National Jewish Museum, Budapest
Entrance to the Jewish Museum. Photo by Yaffa Grinblatt.
Esther scroll. Photo by Yaffa Grinblatt.
Seder plates. Photo by Yaffa Grinblatt.
Porcelain Seder plates. Photo by Yaffa Grinblatt.
Hungary's National Jewish Museum and Archives (Nemzeti Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár) is located in the Dohány Synagogue complex in Budapest.
The four-room museum, located next to the birthplace of Zionism founder Theodor Herzl, is devoted to the long history of Jews in Hungary.
Displays include Sabbath and holiday items (including some gorgeous examples of the famous Herend porcelain Passover plates), and ritual and everyday artifacts.
The last room contains a small, moving exhibit on the Holocaust in Hungary.
Quick Facts
| Address: | VII. Dohány u. 2-8, Pest, Budapest, Hungary |
| Phone: | 1/342-8949 |
| Metro: | Astoria (Red line) or Deák tér (all lines) |
| Hours: | Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri and Sun 10am-2pm |
| Cost: | 600 Ft ($2.70). Guided tours in English 1,500 Ft ($6.75) |
Sources
- Frommer's Budapest & the Best of Hungary, 5th Edition.
- Oh, to be in Budapest! - The Jewish Exponent
