Jewish Museum, Budapest
Entrance to the Jewish Museum. Photo
Yaffa Grinblatt.
Interior of the museum. Photo
Colin Goh.
Esther scroll. Photo
Yaffa Grinblatt.
Haggadah. Photo
Paul Seligman.
Objects for Jewish holidays. Photo
Colin Goh.
Seder plates. Photo
Yaffa Grinblatt.
Porcelain Seder plates. Photo
Yaffa Grinblatt.
Location map and aerial view of Jewish Museum. For a larger interactive view, see our Budapest Map.
Hungary's National Jewish Museum and Archives (Nemzeti Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár) is part of the Dohány Synagogue complex in Budapest.
Located next to the birthplace of Zionism founder Theodor Herzl, the museum occupies only four rooms but contains an impressive visual overview of the long history of Jews in Hungary. The square, domed building was designed by László Vágó in 1932.
The artifacts on display - which survived the war by being stored in the basement of the National Museum - include Sabbath and holiday items (including fine examples of Herend porcelain Passover plates), ritual objects and cultural objects of daily life.
The last room contains a small, moving exhibit on the Holocaust in Hungary.
Quick Facts
Site Information |
| Names: | Jewish Museum; Nemzeti Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár; National Jewish Museum and Archives |
| Location: | Budapest, Budapest, Hungary |
| Category: | Museums |
| Faith: | Judaism |
| Status: | museum |
| Date: | 1932 |
Visitor Information |
| Coordinates: | 47.49643° N, 19.060678° E (view on Google Maps) |
| Phone: | 1/342-8949 |
| Hours: | Mon-Thu 10am-5pm Fri and Sun 10am-2pm Closed Saturdays |
| Cost: | 1,400 Ft adult, 700 Ft student |
| Photography: | Permitted without flash. |
| Public transport: | Metro: Astoria (Red line) or Deák tér (all lines) |
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Article Sources
Article written by Holly Hayes with reference to the following sources:
- Frommer's Budapest & the Best of Hungary.
- Oh, to be in Budapest! - The Jewish Exponent
- Jewish Budapest - MarvaoGuide
Article last updated: 10/27/2009.
