Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Q: What are the top paintings at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts?

Raphael's Portrait of Pietro Bembo and Giorgione's portrait are Renaissance highlights. Delacroix's Horse Frightened by a Storm represents the Romantic collection.

Q: What art periods does the museum cover?

From ancient Egyptian art to the 19th century. Italian Renaissance painting is a particular strength. The Spanish gallery (El Greco, Goya, Velázquez) is one of the best outside Spain. Romantic French painting also has a strong showing.

Q: Where is the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest?

On Heroes' Square in the City Park, across from the Palace of Art. The neoclassical building opened in 1906. Delacroix and the French collection are on the upper floor. It's easy to reach by metro (line 1, the oldest on the continent).

Q: Is the museum free?

Not generally, but some temporary exhibitions offer free entry. Regular admission is around 3,800 HUF. The museum reopened in 2018 after a major renovation. Giorgione's work is in the renovated Italian galleries on the first floor.

Q: What makes the Spanish collection special?

The Esterházy family donated a strong group of Spanish Old Masters in the 19th century. El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, and Goya are all here. It rivals many Spanish museums outside Madrid. Renaissance and Baroque works dominate these galleries.

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Museum Address

Dózsa György út 41, 1146 Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

Ticket Prices

5,200-6,800 HUF (~€13-17, under 6 free)

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1Raphael1 work 2Diego Velázquez1 work 3Édouard Manet1 work 4Eugène Delacroix1 work 5Camille Pissarro1 work

The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts stands in Heroes' Square, housing Hungary's finest collection of international art. Emperor Franz Joseph I inaugurated the museum on December 1, 1906, though its foundation dates to 1871 when Hungary purchased the Esterházy collection. This aristocratic family had assembled 637 paintings, 3,500 drawings, and 51,000 prints over generations. The Louvre and other major institutions bid for the collection, but Hungarian patriots rallied to keep it. These works, including paintings by Raphael, Rembrandt, and Goya, became the museum's core.

The eclectic-neoclassical building, designed by Albert Schickedanz, provides a grand setting for over 100,000 objects spanning Egyptian antiquities to 19th-century French painting. Velázquez's early work The Lunch, Manet's portrait of Baudelaire's mistress, and Giorgione's mysterious portrait attract scholars. The Spanish collection ranks among the best outside Spain. After extensive renovation, the museum reopened in 2018 with expanded galleries. The Egyptian collection is Central Europe's second largest, and the Old Masters' Gallery surveys European painting from the 13th through 18th centuries.

Visiting Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Raphael's Portrait of Pietro Bembo and Giorgione's portrait are Renaissance highlights. Delacroix's Horse Frightened by a Storm represents the Romantic collection.

From ancient Egyptian art to the 19th century. Italian Renaissance painting is a particular strength. The Spanish gallery (El Greco, Goya, Velázquez) is one of the best outside Spain. Romantic French painting also has a strong showing.

On Heroes' Square in the City Park, across from the Palace of Art. The neoclassical building opened in 1906. Delacroix and the French collection are on the upper floor. It's easy to reach by metro (line 1, the oldest on the continent).

Not generally, but some temporary exhibitions offer free entry. Regular admission is around 3,800 HUF. The museum reopened in 2018 after a major renovation. Giorgione's work is in the renovated Italian galleries on the first floor.

The Esterházy family donated a strong group of Spanish Old Masters in the 19th century. El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, and Goya are all here. It rivals many Spanish museums outside Madrid. Renaissance and Baroque works dominate these galleries.

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