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National Museum (Budapest)

Established in 1862 as the Fine Art Museum, the National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe) was created in 1916. Its vast collection was started in 1862 with the purchase of 36 paintings.

Subsequent acquisitions have turned the museum into one of the city's finest. Collections include ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art, archaeological finds from Faras in present-day Sudan, and medi¬eval Polish religious paintings, altarpieces, and sculptures.

The foreign art collection of National Museum features Italian, French, Dutch, and Flemish works. There is a fine Madonna and Child by Sandro Botticelli. In the vast Polish art collection are works by Bernardo Bellotto (1720¬80), nephew of Canaletto, who settled in Warsaw and painted fine views of the city. Of native Polish artists, Jan Matejko (1838-93) is one of the-finest on display. He painted historical subjects such as The Battle of Grunwald. In an east wing of the museum, the Military Museum illustrates the history of Polish firearms and armor.

Open Tue-Sun 10-18
Closed Mondays
Phone (1) 338-2122
Address 1088 - Budapest (Pest) Múzeum körút 14-16.
Web www.museum.hu

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