The Museum of Applied Arts contains one of Budapest’s most interesting art collections. The Museum was the third museum to be built in Europe after fellow institutions in London (1857) and Vienna (1864). This beautiful building was designed by Odön Lechner and completed in 1896. It houses a number of interesting exhibitions with a permanent display of arts and crafts and furniture in the upstairs area.

The building is characterized by the oriental ornamentation of early secession. The harmony of function, high artistic standards and unique forms is secured by modern static structures. The breath-taking exterior includes colorful tiled towers, stained-glass domes and mosaic floral motifs – all typical features of secessionist architecture, the most popular building style during Budapest’s heyday in the late 19th and early 20th C.

Permanent exhibitions:
- Textiles – Eastern carpets, French silks, needleworks, laces, medieval chasuble.
- Ceramics – Old porcelains from Herend and from world-famous ceramic guilds.
- Furniture – Signed French furniture from the 18th C., valuable, old musical instruments.
- Goldsmith works – Gold, silver, bronze, copper, metal works, including Renaissance and Baroque silver works of art, masterpieces of the Esterha’zy-treasury.

Opening hours:
Every day: 10am – 6pm
Closed on Mondays!