Hall of Art, Budapest

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]

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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] 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]

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Hall of Art, Budapest

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