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Pistachio green in color, this Art Nouveau building was built in 1903 by Emil Vidor for Béla Bedő and his family. Recognizable by its loggias and balconies, its facade is decorated with ceramics by Zsolnay. This house had finally found a new lease on life: a private museum and a cozy little café had moved in. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic has exhausted the finances of its owners. The house is therefore closed until further notice. This does not prevent one from enjoying the rich details that characterize this house from the outside.

This building is a pure example of Art Nouveau achievement designed by Gyula Fodor. It houses an excellent center dedicated to photography (and the visual arts), named after the Hungarian-born photojournalist Robert Capa (real name Endre Ernő Friedmann). Various exhibitions of classic and contemporary photography (several at the same time) to admire throughout the year. Don't come here to look for the great master's pictures, they are only rarely exhibited here.

Due to Albert Schickedanz, the same architect as the Museum of Fine Arts opposite it, the neoclassical Műcsarnok was inaugurated in 1896 for the Millennium celebrations of the establishment of the Hungarian state. At the time, it was the largest art gallery in Hungary. This institution, once very much at the forefront of contemporary art, still hosts temporary exhibitions and a wide variety of shows. However, it has lost some of its dynamism.