Hungarian Photography Museum (Magyar Fotografiai Muzeum)
The collection is comprised of over 200,000 positive and 75,000 negative pictures, as well as 16,000 photographic objects, coins and documents. Amongst others, the André Kertész bequest is kept here.
Alongside the legacy of photographer André Kertész, the most outstanding collection of objects include the Pál Rosti album from 1857-58, Rudolf Balogh's WWI negatives, László Moholy-Nagy's 75 exposures and photograms by György Kepes. The museum's enormous collection is presented in temporary exhibitions.
Hungary's only professional new and used photographic bookshop can be visited here.
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| Category: | Museums, galleries |
| Settlement: | Kecskemét |
| Address: | Kecskemét, Katona J. tér 12. |
| Phone: | 76/483-221 |
| E-mail: | info@fotomuzeum.hu |
| Opening times: | 1 Oct - 30 Mar: Wed-Sun 10-16; 1 Apr - 30 Sept: 10-17 |
| Fax: | 76/508-259 |
| Contact: | Károly Kincses |
| Hungarian Photography Museum (Magyar Fotografiai Muzeum) magyarul | |
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| Museums,exhibitions and art galleries:: | Fine arts |
| Seasonal opening times:: | Summer season only |
