ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
Photos : Incze , László @ inczelaszlo & Palkó , György @ gyorgypalko
THE NEW MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY , BUDAPEST
NAPUR ARCHITECT
NAPUR Architect introduces the new Museum of Ethnography , Budapest , a multiple award-winning building forming part of Europe ’ s largest urban-cultural development , Liget Budapest Project . The building ’ s dynamic yet simple lines simultaneously harmonize with the park environment and communicate with the surrounding urban area . The City Park ( Városliget ) is a familiar venue for the Museum of Ethnography : its collection debuted here at the 1896 Millennium Exhibition .
The Museum ’ s collection , which now comprises 250 thousand items from the Carpathian Basin , and from every corner of the world , has been hosted by various facilities since its establishment in 1872 . However , never in its history did it operate in a building designed specifically to cater to its needs . The current location , once home to the Hungarian Curia , is far from suitable in terms of meeting the requirements of a museum , and is severely limited in terms of space and opportunities .
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