Situated in the heart of the city, the Akvárium Klub, Budapest’s not-to-be-missed cultural venue offers multifunctional spaces, a unique underwater bistro, a conference room, elegant design and professional architectural solutions. Its concert halls have hosted the cream of the Hungarian popular music scene and countless world stars, and its terrace is an outdoor meeting point in the city centre with a rare vibe.

Food & Drink

Akvárium Klub’s bistro and terrace is open every day.

Cloakroom

You cannot bring a coat, bag or umbrella into some of the rooms of Akvárium Klub, so please use the cloakroom

Parking

It is not recommended to drive to the Akvárium Klub, but parking is available in the underground car park next to the club.
Free bike storage is available for those arriving by bicycles.

Other information

Dog-friendly venue

The collective and concerted presentation of the values of contemporary Hungarian music: ever since its foundation in 1996, this has been the chief mission of the Budapest Music Center as a concert organizer, record label and information centre. Home to a Concert Hall, a Library with a music collection of 100,000 items, and the Opus Jazz Club, which showcases the latest in European jazz, BMC’s building in Mátyás Street hosts 400 concerts a year.

Food & Drink

Opus Jazz Club, which includes a restaurant, serves international cuisine.

Parking

In the vicinity of BMC, you can park your car in the underground car park of the Studium Office Building, in the open-air car park on Csarnok tér, and in public spaces.

The Sacred Heart Jesuit Church, designed by József Kauser in a combination of Romanesque and Gothic Revival styles, was built between 1888 and 1909 mostly by donations. Situated in the Palotanegyed (Palace District), it is modest in size and has a distinctive red brick exterior. Consecrated in 1909, the church was the centre of Jesuit life in Budapest until 1945. It was returned to the Jesuit order after the regime change in 1989.

Parking

In the vicinity of the church, you can park your car in public spaces.

The Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art occupies an important position in the network of national, Central European and international contemporary art museums. It is one of the most recently established museums in Hungary, with a well-organised collection, a concentrated collecting area and a modern museum building. Through its collection and its professional activities, it contributes to the promotion, understanding and acceptance of a wide range of contemporary art.

Food & Drink

The building of Müpa Budapest is home to P’Art Café and Bistro.

Cloakroom

For safety reasons, the use of the cloakroom is obligatory and free of charge.

Parking

Visitors to the museum can park their cars in the underground car park of Müpa Budapest, for a parking fee, or in public spaces. Information on the current parking fees is available on Müpa Budapest’s website.

Accessibility

The museum is completely barrier-free and easily accessible for wheelchair users.

The Hungarian National Gallery is the largest public collection to present the history of fine art in Hungary. Its collections range from the founding of the state to the present day, from the earliest Hungarian relics to contemporary art. The gallery currently has a collection of 110,000 works of art, the highlights of which can be seen in the permanent exhibitions, while the museum’s temporary displays offer deeper insights into the work of individual artists.

Food & Drink

In the Hungarian National Gallery a café awaits the visitors. It is open during the opening hours of the Gallery.

Cloakroom

For safety reasons, the use of the cloakroom is obligatory and free of charge. Valuables can be deposited during the visit in our lockable safes or in a “take and return” linen bag available free of charge in the cloakroom.

Parking

Entering the area of the Buda Castle by car is only possible with an entry permit. The gallery can be accessed directly on foot or in a wheelchair, or can be reached by public transportation based on the information provided on the venue’s website.

Accessibility

For disabled visitors access is provided in Building B. Level access elevators are available in Building C.

The House of Music is a home for music and an opportunity for personal connection to the world of sounds in a place that redefines the notion of cultural spaces inside and out. It offers music-related programmes at different levels and in different forms, always keeping in mind the three main pillars of its mission: immediacy, the encouragement of discovery and unrepeatable experiences.

Food & Drink

The House of Music Hungary has a restaurant, a café and a snack bar. The latter is open until whatever performance is on.

Cloakroom

The cloakroom is free of charge, and visitors to the exhibitions are required to use it. There are also free lockers for bags and small coats.

Parking

If you come by car, you can use the Museum Underground Car Park, an 800-lot facility. It is accessible from Dózsa György út, between Damjanich and Dembinszky utca. From the underground car park, the House of Music Hungary can be reached in a few minutes’ walk through City Park, with signposts to guide you along the way.
Buy your tickets online for 2 hours of free parking on the performance day. Claim your discount by having your parking slip validated at the information desk of the House of Music Hungary. If your concert is in the evening, validate your parking slip before the start of the performance, until 8 pm. The parking discount provided by the House of Music Hungary is valid for one entry and exit on the day of the performance.
Bicycles can be locked to the bike stands outside the House of Music Hungary.  

Accessibility

The House of Music Hungary is completely barrier-free and easily accessible for wheelchair users. Barrier-free routes within the building are indicated by pictograms.

