Having been to Auschwitz Birkenau and the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, I have to say that the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest was the most informative and well organized display I've seen. There is a lot of stuff to read and it can be a little confusing at first because it isn't organized chronologically but by phases of persecution, but... more

This was an outstanding museum that should not be missed. It takes a little extra effort to get there but it is well worth it. All exhibit items have Hungarian and English story boards or subtitles or audio commentaries and are very thoughtfully done. The displays use technology in a masterful way to tell the story of the Hungarian Jewish... more

The museum is on par (though much smaller) than the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. It doesn't try to cover the entire Holocaust, just the part involving Hungary. Also, unlike the "House of Terror Museum," it doesn't whitewash Hungarian complicity in the Holocaust. The opening room introduces us to several Hungarian families, mostly Jewish, with one Roma, reflecting the diversity of... more

When in Budapest and its wonderful atractions, I would like to recommend the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER. It is a very special and new museum about the Hungarian tragedy during the II WW with a fantastic and modern museological proposal.Unfortunatelly not very visited because it is not in the "jewish quarter"near Dolhany St Synagogue. web site is:http://www.hdke.hu/index.php? and it is located... more