Museum of Military History (Hadtorteneti Muzeum), Budapest

Online szállásfoglalás (Budapest)

Online szállásfoglalás (Budapest, I. district)

The Institute and Museum of Military History is located in the building of the Nándor Barracks in the Buda Castle (Budai Vár). Besides the armoury, the collection of uniforms, flags, and numismatics are also significant.

The regiment flag of the Fifth (Prince Regent, later Radetzky) Hussar Regiment is considered to be one of the most significant artefacts of the museum; it was donated by King George of England. Also important is the sabre of General Lajos Damjanich, the honorary sabre of György Klapka, and the 'attila' coat of Ernő Kiss, from the 1848-49 War of Independence.

Permanent exhibitions: 'Hand Weapons', 'The History of the Hungarian Defence Forces (Honvédség)', and 'The 13 Days of the 1956 Revolution'. There is also a display of the siege of a medieval castle, almost 15 square metres in size.

This museum, which collects artefacts of Hungarian military history, was established in 1918 by the 'museum group' of the Military Archive (Hadi Levéltár). The institution became independent in 1929 and moved to its present location in 1929. 70 per cent of its collection was destroyed in 1944-45. Today the museum has over 50,000 hand arms, machine guns, and other military equipment. There are over 30,000 artefacts related to uniforms, of which there are 300 complete uniforms. A flag collection holds 5,000 pieces and the numismatic collection contains 28,000 coins.

The museum, which received the 'Museum of the Year' award in 1999, also hosts temporary exhibitions. The museum's library is open to the public.