Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

The Museum of Fine Arts is located in Heroes' Square in Budapest. Situated across from the Palace of Art, it was constructed between 1900 and 1906 in an eclectic Neoclassical architectural style based on the designs of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog. The museum houses a diverse collection of international art, excluding Hungarian art, spanning various periods of European art history, and consisting of over 100,000 pieces.

The museum's collection is a combination of older acquisitions, including artworks from Buda Castle, the Esterházy and Zichy estates, as well as contributions from individual collectors. It is organized into six departments: Egyptian, Antique, Old Sculpture Gallery, Old Master Paintings Gallery, Modern Collection, and Graphics Collection. In 2006, the museum celebrated its centenary, marking one hundred years since its establishment.

The museum has a large collection of Egyptian art, the second largest in central Europe. It includes painted mummy sarcophagi and artifacts gathered by Hungarian Egyptologist Eduard Mahler in the 1930s. The exhibition also showcases Ancient Greek and Roman works, with a highlight being the Budapest dancer, a marble statue from the 3rd century. The collection features remarkable pieces from Cyprus and Mycenae, along with ceramics and bronzes.

With over 3,000 paintings, the museum offers a comprehensive survey of European painting's development from the 13th to the late 18th centuries. The core of this collection consists of 700 works acquired from the Esterhazy estate. The artworks are categorized into Italian, German, Netherlandish, Flemish, French, English, and Spanish art, showcasing the diversity of European artistic traditions.