Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest was the third museum to be built in Europe after fellow institutions in London (1857) and Vienna(1864). In 1872 the Hungarian Parliament voted a significant amount buy„industrial objects” for the next year’s World Exhibition in Vienna, and thus the base of the collection of the future „Museum of Applied Arts” was established.

There were heated debates on the place ever since it was opened. By now its significance in the line of the international Secession and in the life-work of Lechner is an unquestionable fact. The most modern static technology with which the building was constructed all served the function, the artistically formed mass and the harmony of the individual decorational forms.The dome - decorated with Zsolnay ceramics – catches the eyes of the visitors from afar, while the hall of the main entrance gate with its fabulous decoration invites them inside.

Address: 1091 Budapest, Üllõi út 33-37.

Opening hours:Every day except Monday: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm