Hall of Art, Budapest
Art museum in Budapest, Hungary
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The Budapest Hall of Art or Palace of Art, (Hungarian − Műcsarnok Kunsthalle), is a contemporary art museum and a historic building located in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]
Description
The museum building is on Heroes' Square, facing the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts.[2][3]
The art museum hosts temporary exhibits contemporary art.[2][3][4] It operates on the program of German Kunsthalles, as an institution run by artists that does not maintain its own collection.[5] It is an Institution of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.[2] Its government partner is the Ministry of Education and Culture.[5]
It has a bookshop, library, and the Műcsarnok Café that overlooks the square.[6]
Building
The large Neoclassical style structure, designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog, was completed in 1896.[5] The building was constructed as part of Hungary's ambitious millennium celebration project, which also included the creation of Heroes' Square and the nearby Museum of Fine Arts, forming a cohesive cultural complex in Budapest's City Park. It was originally built for millennium celebrations.[5]
Its portico is in the Greek Revival style. The three-bayed, semi-circular apse houses a roofed exhibition hall with skylights. The building was renovated in 1995.[5]
