The restored Otthon Cinema, on the corner of pedestrian Görögtemplom utca, is a beautiful example of art nouveau and Secessionist architecture mixed with folkloric elements.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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The sandy-pink, stepped-roof city hall (1895) was designed by Ödön Lechner. With a mixture of art nouveau/Secessionist and folkloric elements, Lechner…
Museum of Hungarian Naive Artists
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Arguably the city’s most interesting museum and one of the few of its kind in Europe, the Museum of Hungarian Naive Artists contains works with lots of…
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Dating from 1902, the masterful art nouveau Ornamental Palace features multicoloured majolica tiles decorating its 'waving' walls. The palace contains the…
Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection
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In a new location on leafy Rákóczi út, this private collection traces the development of music-making over the centuries. Of the 150 instruments on…
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This collection of period furniture, folk art, religious items and clocks amassed by the pack-rat painter János Bozsó (1922–98) is massive and endlessly…
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A Moorish-looking structure dating from 1871, this was once a synagogue and is now used for conferences and both temporary and permanent exhibitions,…
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The late-baroque Great Church, dedicated in 1806, dominates Kossuth tér, the southeasternmost of the main squares. The interior is quite sombre. Large…
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A dozen rooms of a 200-year-old brewery are crammed with embroidery, weaving, woodcarving, furniture, agricultural tools and textiles at the Folk Art…
Nearby Kecskemét attractions
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The late-baroque Great Church, dedicated in 1806, dominates Kossuth tér, the southeasternmost of the main squares. The interior is quite sombre. Large…
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The sandy-pink, stepped-roof city hall (1895) was designed by Ödön Lechner. With a mixture of art nouveau/Secessionist and folkloric elements, Lechner…
4. Franciscan Church of St Nicholas
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On the eastern side of Kossuth tér is the Franciscan Church of St Nicholas, dating in part from the late 14th century. It was shared by squabbling…
5. House of Science & Technology
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A Moorish-looking structure dating from 1871, this was once a synagogue and is now used for conferences and both temporary and permanent exhibitions,…
6. Zoltán Kodály Institute of Music Education
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The world-renowned music institute, established in 1975, occupies the baroque monastery behind the Franciscan church. There's a small exhibit inside…
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Dating from 1902, the masterful art nouveau Ornamental Palace features multicoloured majolica tiles decorating its 'waving' walls. The palace contains the…
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One of the liveliest on the Great Plain, Kecskemét's market to the north of the centre is worth a trip, but get there as early as you can to see it at its…