Applied Arts Museum

This museum owns a king’s ransom of Hungarian furniture dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, art nouveau and Secessionist artefacts, and objects related to the history of trades and crafts (glass making, bookbinding, goldsmithing, leatherwork etc). But only a small part of it forms the 400-piece ‘Collectors and Treasures’ permanent exhibit on the 1st floor. Most everything else makes up part of one of the four or five temporary exhibitions on display at any given time. A combined ticket (2500/1250/4500Ft per adult/student or child/family) will get you into everything. It’s a novel way to rake in the dosh – just make everything a temporary exhibit. Consider visiting the museum’s European furniture exhibit at Nagytétény Castle Museum instead. The building, designed by Ödön Lechner and decorated with Zsolnay ceramic tiles, was completed for the Millenary Exhibition in 1896.