Hall of Art, Budapest

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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

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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

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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]

References

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^ "Kunsthalle :: Kunsthalle". mucsarnok.hu.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kunsthalle :: Kunsthalle". mucsarnok.hu.
^ ^a ^b Hewitt, Rick Steves & Cameron (2009). Rick Steves' Budapest (1st ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: Avalon Travel. ISBN 9781598802177.
^ "Program :: Kunsthalle". mucsarnok.hu.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History :: Kunsthalle". mucsarnok.hu.
^ "Műcsarnok Café :: Kunsthalle". mucsarnok.hu.

External links

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Institution of the Hungarian Academy of Arts – official Budapest Műcsarnok Kunsthalle (Palace of Art) website—(in English)
Budapest Tourism Office.hu: Palace of Art introduction—(in English)

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