Hungarian Natural History Museum
The Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest, dating back to 1802, houses the largest natural history collections of Hungary and the region.
Ludovika Academy, Budapest, the present site of the museum
The main entrance to the exhibitions on Ludovika Square
Botanical collections are still housed in this historical building on Könyves Kálmán Street, but are not open for visitors
Image: HNHM2
Hungarian National Museum
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 separate to 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.
Museum building in 2006
Budapest, Hungarian National Museum
The main stairway
The Byzantine enamel plaques of the 11th century Monomachus Crown showing Constantine IX Monomachus and Empress Zoe; one of the internationally famous objects in the collection