The Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1802 and is the national museum for the history, art, and archaeology of Hungary, including areas not within Hungary's modern borders, such as Transylvania; it is not to be confused with the collection of international art in the Hungarian National Gallery.
The museum is in Budapest VIII in a Neoclassical building, purpose-built during 1837–47 by the architect Mihály Pollack.
The Hungarian National Museum traces its foundation to 1802, when Count Ferenc Széchényi set up the National Széchényi Library. This would then be followed a year later by the donating of a mineral collection by Széchényi's wife.
This led to the creation of the Hungarian National Museum as a general history and natural history museum, beyond being simply a library.
In 1807, the Hungarian National Parliament passed legislation on the new institution and asked the nation to help donate to the museum.
Hungarian National Museum
Address: Budapest, Múzeum krt. 14-16, 1088
Phone: +3613382122
Site:
https://mnm.hu/Location inserted by
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