The city of Budapest itself is of course the best architectural and cultural museum but if you can spare time from your city walks, here is a list of options. Please keep in mind that most museums are closed on Mondays.
Aquincum Museum
Address: 139 Szentendrei ut
Telephone: (36-1) 2501-650
(36-1) 1688-241
Budapest in the Roman Empire. Jewels, metal, glass, bronze tools, wallpaintings, mosaics
Historical Museum of Budapest
Address: Buda Castle, The Royal Palace, building E
2 Szent Gyorgy square
Telephone: (36-1) 1757-533
(36-1) 1558-894
Gull Baba's Tomb
Address: 14 Mecset utca,
The tomb is an important place for Mohammedan pilgrim. The Turkish armies took posession of Buda in 1541. Gull Baba, who arrived Buda with the armies died in the Nagyboldogasszony-temple during the thanksgiving for the victory. The tomb was renovated in 1885 and in 1962 by the Turkish government.
War History Museum
Address: 40 Toth Arpad setany
Telephone: (36-1) 1569-522
(36-1) 1569-586
Around the Museum in the park there are old Turkish and Hungarian gun-barrels, guns, cannons and other war equipment from the World War I and II.
Museum of Applied Arts
Address: 33-37 Ulloi ut
Telephone: (36-1) 2175-222
(36-1) 2175-838
Textiles, Eastern carpets, French silks, needleworks, laces, medieval chasuble, Ceramics, Old porcelains from Herend, furniture, musical instruments.
Medieval Jewish Chapel
Address: 26 Tancsics Mihaly utca
Guided tours in Hungarian, English, German, French, Hebrew and Dutch.
Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre
Address: 35 Vorosmarty utca,
1064 Budapest VI.
Telephone: (36-1) 3229-804
Fax: (36-1) 3427-320
E-mail: eckhardt@lib.liszt.hu
The museum is the reconstruction of Liszt's last Budapest home in the old Academy of Music, where the world-famous composer lived and taught from 1881 to 1886.
Hungarian National Gallery
Address: Buda Castle, The Royal Palace, Buiding B,C,D
2 Szent Gyorgy square
Telephone: (36-1) 1757-533
Hungarian National Museum
Address: 14-16 Muzeum krt.,
Telephone: (36-1) 1382-122
Fax: (36-1) 1177-806
Hungarian Holy Crown and the hungarian coronation jewels
Gallery of Art
Address: 37 Dozsa Gyorgy ut
Telephone: (36-1) 1420-773
Fax: (36-1) 322-3235
Jewish Museum and Archives of Hungary
Address: Dohany u. 2.
Telephone: (36-1) 3428-949
Email: bpjewmus@visio.c3.hu
Museum of Fine Arts
Address: 41 Dozsa Gyorgy ut
Telephone: (36-1) 1429-759
(36-1) 1429-336
Music History Museum
Address: 7 Tancsics Mihaly ut
Telephone: (36-1) 2501-540
(36-1) 1887-551
