All history museums and attractions to visit in Hungary

Hungary (Europe) is a good place to visit if you are interested in history. Below we list all 31 history museums in Hungary, to lose yourself in the place's cultural heritage and local history.

Are you a real history buff and are you looking for the best history museums to visit in Hungary? These are the ones:

  1. Matthias Church1

    Matthias Church

     Budapest
    The Matthias Church has seen several modifications over the centuries, with each subsequent king adding their unique touch. These changes include the addition of a tower, a door, and the expansion of the building. Notably, Louis I of Hungary and Sigismund of Hungary carried out Gothic modifications, while Matthias I of Hungary transformed the church in a Renaissance style. These architectural changes offer a visual journey through different historical periods, providing an enriching experience for visitors.
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    St. Stephen's Basilica

     Budapest
    St. Stephen's Basilica, known as Szent István-bazilika in Hungarian, is a significant religious building in Budapest, Hungary. It is dedicated to St. Stephen I of Hungary, the country's first king and a revered saint. As a Catholic place of worship, the Basilica holds a special place in the hearts of the locals and is a key attraction for visitors to the city.
  3. Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum3

    Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum

     Budapest
    The Hospital in the Rock in Budapest is a hospital-turned-memorial that serves as a grim reminder of the horrors of the war and of the suffering it brings upon the people. It was first opened in 1944 to serve as a hospital for wounded Hungarian civilians who were injured during airstrikes and, event
  4. Dohány Street Synagogue4

    Dohány Street Synagogue

     Budapest
    The Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue, is a significant landmark in Budapest. It is located in the Erzsébetváros district, in the 7th arrondissement of Budapest. This location is easily accessible and is surrounded by other notable sites, making it a convenient stop for tourists exploring the city.
  5. Holocaust Memorial Center5

    Holocaust Memorial Center

     Budapest
    The Holocaust Memorial Center is a renovated synagogue and museum in Budapest that dates back to the 20s and is devoted to Hungarian Jews that were killed in The Holocaust. Furthermore, the museum also mentions the discrimination and killings of Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled.
  6. House of Terror Museum6

    House of Terror Museum

     Budapest
    The House of Terror Museum is a museum in Budapest that documents the grim legacy of the fascist and communist regimes, which have plundered Hungary in the past. It also serves as a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including the unfortunate souls, who lost their lives within the building it
  7. Hungarian National Museum7

    Hungarian National Museum

     Budapest
    The Hungarian National Museum is a historical museum that is the oldest of its kind in Hungary. The museum documents the history of Hungary from the prehistoric age till the modern era. The museum has a number of permanent exhibitions on display, which explain the history of Hungary in a chronologic
  8. Aeropark Budapest8

    Aeropark Budapest

     Budapest
  9. Kazinczy Street Synagogue9

    Kazinczy Street Synagogue

     Budapest
    The Kazinczy Street Synagogue, located in Budapest's VII. district, is an Art Nouveau orthodox synagogue. It was constructed between the years 1912 and 1913, making it a significant historical landmark. The synagogue is situated at 29-31 Kazinczy Street, a location that adds to its charm and historical significance.
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    Pálinka Museum Budapest

     Budapest
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    Cat Museum Budapest

     Budapest
  12. Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives12

    Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives

     Budapest
    The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives first opened in 1916 and features a collection of Jewish artefacts from all across Hungary. It tells the tale of the Jewish people, of their religion, and traditions. The museum has survived the Nazi rule over Hungary, and was reopened again in 1947. It is co
  13. Museum of Military History13

    Museum of Military History

     Budapest
    The Military History Museum (Museum of Military History) is a museum in Budapest that holds and displays a collection of historical weapons, uniforms, flags, maps and objects from the time of the Turkish wars, from the 16th century to the modern age. The museum's weapons collection alone now contain
  14. Museum of Hungarian Agriculture14

    Museum of Hungarian Agriculture

     Budapest
    The Museum of Hungarian Agriculture (The Hungarian Agricultural Museum) is a museum in Budapest that is housed in the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. Its collection aims to present the history of Hungarian agriculture.
  15. Museum of Ethnography15

    Museum of Ethnography

     Budapest
    The Ethnographic Museum is a national museum in Budapest that is housed in a building that was originally built by Alajos Hauszmann for the Ministry of Justice. The Museum of Ethnography holds a collection that comprises around 200,000 items, 140,000 Hungarian and 60,000 foreign. In addition to trad
  16. Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum16

    Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum

     Budapest
    The Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum is a museum in Budapest dedicated to Liszt Ferenc (Franz Liszt), a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger and organist of the Romantic era. In the museum visitors can learn about his life and work which displays his belongings, music
  17. Semmelweis Museum of Medical History17

    Semmelweis Museum of Medical History

     Budapest
    Semmelweis Museum of Medical History (The Semmelweis Medical Museum) is a museum in Budapest housed in the house where Dr. Semmelwies was born in. Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician of ethnic-German ancestry, now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. With its collection of medical to
  18. Kiscell Museum18

    Kiscell Museum

     Budapest
    The Kiscell Museum is a museum in Budapest that is dedicated to the city: its art, its schools, its fashion. Anything and everything that helps form the unique genius loci of the place.
  19. Museum of Music History19

    Museum of Music History

     Budapest
    The Museum of Music History is a museum in Budapest that collects and displays objects related to Hungarian and European music history, including manuscripts, letters, photographs, musical instruments, and legacies of famous composers and musicians.
  20. Roth Miksa Memorial House20

    Roth Miksa Memorial House

     Budapest
    The Roth Miksa Memorial House in Budapest was the home of Róth Miksa, the internationally well-known Hungarian mosaicist and stain glass artist responsible for making mosaic and stained glass prominent art forms in Hungarian art.
  21. Foundry Museum21

    Foundry Museum

     Budapest
    The Foundry Museum (Öntödei Múzeum) is a museum in Budapest. It is a branch museum of the Hungarian Museum of Technology and Transport. The Foundry Museum features several permanent exhibitions, including: The original Ganz factory's crumbs equipment, Memories of the life of Ganz Abraham, Domestic m
  22. Petőfi Literary Museum22

    Petőfi Literary Museum

     Budapest
    The Petőfi Literary Museum (Petofi Literary Museum) is a museum in Budapest named after Sándor Petőfi who was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary and is considered Hungary's national poet. He was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The museum aims to promote classical
  23. Kassák Museum23

    Kassák Museum

     Budapest
    The Lajos Kassák Memorial Museum (Kassák Museum) is a museum in Budapest that is devoted to the Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor, theoretician of the avant-garde, and occasional translator Lajos Kassák. The museums exhibits his literary and fine art work in a permanent exhibition
  24. Ady Endre Emlékmúzeum24

    Ady Endre Emlékmúzeum

     Budapest
    The Ady Endre Emlékmúzeum is a museum in Budapest that is dedicated to the turn-of-the-century Hungarian poet and journalist Endre Ady. The museum exhibits objects related to him.
  25. Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives25

    Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives

     Budapest
    The Zoltán Kodály Museum is a museum in Budapest that is dedicated to one of the most important Hungarian composers of the 20th century. The museum was opened in 1990 and occupies the place where the musician lived and worked from 1924 until his death in 1967. The museum contains three rooms preserv
  26. Memento Park Budapest26

    Memento Park Budapest

     Budapest
    Memento Park is the first thematic museum made of political propaganda statues and established after the fall of Central European communist dictatorships in 1989-90. Statue Park is home to 41 statues and memorials from the streets of Budapest. The Most Cheerful Barrack houses three photo exhibitions
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    Postal Stamp Museum

     Budapest
    The Postal Stamp Museum is a musuem in Budapest that was opened to the public in 1930, on the ninth floor of the building of General Postal Direction on Krisztina Road, but was later moved to the newly completed post office in the 7th district, designed by Gyula Rimanóczy, in 1939. The exhibition ha
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    Customs and Tax History Museum

     Budapest
    The Customs and Tax History Museum is a musuem in Budapest that hosts 2 permanent exhibitions: the Hungarian Financial Guard Historical Exhibition and the Hungarian Tax History Exhibition. The former presents the history of Customs and Finance Guard and its predecessors in chronological order. The l
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    Police Museum

     Budapest
    The Police Museum in Budapest was opened in 1908 under the name of the Criminal Museum. The collection counted nearly 10,000 objects by the 1940s. A lot of the collection unfortunately got completely destroyed during World War II. In 1999 the museum was opened with a new name, new collection and was
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    Mi, magyarok - Látogatóközpont a Magyarság Házában

     Budapest
    Mi, magyarok - Látogatóközpont a Magyarság Házában is a museum in Budapest where visitors can learn what defines Hungarians.
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    Hungarian Electrical Engineering Museum

     Budapest
    This former Bauhouse-style transformer station houses the Hungarian Electrical Engineering Museum. The museum showcases the history of technical engineering and some grand inventions by Hungarian inventors.