Galleries

To create my collection on the theme of the amusement park, I drew on international archives. The collection includes 11 items that provide insight into the terms "amusement park" and "fairground". Hoping to help amusement park fans.

In October 1874, the General Postal Union was established, later renamed the Universal Postal Union. The aim of the organization was to coordinate international postal activities and improve services. Hungary was one of the 22 founding countries.

Portraits of elderly people by Hungarian artists. October the first is the International Day of Older Persons. There are currently around 600 million elderly people on the planet, and this number is set to rise in the next two decades.

Since 2011, the International Day of the Girl Child has been celebrated on October 11. Father-daughter and mother-daughter portraits from Hungary.

Memories, media and mementos from the life and 70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, found in museums, galleries, libraries and archives from across Europe

Paintings and photographs of Westminster Abbey, a gothic church in the centre of London with more than a thousand years of history from royalty to war to poetry and much more

The grape harvest in Hungary lasts from St. Michael's Day (September 29) to St. Simon Jude's Day (October 28). At the end of September, the vineyards are filled with harvest workers. Harvest customs include eating and drinking, singing, dancing, a…

Relax and have fun in 1950s Budapest. Enjoy the summer and chill out on the beach or the riverside with photos from the Hungarian National Museum.

Wedding traditions and customs are very different according to cultures, religions, countries and social classes. Wedding photos in Hungary in the 20th century .

The first bicycle was brought to Hungary in 1878 by an engineer from Lincoln in the United Kingdom. The first bicycle excursion was organised in Easter 1881. The group of cyclists set off from Városliget, not far from the centre of Budapest, at 6 a.m. and…

The dog was one of the first domesticated animals, man's companion. Pictures of dogs and dog owners from the Hungarian National Museum for International Dog Day (26 August)

Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841-1910) was a Polish novelist and politically active throughout her lifetime. She was involved with the January Uprising of 1863 in Poland. Orzeszkowa was nominated for the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1905.

Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a German pianist, composer and piano teacher. She is regarded to be one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, having had a 61-year concert career. You can help disclose these and other manuscripts on the Eu…

In the 19th century, balls were the most important social events of the carnival season, which ran from early January to mid-February. Most balls had a long tradition and an almost identical programme year after year.

Kansas-born Amelia Earhart became a global phenomenon by succesfully completing a solo-flight across the Atlantic Ocean as the first woman in history. In 1937 an attempt to fly around the world led to her - still unresolved - disappearance.

This gallery is part of the Gender Heritage Connection. Objects and texts used during nonviolent protests to create social change are inclusively highlighted in this collection on the cultural heritage of a nonviolent revolution.

Visuals inspired by the film-making style of wonderful Wes Anderson

Ghosts, pumpkins and haunted houses.... all you need for Halloween!

A herbal is a book containing names, descriptions, properties and uses of plants in general, including herbs. Since ancient times, the study of plants was primarily undertaken for practical reasons, to provide information about the potential use of edible…

The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has accompanied humans for centuries performing many roles, such as protecting, herding and hunting. This is a collection of artworks featuring 'man's best friend'.

The Botanic Garden Meise is home to more than vast botanical collections! In this gallery, you can have a glimpse on some of the less publicized and more secretive inhabitants of the Garden. Go through the images taken by one of our camera traps and have …

Europe’s eating habits would be very different had explorer Christopher Columbus not set out to find a faster route from Spain to the Spice Islands of south-east Asia. Heading westwards from Spain, he set sail in August 1492 and arrived two months later i…

The Enlightenment was anintellectual and cultural renewal movement that emerged in Europe in the middle of the 17th century and lasted until the first years of the 19th century. This movement was the origin of profound political and social changes and had…

Botanical illustration is a discipline of visual communication, with the clear scientific purpose of obtaining an accurate depiction of a plant by means of artistic techniques. This visual discipline plays an essential role in experimental and applied sci…