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Budapesti Torteneti Muzeum vs Hungarian National Museum

Budapest History Museum and Hungarian National Museum are both praised by professional reviewers. On balance, Hungarian National Museum ranks slightly higher than Budapest History Museum. Hungarian National Museum scores 92 with praise from 5 publications like Lonely Planet, Michelin Guide and Fodor's.

Budapesti Torteneti Muzeum
Budapesti Torteneti Muzeum
8 / 10
Szt. Gyorgy ter 2, Royal Palace "E" building, Budapest, Hungary
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Concierge Concierge
"Dedicated to the history of Budapest in all its manifestations, sounds like a boring slog, but it's actually interesting."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Budapest History Museum looks at the 2000 years of the city, on three floors." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The city was so beautiful... the architecture is amazing." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Do not miss the Gothic sculpture room... which brings together very beautiful limestone statues and statuettes, which are often very expressive and are at their best under special lighting." Full review
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You should also not miss the royal chapel.
Frommer's Frommer's
"There's an extensive permanent exhibit dedicated to the history of Budapest that includes local archeological artifacts as old as 40,000 years on display." Full review
Hungarian National Museum
Hungarian National Museum
8 / 10
Muzeum korut 14-16, Budapest IX, Hungary
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1802 thanks to the numismatic, book, and document collections of Count Ferenc Szénchényi." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Hungarian National Museum contains the nation’s most important collection of historical relics in a large neoclassical building purpose-built in 1847." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"As I wandered through the rest of the museum, it was just bad times for much of Hungary's history." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A visit to this museum is still worthwhile. All the history of the country will unfold there before your very eyes, from the arrival of the Magyar tribes till after communism." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The permanent collection here takes you a stimulating journey into the everyday Hungarian experience, from the recent to the more distant past." Full review