Museum of Fine Arts Budapest is one of the largest fine arts museums of Europe which boasts of a commendable collection of paintings and sculptures of different eras and areas.
The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest is one of the premier art institutes of Europe which is completely dedicated to exclusive works of fine arts. The Museum is renowned for its permanent exhibitions, artistic masterpieces and historical importance in the culture of Amsterdam. The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest has a wide range of artifacts from the ancient to the contemporary times. The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest is located in the Hero’s Square and faces the Palace of Art building.
History of Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
The history of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest dates back to the year 1896 when its construction was sanctioned by the millennium act. The museum was mainly set up for the purpose of collecting different art works under one single roof. This fine arts museum was inaugurated by I. Franz Joseph on the 5th December, 1906. The museum was then opened for public on the 5th December, 1906.
Building of Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
The building of the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest was designed by Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Hezog. The building was built from 1900 to 1906 in a neo-renaissance pattern. A Statue of the Zeus at Olympia can be found right at the entrance gate on top of the eight-pillars. The Museum building also has a coffee shop, souvenir shop, cloakroom and public library as well. The building was heavily damaged during the Second World War and had to be repaired. After repair, the Museum was re-opened in 1949.
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest did not always have this commendable collection from the very
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beginning itself. In fact most of the present works have been accumulated over the years after people from different strata of the society started donating their personal collection.Count Ferenc Széchényi was the first one to start this trend of donation as he gave away a huge collection of coins, books and crests to the museum. Thereafter Miklós Jankovich gave away his valuable collection of paintings and Archbishop László János Pyrker gave away more than 200 paintings from his collection. The collection was further enhanced with additions from Buda Castle and Zichy estates.
Galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
Currently, the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest boasts of an enviable collection of 100,000 works of art. The museum is divided into six sections- Antique, Old Painter Gallery, Egyptian, Old Sculpture Gallery, Graphics Collection and Modern Collection. The Antique collection has the works from Ancient Greece and Rome and most striking is the marble statue which is popularly known as the Budapest dancer. The Old Painters Gallery houses the collections gathered from Esterhazy estate. The main focus is on the European paintings of 13th to 18th centuries.
The Egyptian Gallery at the Museum has the second largest collection of Egyptian art in central Europe. The most interesting works are the painted mummies. The Old Sculpture Gallery deals with works from the Middle Ages to that of the 17th century. The Graphic Arts collection mainly displays the works collected from Estrehazy, Pal Majovsky and Istvan Delhaes treasures and has about 100,000 wooden works and 10,000 paintings. The Modern Gallery at the Museum houses the most contemporary works of the 19th and 20th century. The main works include that of Camille Pissaro, Auguste Rodin, Claude Monet and Impressionist painters.
The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest has emerged as a phenomenal museum of fine arts in the whole of Europe and completed its centenary in the year 2006.
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