temporary
from 2024 Oct. 19. to 2025 Apr. 13.

Shine! - time for jewellery

Shine! - time for jewellery, the upcoming exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum (Hungarian National Museum Public Collections Center – HNMPCC) opens on October 18, 2024. By its transperiodic character curators aim to highlight more profound interpretations lurking behind aesthetic values of the articles. Anyone can connect easily with the essence of jewels there, so don't miss out our brand-new spectacular exhibition!

temporary
from 2024 Nov. 20. to 2025 Mar. 23.

Chinese XIEYI Art from the National Art Museum of China

The exhibition “Chinese Xieyi - Art from the National Art Museum of China” introduces Hungarian and international audiences to this unique form of modern and contemporary Chinese art. The featured works embody the spirit and style of Xieyi, which conveys profound elements of Chinese aesthetics in visual arts. Xieyi emphasises the unity of nature and humanity, as well as a deeply poetic expression; works created in this style reflect the poetic aspirations of an ancient yet continuously evolving culture.

temporary
from 2024 Oct. 03. to 2024 Nov. 03.

Faces of a prince – An unknown portrait of Sigismund Báthory

In 2022, a very important new acquisition came to the collection of the Historical Gallery of the Hungarian National Museum. At an auction held in Vienna we successfully obtained a panel painting sold as the portrait of a young Ottoman sultan. We could unequivocally identify the subject as Prince of Transylvania Sigismund Báthory (1572–1613), depicted in his youth in the early 1590s. The painting is unique among the surviving portraits of princes. The only known depictions of Prince Stephen Báthory (Sigismund’s uncle) show him as king of Poland.

temporary
from 2024 Jun. 22. to 2024 Sep. 22.

Kertész / Copies

In 2021, 1,163 photographs arrived in Budapest from New York. Most of these pictures were taken before André Kertész left Hungary. These early images offer glimpses into Kertész’s relationships with his family members and his experiences as a young man in a rapidly changing world.  

temporary
from 2023 Sep. 16. to 2023 Dec. 31.

Schöfft 3 – Three Generations of a Painter Family

The artistic legacy of the Schöfft family of painters is preserved in the countries Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Serbia. The workshop has been functioning between 1775 and 1850, founded by Joseph Schöfft (Doberchau, 1742 – Pest, 1808) the Elder, learned his craft in the workshop in Saxony. He arrived to Pest (today is a part of Budapest) through Vienna. In Pest he has been highly respected, which is testified by his workshop being the name-giver to „Malergasse”.

temporary
from 2023 Oct. 21. to 2023 Dec. 10.

Among Freedom Fighters | John Sadovy’s Photographs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

John Sadovy (1925–2010), a Czech-born photojournalist, reporting for the American illustrated weekly Life, witnessed and photographed events of the Hungarian Revolution between 29 October and 1 November 1956. The Hungarian National Museum and the Committee of National Remembrance, Hungary, in collaboration with the photographer’s two daughters, Liza Jane Sadovy and Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, present a selection of John Sadovy’s 1956 photographs in a temporary exhibition.

temporary
from 2023 Sep. 22. to 2023 Nov. 05.

World Press Photo 2023

Presenting the results of the 2023 World Press Photo Contest, the annual exhibition showcases the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. The winners were chosen by an independent jury that reviewed more than 60,448 photographs entered by 3,752 photographers.

temporary
from 2022 Nov. 29. to 2023 Feb. 18.

WAR IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT

Tribute to Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono in Budapest

temporary
from 2022 Jun. 28. to 2022 Oct. 30.

Sabretache plates

The treasures of the conquering elite

temporary
from 2022 Sep. 23. to 2022 Oct. 30.

World Press Photo 2022 Exhibition

AUTHENTIC PICTURES AND STORIES FROM THE PAST YEAR, REGION BY REGION

World Press Photo has made perhaps the biggest change in its seven-decade history this year by making the pre-selection of the world's most prestigious competition regional, resulting in a more meaningful assessment of local events. From now on, entries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, South East Asia and Oceania will be judged separately.