5 must-see unique museums and exhibitions in Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, offers a huge range of attractions for visitors. However, in these cold and gloomy winter days, a lot of people would certainly prefer to spend their time indoors. There are, of course, still plenty of activities to choose from when visiting this beautiful city. We have compiled a list of 5 museums and exhibitions not to be missed when visiting Budapest.
Csopa
Csopa, which is the abbreviation of “Center of Scientific Wonders” in Hungarian (Csodák Palotája), is the first interactive scientific entertainment centre in Central and Eastern Europe. It aims to provide education of natural sciences for all age groups in an entertaining and experience-based way. The science centre welcomes visitors with more than 250 games, an auditorium and a lab, 3 ride-movie theatres, 4 escape rooms, several event halls and thematic exhibitions.
Science Show
The Hall of Scientists
House of Houdini
Houdini, known as the greatest escape artist and magician of all time, was born under the name Erik Weisz in Budapest. The exhibition dedicated to the Hungarian-born magician is one of the largest Houdini exhibitions in Europe. With live magic shows and a wide range of artifacts (such as handcuffs and personal letters), it attracts magic fans from all over the world.
Budapest Pinball Museum
This museum has more than 160 gaming machines, each of which you can try out! Besides more than 120 pinball tables, the 400-square-metre museum also features several arcade machines. It is a real journey through time, showcasing not only modern machines, but also models from the late 19th century that are the predecessors of today’s pinball tables.
Szamos Chocolate Museum
The Szamos family chocolate manufactory has a long history in Hungary. The Szamos Chocolate Museum was created for chocolate lovers by this well-known family business in Hungary. In the museum you can see what a candy shop looked like in the 1920s, and also learn about the history of chocolate making.
Chocolate lovers will also have the opportunity to taste chocolate, marzipan and real cocoa beans during the special guided tour. They can take part in a chocolate making workshop as well, where they will be shown the art of handcrafted chocolate making step-by-step. The participants can even decorate the chocolates and take them home.
Invisible Exhibition
The Invisible Exhibition takes the visitors into an invisible world where they can experience what it feels like to exist without vision. This unique exhibition offers the opportunity to learn how blind people live their daily lives, and how their lives can remain complete without eyesight.
It is important to note, however, that the exhibition is not currently accessible in its usual form. The reason is that there is, unfortunately, no building to house it at the moment. Therefore, it is now a so-called “travelling” exhibition. In addition, as before, they are also available to companies, where they provide sensitisation training for their employees. The exhibition is still very popular in this form, here are some photos of the events:
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Source: csopa.hu, houseofhoudinibudapest.com, flippermuzeum.hu, csokolademuzeum.hu, lathatatlan.hu