Hi guys!
Our first post will be about what
actually you can visit in Budapest! More concrete – about The Hungarian
National Museum (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum), that I visited today!
The Hungarian National Museum is in
the city center and it is close to metro and tram station Kalvin ter.
It is one of the oldest and the
largest public museum in Hungary.
It was built from 1837-1847 in
neo-classic style. Over approximately 8000 square meters, it presents the
culture and history of Hungary starting from the Stone Age to the present time.
The museum has collected a huge (really HUUUGE) amount of artifacts, archaeological,
historical, and ethnical relics, which bring closer the history of the people
of the Carpathian Basin. The museum has also hosted temporary exhibitions. For
example, right now it has a very cozy exhibition of posters from 1910-1920.
My opinion: I like museums, but I
prefer more painting rather then all these historical artifacts. However, I
must admit, I really liked this museum. You definitely must visit it! Even
though, it has a lot of very old things, the exhibition is very modern! You can
touch copies of some bonds from the Stone Age and also some nice jewelry from
15th century; you can easily read all necessary information about
artifacts in English; you can watch small movies about different periods; you
can see realistic pictures of ordinary Hungarians’ life.
By the way, speaking about jewelry,
for those who like it, it will be a really pleasant time spending. They have a
huge collection of different gold earrings, bracelets etc. from different
centuries. For boys it won’t be boring as well, they have a very nice
collection of weapons. I’m not going to describe all the things that I saw
there, but trust me, you must go there! It worth at least an hour of your life!
I bought a full ticket, which means
I was allowed to check the temporary exhibition. As I wrote before, it was an
exhibition of posters from 1910-1920. It was a small exhibition, but it was
decorated very nice. For example in the first hall in the middle they have two
swings, so you can seat there and admire the bright posters around you.
Prices: At some web sites you can find that the price for
students is 500 HUF, don’t trust! When we came, the classier told us that they
don’t have students’ tickets. But they have a discount for EU-citizens under 26
years old, if you are on of them, the price will be 1100 HUF for all
exhibitions, otherwise the price is like for a regular adults – 2200 HUF.
Address: 1088 Budapest Múzeum körút 14-16
Phone number: +36-1-338-2122
Some tips for those who will be hungry after the museum: not far from museum, one tram stop
or 10-15 min. on foot, at Kazinczy u.
10, close to Szimpla bar, you can find a very very nice and testy place – Bors
GastroBar – it is a kind of fast food restaurant, but they are trying to make
some healthy fast food, plus(!) it is cheap (I had a glass of soup and paid for
it 540 HUF)! Their “must try” is a
beacon soup, which is great! But you also can find there some salads, hot dog,
hamburgers, pasta etc. The only mince that I found there is the size of this
place – very small! But very testy!
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