Budapest: Museum of Ethnography Entry Ticket

The 7,000 square metres of exhibition space hosts both temporary and permanent displays. The bookshop, restaurant, library, documentation centre, co-working facilities, and events centre make the museum an important venue of the city’s cultural life.

On the ground floor, the building is divided into two parts, rising in a hill, between which is a memorial to the 1956 revolution. The museum is one of the earliest specialized museums in Europe, founded in 1872.

The museum has endeavored to collect and preserve intangible cultural heritage associated with ethnographic research. The museum has emerged as one of the most important centers in Hungary for museological research and the renewal of ethnographic museology.

Immerse yourself in the cultures of 5 continents in the museum's world-class exhibition spaces of 7,000 m2, which are protected from natural light. In the depth temporary and permanent exhibitions reflect Hungarian and global culture presenting treasures from new perspectives.

Although the Museum of Ethnography has already presented several exhibitions since the opening of its building, the permanent exhibition of the collection will be completed in 2024. The museum is unique in the way that it has an equal focus on the cultures of its own (Hungarian) nationalities, those of the Carpathian Basin, and those of other peoples around the world.

For 150 years it has been collecting, preserving, researching, and transmitting the traditional and modern cultural heritage of Hungarian, European, and world communities. This allows one to learn about our shared culture in relation to each other, both in the exhibitions and in programs.

A striking feature of the building is its huge roof garden, which practically functions as an extension of the City Park’s green space. It was built by spreading over 3 thousand cubic meters of topsoil enriched with special nutrients on the ‘hillsides’ of the building, accommodating a variety of plants and trees.

A total of 7,300 square meters of park space awaits visitors as a cozy communal space with a sweeping panorama of the City Park and Budapest opening up from its highest point. The museum is an open cultural space where cultures and generations meet.

As well as participatory projects, you can work in the building's coworking office, walk up spectacular staircases and along an accessible route inside the museum. For an unprecedented experience, the Ceramics Space along the main staircase of the building is open to the public free of charge during opening hours, with 10% of the ceramics collection accessible to all.