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Ethnographic Museum (Budapest)
Encyclopedia
The Ethnographic Museum is a national museum in Budapest
, Hungary
.
in 1872. Its first director was John Xantus de Vesey.
It formally split from the National Museum in 1947 but moved to its building in Kossuth Square, opposite the Parliament building
, only in 1973.
The grand building in which the Museum of Ethnography is now housed was originally built by Alajos Hauszmann
for the Ministry of Justice.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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History
It was founded as the Ethnographic Department of the Hungarian National MuseumHungarian National Museum
- History:The Hungarian National Museum is said to have been founded in 1802 when Count Ferenc Széchényi set up the National Széchényi Library. This would then be followed a year later by the donating of a mineral collection by Széchényi’s wife. This led to the creation of the Hungarian National...
in 1872. Its first director was John Xantus de Vesey.
It formally split from the National Museum in 1947 but moved to its building in Kossuth Square, opposite the Parliament building
Hungarian Parliament Building
The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube, in Budapest...
, only in 1973.
The grand building in which the Museum of Ethnography is now housed was originally built by Alajos Hauszmann
Alajos Hauszmann
Hauszmann Alajos was an Austro-Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.-Life:...
for the Ministry of Justice.