Nemzeti Emlékezet Múzeuma
The museum in the Fiumei úti sírkert (Fiumei Road Cemetery) presents 19th- and 20th-century Budapest mourning culture and the memory of national funeral ceremonies.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1991 as the Kegyeleti Múzeum – Temetkezési és Kegyeleti Szakgyűjtemény (Museum of Commemoration – Specialist Collection of Funerals and Mourning); today it operates as the Nemzeti Emlékezet Múzeuma (National Memory Museum). The Fiumei úti sírkert (Fiumei Road Cemetery) is a national memorial site at Fiumei út 16–18; its owner is the Nemzeti Örökség Intézete (National Heritage Institute).
The renewed permanent exhibition, titled Ég és föld között – A búcsútól az emlékezetig (“Between Heaven and Earth – From Farewell to Remembrance”), explores urban mourning culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. It shows how the civic model of the “beautiful funeral” developed through the work of funeral carriers and undertakers, and how the cemetery became the pantheon of the nation, where the dead of the nation and the capital were buried in honorary graves in the presence of large crowds.
The exhibition also commemorates the national mourning ceremonies that strengthened national unity. The representational demands of the funeral processions were served by the Apponyi-hintó (Apponyi carriage), which the Nemzeti Örökség Intézete had restored in 2017 and displayed in the cemetery. The museum’s objects can also be viewed in a gradually expanding virtual exhibition on the Múzeumdigitár platform.
Key themes
- Ég és föld között (“Between Heaven and Earth”) – permanent exhibition on 19th- and 20th-century mourning culture
- The Apponyi carriage in the cemetery, with bilingual interactive content
- The civic “beautiful funeral” and the history of funeral businesses
- Memories of national mourning ceremonies
- Fiumei úti sírkert as a national memorial site
Permanent exhibition
- Ég és föld között – a búcsútól az emlékezetig – The permanent exhibition presents urban mourning culture of the 19th and 20th centuries, civic funeral customs and national mourning ceremonies.
- Founded
- 1991
- Operated by
- Nemzeti Örökség Intézete
Admission & discounts
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
To the Keleti pályaudvar (Keleti Railway Station): trolleybus 73, 76, 78, 79, 80, 80A; bus 5, 7, 7E, 8E, 20E, 30, 30A, 108E, 110, 112, 133E, 178, 230. Tram 24 runs to the cemetery’s main entrance.
By car
Paid parking
Driving into the cemetery is free for the first hour; beyond one hour, HUF 500 per hour including VAT.
Cycling in the cemetery is permitted at up to 5 km/h.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photos or video footage in the cemetery are only possible after prior notification. |
| Good to know | Children under 14 can visit the cemetery only with an adult companion. Animals may not be brought in, except assistance dogs. Guided cemetery walks are also organised. |
