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Like every capital Budapest offers its visitors all the kinds of cultural entertainments, including museums and galleries devoted to Hungarian and Budapest history, science, music, religion, arts, ethnography, society, transport. Just choose what you like and learn more about it.
The museum is dedicated to the history of Holocaust in Hungary, massacre of Hungarian Jews and Roma, and its exhibits include documentary footage, photos and objects from the Holocaust period with very powerful audio, video and light background.
IX. Páva utca 39
Farkasréti Cemetery (Farkasréti temető) is one of the biggest cemeteries in Budapest opened in 1894. This cemetery located in Buda is a final resting place for many Hungarian notabilities and famous people, and also a huge picturesque and peaceful park.
XII. Németvölgyi út 99
Kerepesi Cemetery (Kerepesi temető) is the most famous cemetery in Budapest established in 1847. Many famous Hungarians are buried on its 56 hectares, and this cemetery is also a park with rich flora and a history museum where the tombs, mausoleums and statues give you the idea of architecture of various epochs.
VIII. Fiumei út 16
LUMU, museum of contemporary art in the state-of-the-art building with permanent collection and variety of temporary exhibitions. There is also a shop offering decent selections of books on art, design, architecture.
IX. Komor Marcell utca 1
Extensive collection of engines, coaches and historical railway objects. The exposition is big and entertaining both for kids and adults.
XIV. Tatai út, 95
The largest exhibition gallery in the country. There is no own permanent exhibition, and the gallery is used for regular contemporary arts exhibitions.
XIV. Dózsa György út, 37 (Hősök tere)
Waxworks exhibition in a World War II air-raid bunker.
XI. Gellért hill
Citadella sétány 1
The history of Hungarian postal service: photographs, maps, vehicles, furniture and other documents (but no postage stamps (these are exhibited in Stamp Museum). Among exhibits are the mock 19th-century post office, postal motorcycle of 20th century, old radio apparatus.
VI. Andrássy út 3
Gigantic memorials from the communist dictatorship.