Budapest has a rich and diverse selection of museums dedicated to its history, art, archaeology, culture, science and technology. The majority of museums in Budapest are located in or close to downtown Budapest and most are closed on Mondays or Tuesdays. Opening times are usually 10:00-18:00.
Some museums are free or offer discounts and entry to museums in Hungary is free to visitors over the age of 70 and for children under the age of six. Most museums in Budapest grant discounts to holders of the Budapest Card or the Hungary Card which both offer free or discounted entry to a range of tourist attractions, including the city's museums.
The Hungarian National Museum is Hungary's oldest museum and houses a wide range of art exhibits and artefacts chronicling the history of Hungary from 400,000 BC up to modern times.
The Hungarian National Gallery houses the largest public collection of fine art in Hungary.
The Museum of Fine Arts hosts a variety of permanent and special exhibitions of contemporary art, as well as old masters such as such as Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Claude Monet and many others.
The Museum of Applied Arts houses a large collection of applied art through the ages from Hungary and around the world.
The Hall of Art is a national institution exhibiting contemporary Hungarian and international fine art.
The Museum of Ethnography holds the largest repository of material relating to traditional Hungarian folk culture in Hungary.
The Skanzen Open Air Museum is Hungary's largest outdoor collection of typical rural architecture. It features folk architecture and interior decoration, and represents farming and the Hungarian way of life from the 18th to the 20th century. The museum is popular with families and operates a hands-on "living museum".
The Aquincum Museum is home to a collection of Budapest's Roman archaeological and historical monuments.
The Museum of Literature houses manuscripts, artefacts and art works relating to Hungarian poets, writers and historians.
The Budapest History Museum (also known as the Castle Museum) houses permanent and temporary collections of artefacts detailing the history of the city, from pre-historic times up to the modern era.
The Kiscell Museum houses permanent and temporary exhibitions of objects relating to the modern history of Budapest, from the 18th to the 21st century.
The Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism is the only museum in the world dedicated to displaying objects and art work relating to the history of gastronomy and the hotel and catering industry.
Statue Park is an open-air museum exhibiting monuments from the communist period.
The Centre of Scientific Wonders (also known as the Palace of Miracles) is an interactive exhibition and playground demonstrating the miracles of physics and chemistry to children.
The Hungarian Natural History Museum is a national collection of specimens and artefacts relating to the history of the natural world.
The Museum of Military History houses a collection of historical weaponry dating from before the Turkish occupation to recent times.
The Hospital in the Rock Museum is a former secret emergency hospital and nuclear bunker dug into the rock beneath Buda Castle Hill. It takes the form of a series of fortified caves and tunnels and has been open to the public since 2008.
The Hungarian National Railway Museum (also known locally as "Smoke Park") is an interactive railway theme park with over 100 railway vehicles, including many rare locomotives, dating from 1870 until the present day.
The Budapest Chocolate Museum conducts guided tasting tours and visitors also have the opportunity to create their own chocolates.