The Millenáris, the favourite event venue of Central Buda, is situated on the site of a former industrial complex, the Ganz Works. Stretching from Margit Boulevard to Marczibányi Square, Millenáris and Széllkapu Park cover a total area of 7 hectares, with playgrounds, lakes, water games and a rich wildlife, as well as industrial buildings, which have won multiple awards and provide more than thirty variable event locations with unique atmospheres, offering quality entertainment spaces in a green environment in the heart of Buda.

Cloakroom

Use of the cloakroom is free of charge.

Parking

The event centre is easily accessible by all means of transport and parking is possible around the clock in two underground parking that are lots accessible from Kis Rókus Street (Széllkapu and Millenáris), as well as in the streets.

Accessibility

The Park and Building D are wheelchair accessible. A barrier-free public toilet can be found on the ground floor of Building C, and can be used during park opening hours.

Other

No dogs or other live animals are allowed in the Millenáris. An exception may be made for certified assistance animals or live animals associated with events, though the latter require prior written authorisation.

The Museum Garden is a national memorial park surrounding the Hungarian National Museum in the 8th District of Budapest. But if the ‘Muzi’ has seen some big events, it has also always been a popular recreational park. In the past two decades, it has hosted festivals as well.

Parking

The Museum’s public parking facility is the underground car park on Pollack Mihály Square.

Müpa Budapest is one of Hungary’s best-known cultural brands and one of the most modern cultural institutions, bringing together the different arts in a unique way: here classical and popular music rendezvous with jazz and world music, opera, contemporary circus and dance with literature and film. It was created in 2005 to present and make accessible new trends and tendencies, while respecting the traditions of national and European art, and to offer high quality experiences to both connoisseurs and the general public.

Food & Drink

In Müpa Budapest, you can eat or have refreshments at P’Art Restaurant and Café, or at the mobile snack bars you can find in the foyer and on the upper floors before the performances and during the intervals.

Parking

You can use Müpa Budapest’s underground and surface parking facilities free of charge with a non-free ticket for one of the day’s performances. The parking discount provided by such a ticket is valid for one entry and exit on the day of the performance.
Free bike storage is available for those arriving by bicycles.

Budapest’s unique new cultural venue, the National Dance Theatre, opened its doors in Millenáris Park at the beginning of 2019. The building, equipped with the latest in theatre technology and featuring special architectural solutions, offers a theatre and chamber theatre for dance lovers, as well as rehearsal rooms for professional dancers. The foyer of the building is a community space open for visitors to the park, making the Millenáris even more integrated in the urban texture of the capital.

Parking

The National Dance Theatre easily accessible by all means of transport and parking is possible around the clock in two underground parking that are lots accessible from Kis Rókus Street (Széllkapu and Millenáris), as well as in the streets.

Opened in 1872 among Europe’s oldest institutions dedicated to ethnography, Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography is one of the most important specialist museums on the continent. Its collection includes over 200,000 ethnographic objects, unique photographs, manuscripts, recordings of folk music and films. In addition to the priceless artefacts of Hungarian folk culture, it is also home to the country’s largest international collection and an important centre for research into contemporary culture. In 2022, the museum moved to its current state-of-the-art building in City Park, where it will open its extraordinary permanent exhibition of 3,000 items in 2024, alongside its temporary displays.

Catering

For a drink or meal, visit the Etno Bistro inside the Museum of Ethnography.

Cloakroom

The use of the cloakroom is free and mandatory.

Parking

To get two hours of free parking with your museum ticket, have your parking slip scanned by the warden in the Museum Underground Car Park (Múzeum Mélygarázs) or at the information desks in the building (in the end towards Heroes’ Square).

Accessibility

Visitors with reduced mobility can access the interior of the building by lift, which they can operate independently if they choose to do so. There are separate accessible toilets in the museum building.

Other

No live animals, except assistance or guide dogs trained to assist a person with a disability, may be brought into exhibitions or event spaces.

The Pesti Vigadó and its predecessor, the Redoute, have been the home of the highest culture and the centre of social life since 1833, with concerts by Ferenc Liszt, Ferenc Erkel, Béla Bartók, Brahms, Saint-Saëns and Debussy. Reopened in 2014 as the headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the Pesti Vigadó is one of Europe’s most important centres for the arts and a perfect venue for cultural and artistic events, with a new exhibition always on the programme.

Food & Drink

In Pesti Vigadó, a snack bar operates in the auditorium during the intervals.

Parking

In the vicinity of Pesti Vigadó, cars can be parked in the underground car park on Vörösmarty Square, the parking building in Aranykéz Street, the car park of Hotel Intercontinental Budapest, and in public spaces.

Accessibility

Pesti Vigadó is completely barrier-free.