Hungarian National Museum

The Hungarian National Museum (Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum) was founded in 1802 and is the national museum for the history, art, and archaeology of Hungary, including areas not within Hungary's modern borders, such as Transylvania; it is separate to the collection of international art in the Hungarian National Gallery. The museum is in Budapest VIII in a Neoclassical building, purpose-built during 1837–47 by the architect Mihály Pollack.

Hungarian National Museum
Museum building in 2006
Established1802 (1802)
LocationErzsébetváros, Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates47.49111°N 19.06278°E / 47.49111; 19.06278
Websitemnm.hu/en
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