THE HOUSE OF TERROR

Recommended to those who are interested in history.

House of Terror is a museum located at Andrássy út 60 in Budapest. It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist dictatorial regimes in 20th century Hungary. The building commemorates these two bloody periods of Hungarian history. It presents a picture of what life was like for Hungarians in those times and it is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured or killed in the building.

Permanent exhibition:

With regard to communism and fascism, the exhibition contains material on the nation's relationships to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. It also contains exhibits related to Hungarian organisations such as the fascist Arrow Cross Party and the communist ÁVH (which was similar to the Soviet Union KGB secret police). Part of the exhibition takes visitors to the basement, where you can see examples of the cells that the ÁVH used to break the will of their prisoners.

The Museum, while presenting the horrors in a tangible way, also intends to make people understand that the sacrifice for freedom was not in vain. Ultimately, the fight against the two cruellest systems of the 20th century ended with the victory of the forces of freedom and independence.

Much of the information and the exhibits are in Hungarian, although each room has an extensive information sheet in both English and Hungarian. Audio guides in English are also available.

 

TICKET PRICES:

Full price ticket: 1800 HUF = £6.00

For citizens of EU between 6-26 and 62-70: 900 HUF = £3.00

With international student card between 6-26: 900 HUF = £3.00 

Free admission for visitors 70 and over (for citizens of EU)

Group admission fees (groups of min. 20 people):

Full price ticket: 1500 HUF = £5.00 

For citizens of EU between 6-26 and 62-70: 800 HUF = £2.70

With international student card between 6-26: 800 HUF = £2.70

Audio-guide (English or German): 1300 HUF = £4.40

Temporary exhibition ticket price 800 HUF = £2.70

If you are interested in history, I recommend watching the movie called “The children of Glory”. It is about the Hungarian revolution in 1956 and some clips were filmed in this building.

“Children of Glory will commemorate Hungary's heroic Revolution of 1956, and takes place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic Games in October and November of that year. While Soviet tanks were destroying Hungary, the Hungarian water polo team was winning over the Soviets in the Olympic pool in Melbourne, in what has been described as the bloodiest water polo match in history.”

TRAILER OF "THE CHILDREN OF GLORY":