcsarnok
deals almost exclusively with modern art, as if casting a youthful
smile at the more conservative Fine Arts Museum located on the opposite
side of Heroes' Square. Besides fine art exhibitions, the gallery often
hosts discussions on literary works, as well as concerts and movie
screenings.
Address: 1146 Budapest, Hősök tere.
Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10AM-6PM Thur 12AM-6PM.
Ludwig Múzeum
Open
to the public in the Royal Palace since 1991, the Ludwig Museum was
founded by Peter and Irene Ludwig, the Aachen Ludwig Foundation, the
Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Education and the Hungarian National
Gallery. The collection, originally based on a 70-item donation from the
Ludwigs, has since been extended to include the works of Hungarian
artists of the past three decades.
Address: 1014 Budapest, Szent György tér 2.
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10AM-6PM.
MEO Contemporary Art Collection
Three
thousand square meters of exhibition space in an elegantly renovated
former leather factory in one of Budapest's outer industrial districts.
The private owners say that, while eclectic, the collection strives to
represent contemporary Hungarian fine art by exhibiting both
well-established artists and new talent.
Address: 1047 Budapest, József Attila u. 4-6.
Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Thur, Sat, Sun 11AM-6PM, Fri 11AM-10PM.
Kiscelli Múzeum
Beautiful
18th-century baroque mansion perched on a hill in Budapest's 3rd
district, and an adjoining Trinitarian church that sometimes also serves
as an exhibition venue. Good collection of 20th century paintings, but
the venue should be a real thrill in itself.
Address: Kiscelli út 108.
Opening hours: April 1-Oct. 31: Tue-Sun 10AM-6PM; Nov. 1-March 31: 10AM-4PM.
Statue Park
(Szoborpark)
Some
of undeniable artistic value, some mere junk, these "gigantic memorials
from the Communist dictatorship" were removed from public places after
the 1989 democratic changes, and are now exhibited in an outdoor museum
about 10 kilometers from downtown Budapest. Prepare for tons of brick,
rock and metal - tons of Marx, Engels and Lenin, that is.
Address: Budapest (South Buda), corner of Balatoni út and Szabadkai utca.
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10AM-sunset.
