The build­ing

The head office of the Hungarian Heritage House and the Hungarian Institute for Culture and Arts

 

The HHH is situated at the historic building of the former "Vigadó" (Entertainment Hall) of Buda. The building is located in Fő utca (High Street), between Batthyány tér (Batthyány Square) and Clark Ádám tér (Adam Clark Circus).

The building was designed in an eclectic style by Aladár Árkay and Mór Kallina, and was constructed between 1898-1900. The relative simplicity of the façade is contrasted by a rich Are Nouveau ornamentation in the interior.

The building was designed to serve the multiple cultural needs of the contemporary Buda middle-class. It was a cultural complex comprised of a theater, a library, a café and a restaurant. The most impressive parts of the interior are the hall with its columns and wide marble staircase, the ornamented lounge, and the adjacent auditorium.

 

How to get here by public transportation?

  1. Take subway, Metro 2 (the red line) to "Batthyány tér", and walk two blocks southwards on Fő utca
  2. Take bus No. 86 and get off at "Szilágyi Dezső tér"
  3. Take tram No. 19 or 41 and get off at "Halász utca"
  4. Map

 

 

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Folk_ME has been in­tro­duced in Qatar

Hungarian Heritage House’s digital music education program, which garnered interest from several countries, opening up new opportunities for collaboration.

Craft_ME is be­ing in­tro­duced through Folk_ME

Craft_ME (Craft Media & Education) is an innovative digital platform focused on teaching and preserving folk crafts. Its primary goal is to make the entire process of traditional craft techniques and trades—from the initial preparation of materials to the completion of the finished object—visually accessible to a wide range of people interested in the profession, using digital tools. 

Just gone fest­iv­alling

The festival season is in full swing, and our team is also joining the summer vacationers: the institution will be closed between July 28 and August 18, 2025.

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