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The Hungarian Museum of Transport at the Mobility Week

  • 22 September 2017

The Hungarian Museum of Transport had a huge success during the opening weekend of the European Mobility Week and Car Free Day, between the 16th and 17th of September.

The visual identity design of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport has renewed

  • 29 August 2017

The visual identity design of the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport has been completely renewed. The new colours, the new logos, and the new webpage reflect the image of a vivid and modern institution. Beside the almost one-hundred-year-old Museum of Transport, which is currently being renewed, the image of the other technology-oriented member institutions has been modernised as well. The new image was created by MITTE Communications based on the results of the tender.

Opening Hours during Easter

  • 28 March 2018

Hit the Road! International Travelling Exhibition of the Hungarian Museum of Transport – First Stop Istanbul

  • 08 May 2018

The newest exhibition of the Hungarian Museum of Transport opened on the 26th of April, with the co-operation of the Balassi Institute, the Hungarian Institute in Istanbul. Two exhibitions opened simultaneously – one in the Hungarian Institute in Istanbul, the other in the Koç Museum – which commemorate the Budapest–Istanbul motorist tour, a significant race of the dawn of automobilism. The exhibition was opened by Balázs Hendrich consul general and Gábor Zsigmond, deputy general director of the Hungarian Museum of Transport, and will be displayed in Sofia and Bucharest later.

Nearly 1100 new pictures available on Fortepan

  • 17 January 2018

The joint project of the renewing Museum of Transport and Fortepan goes on – Nearly 1100 photographs are available online, free of charge

The Most Beautiful Articulated Bus in the Collection of the Museum of Transport

  • 12 February 2018

A bus with famously beautiful design was acquired by the Museum of Transport. Our newest piece: Ikarus EAG E94G, articulated bus.

The Transport Museum's joint call with Fortepan

  • 30 November 2017

A joint call of the Hungarian Museum of Transport and Fortepan archive concerning archival material about Budapest metroline M3.

Inauguration of „Négyeske” in Tapolca

  • 04 January 2018

On Saturday, the last but one day of 2017, a legendary NOHAB locomotive, course no. M61-004 diesel locomotive, the so called „Négyeske” was inaugurated within the framework of Tapolca NOHAB reunion.

The Newest car in our Eastern Bloc collection

  • 25 January 2018

Collection development strategy of the Museum of Transport pays extra attention to the automobiles of the “Eastern Bloc.” After purchasing the legendary Polski Fiat, we hope to further develop our collection soon. 

December opening hours

  • 30 November 2017

Opening hours of our member institutions are the following in December and January:

Net, textile, metal, dance...

  • 17 October 2017

The latest successful event in the Ábrahám Ganz Foundry Collection.

Locomotive Handover in Hegyeshalom

  • 08 August 2017

We handed over the restored MÁV 411,358 steam-engine of the Museum of Transport in Hegyeshalom.