augusztus 16 at 4:21 PM CEST
Sights & culture
The best ways to escape the summer heat in Budapest
We’ve rounded up five places in the city where you can beat the heat and have a great time.
June 28 at 4:03 PM CEST
Sights & culture
8 exciting exhibitions for the summer
Stunning wedding gowns, fashion shots capturing Eastern European beauty, and the world of Banksy – these are the top exhibitions this summer.
October 25, 2023 at 5:07 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Old buildings with new functions: 5 fascinating palaces and mansions to visit – Part 2
Once noble palaces, today they are home to hotels and museums – take a look behind the walls of some of the most beautiful buildings in Budapest!
July 25, 2022 at 8:58 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Museum of Applied Arts reopens for rare Esterházy exhibition
Enter the Museum of Applied Arts for the first time in five years thanks to a new temporary exhibition showcasing recently renovated Esterházy treasures.
July 12, 2022 at 9:47 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Pictures of Budapest – Strange attractions and alternative museums
Budapest is not all grand museums and stately institutions – there's plenty of strange treasure hiding in bizarre museums. Our photographers went on a journey of discovery around the city.
July 8, 2022 at 1:35 PM CEST
Sights & culture
7 great exhibitions in Budapest this summer
Along with the art of Hieronymus Bosch and Henri Matisse, summer exhibitions in Budapest cover subjects as diverse as vintage photography and the world of bees.
June 27, 2022 at 9:56 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Find random treasure at the Lost and Found exhibition in the Underground Railway Museum
Ceremonial swords, an inflated mattress and a tango accordion – passengers leave all kinds of things on the metro. A new exhibition at the Underground Railway Museum displays the most bizarre.
June 24, 2022 at 4:49 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Unbuilt Budapest – new exhibition shows how the capital might have looked today
The best-laid plans... New exhibition reveals how Budapest might have looked had gigantic projects been carried out in generations past.
June 17, 2022 at 1:37 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Spies, Sisi and Stalin – new show at the National Museum revels in random fun
Discover random historic treasure at a new exhibition at the Hungarian National Museum, 'From Sisi's Glove to Stalin's Ear'. On view until 21 August.
June 15, 2022 at 3:28 PM CEST
Sights & culture
More than just a pretty plate – visit Ceramics Space at the new Museum of Ethnography
Ceramics Space at the new Museum of Ethnography displays colourful examples of household items, Bronze-Age bells and a female statuette from 2,600 BC. And it's all free to enter!
June 13, 2022 at 4:17 PM CEST
Sights & culture
Europe’s largest pollination exhibition celebrates bees at the Natural History Museum
Buzzzzz! The vital work of bees is celebrated at a fascinating exhibition at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, open until the end of December.
June 7, 2022 at 8:45 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Baroque Hall at the Museum of Fine Arts reopens after major renovation
Admire the renovated splendour of the Baroque Hall, recently reopened with suitable sculptures and paintings, the next time you visit the Museum of Fine Arts.
May 25, 2022 at 10:35 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Interactive features, vast display spaces and a roof garden – Museum of Ethnography opens in City Park
The newly opened Museum of Ethnography in City Park displays thousands of fascinating artefacts in a vast space facilitated by interactive features and topped by a panoramic roof garden.
May 18, 2022 at 10:37 AM CEST
Sights & culture
10 best memorial museums in Budapest
Stroll around Bartók's garden, see the desk-drawer piano Franz Liszt composed on and admire the dramatic figures of sculptor Imre Varga at the memorial museums where these great Hungarians lived.
May 18, 2022 at 10:09 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Giro fever hits Budapest – Buda Castle Museum honours the Italian tour with a cycling exhibition
Experience being in the body of a racing cyclist, try out an old training machine and learn about the colourful history of the Giro d'Italia tour race at a new exhibition at the Buda Castle Museum.
March 31, 2022 at 10:02 AM CEST
Sights & culture
Feel like a millionaire at Budapest’s new interactive Money Museum
Everyone's a millionaire at the newly opened Hungarian Money Museum, whose English-friendly interactive features allow you to trace the history of currency – even print your own!
March 29, 2022 at 3:51 PM CEST
Budapest
Green light given to build Budapest’s new Museum of Transport
All aboard! Permits have been granted to construct the various buildings making up the complex of the new Transport Museum, set to transform the former industrial neighbourhood of Kőbánya.
March 9, 2022 at 3:08 PM CET
Culture
Museum of Illusions
Having opened in many big cities around the world
February 10, 2022 at 2:41 PM CET
Sights & culture
From shamans to Star Wars – stunning permanent exhibition opens at the House of Hungarian Music
Take a walk through the history of music when you visit the interactive exhibition Sound Dimensions – Musical Journeys in Space & Time at the newly opened House of Hungarian Music in City Park.
January 28, 2022 at 10:33 AM CET
Sights & culture
New tourist attractions to open at the Aquincum Museum in former Roman Budapest
See how the Romans lived in Budapest 2,000 years ago when the new user-friendly attractions at the Aquincum Museum are unveiled.
January 18, 2022 at 2:40 PM CET
Sights & culture
Endre Ady Memorial Museum reopens
New installations, larger exhibition spaces and a series of talks now feature at the revamped Endre Ady Memorial Museum in downtown Budapest, showcasing the life and work of Hungary's celebrated poet.
January 11, 2022 at 1:52 PM CET
Sights & culture
7 great exhibitions to see in Budapest this winter
Warm up and dive into a little art and culture with an exhibition or two in Budapest this January.
January 10, 2022 at 3:16 PM CET
Sights & culture
Petőfi Literary Museum closes for renovation
Later this year, memorial celebrations will honour Sándor Petőfi, Hungary's national poet. In order to house his new permanent exhibition, the Petőfi Literary Museum is closing for renovation.
December 29, 2021 at 9:43 AM CET
Sights & culture
House of Hungarian Music soon to open in City Park
Soon to open the public, the House of Hungarian Music is concert hall, museum and education centre in one – but its revolutionary design has been the focus of most attention.
October 19, 2021 at 3:48 PM CEST
Culture
10 best exhibitions in Budapest this autumn
There's so much to see around Budapest this autumn, at major state institutions and alternative little galleries. Don't miss the pharaoh's tomb, classic images by André Kertész and city street art.