Néprajzi Múzeum
The ethnographic museum in Városliget presents almost 3,600 objects from its Hungarian and international ethnographic collection in a new collection exhibition, open since 2024.
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About the museum
The Néprajzi Múzeum (Museum of Ethnography) in Budapest is one of Europe’s earliest ethnographic institutions. Its history counts 5 March 1872 as its birthday, when Xántus János was appointed curator of the Ethnographic Department of the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum (Hungarian National Museum). The earliest precursor of the collection was 92 objects collected by Reguly Antal between 1843 and 1845 among the Ob-Ugric peoples of the Northern Urals.
Jankó János played a decisive role in establishing the collection; he also gave his name to the ethnographic village in Városliget created for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition. In the first one and a half centuries of its history, the museum fought for a suitable building and a safe home for its collections.
This struggle ended in 2022, when the museum moved into its new home in Városliget, on Dózsa György út. As the new gateway to Liget, the building forms two wings beside the 56-os nemzeti emlékhely (National Memorial of ’56). Its collection now comprises more than 235,600 ethnographic objects, including the country’s largest collection of cultures outside Europe. The collection exhibition opened on 10 October 2024 as the fifth permanent exhibition in the museum’s history.
Highlights
- Collection exhibition: 8 thematic units, almost 3,600 objects
- Zoom permanent exhibition
- Kerámiatér (Ceramics Space)
- Collection of Hungarian and non-European cultures, more than 235,600 objects
- Éjszakázz a múzeumban! programme
Permanent exhibitions
- Gyűjteményi kiállítás – The museum presents almost 3,600 of its objects in eight thematic units, covering the traditions of Hungarian and other peoples, the history of the collection and folk art.
- Zoom – Permanent exhibition in the building of the Néprajzi Múzeum.
- Kerámiatér – Permanent exhibition, not open to visitors on Mondays.
- Founded
- 1872
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 4,900 |
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| Reduced | HUF 2,450visitors aged 6–26 and pensioners under 70 (50% discount) |
| Children & teens | HUF 2,45050% discount for ages 6–26. |
| Seniors | HUF 2,45050% discount for pensioners under 70. |
| Groups (10+ people) | HUF 4,400 per personAll-in group ticket from 10 people (for all permanent and temporary exhibitions); HUF 2,200 for 6–26-year-olds and pensioners. |
| Families | HUF 7,900Family all-in ticket for two adults and up to three children (for all exhibitions). |
| Zoom permanent exhibition | HUF 1,700Reduced ticket HUF 850. |
| Collection exhibition and Zoom, time-slot ticket (valid for 1 month, for 3 visits) | HUF 8,200Reduced ticket HUF 4,100. |
| All-in ticket (for all permanent and temporary exhibitions) | HUF 5,500Reduced ticket HUF 2,750. |
| Photo ticket (camera, tripod and telephoto lens) | HUF 700 |
| Audio guide – Ceramics Space, Zoom (Hungarian, English, German) | HUF 1,000 |
| Éjszakázz a múzeumban! (short programme) | HUF 6,000The long programme costs HUF 12,500. |
Free admission: On the third Saturday of every month, the permanent exhibitions may be visited free of charge by certain Hungarian and EEA citizens (conditions are published on the website). On national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October), all exhibitions are free regardless of citizenship.
Tickets are available at the two main entrances on the ground floor, on the exhibition level and at ticket kiosks; payment with a SZÉP card (OTP, K&H, MKB) is possible, and online ticket purchase is also available. Holders of an ICOM card may visit the exhibitions free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The exhibitions can be reached step-free from both main entrances; lifts run between the ground floor and level –2. There are accessible toilets on every floor of the building. Wheelchairs can be requested at both entrances, and mobile seats are available in the exhibitions. Groups can be assigned a guest coordinator with prior registration.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | HUF 7,900 · Family all-in ticket for two adults and up to three children (for all exhibitions). |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Family programmes (for example MÉTA Baba), the family all-in ticket and the Éjszakázz a múzeumban! programme, to which a birthday package is also linked.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The Városliget Múzeum Mélygarázs (Városliget Museum Underground Car Park) is next to the Néprajzi Múzeum.
The museum has two main entrances: from Hősök tere (I.) and from the junction of Damjanich utca and Dózsa György út (II.).
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Wi-Fi
Etno Bistro restaurant on the Hősök tere side (daily 10:00–19:00), buffet and café on the Damjanich utca side, Etnoshop and Etknow bookshop. The exhibition spaces are on level –2, where the mobile internet may be unreliable; after registration, public WLAN can be used.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (HU, EN, DE) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | A photo ticket must be purchased to use a camera, tripod and telephoto lens. |
| Good to know | The museum’s mobile app provides detailed information about the exhibitions, and the audio guides you buy can be listened to there. It is advisable to download or print online tickets in advance, as the mobile internet may be unreliable on level –2. |
