ELTE Természetrajzi Múzeum
The university museum on the ELTE Lágymányos campus, with mineral, rock, biological and palaeontological exhibitions, and the Matekbarlang.
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About the museum
The collections of the ELTE Natural History Museum date back to 1774. The museum operates on the Lágymányos campus of the university, on Pázmány Péter sétány, in the Southern Block; the Mathematical Collection is located in the Northern Block.
The museum's collections include mineral, rock, biological, palaeontological, mathematical and history-of-science collections. Visitors can get to know the permanent exhibitions of the Ásvány és Kőzettár (Mineral and Rock Collection), the Biological and Palaeontological Exhibition and the Matekbarlang.
The exhibitions can currently be visited on weekdays by prior arrangement; in addition, to mark the 250th anniversary of the collection, they are open on one Saturday each month.
Highlights
- Ásvány és Kőzettár (Mineral and Rock Collection)
- Biological and palaeontological exhibition
- Matekbarlang
- The collections' history, going back to 1774
Permanent exhibitions
- Ásvány és Kőzettár – Exhibition of the university's mineral and rock collection.
- Biológiai és paleontológiai kiállítás – Exhibition of the biological and palaeontological collection.
- Matekbarlang – Mathematics exhibition among the permanent exhibitions of the ELTE Natural History Museum.
- Founded
- 1774
- Operated by
- Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Petőfi híd, budai hídfő
At the Buda bridgehead of the Petőfi Bridge: trams 4 and 6 (Petőfi híd, Buda bridgehead) and bus 212; from the Infopark stop, tram 1; bus 153 (Magyar tudósok körútja), bus 103 (Pázmány Péter sétány).
By car
Free parking
The university car park is free of charge; the campus can be entered from the south, where you must ring at the barrier and say that you are visiting the museum.
The museum is on the ELTE Lágymányos campus, between the Petőfi Bridge and the Rákóczi Bridge, on the Buda side of the Danube.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be requested; the visit requires prior arrangement. |
