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HUNGARIAN
ETHNOGRAPHIC
MUSEUM
The
Museum
of
Ethnography's
modern
new
home
has
been
built
on
the
southwestern
side
of
the
City
Park
and
was
inaugurated
in
2022.
It
stands
as
an
impressive
contemporary
architectural
feat.
The
central
part
of
the
structure
submerges
into
the
ground,
forming
a
concave
green
space
where
visitors
can
unwind
or
ascend
the
two
raised
facades
for
panoramic
views.
I
should
mention
here
that
the
satellite
image
on
Google
Maps
for
this
particular
location
is
outdated
and
does
not
show
the
museum
as
it
is
now.
Instead,
it
displays
the
parking
area
that
was
previously
there.
The
Museum
of
Ethnography
boasts
the
Africa
Collection,
inclusive
of
the
island
of
Madagascar,
and
the
Asia
Collection.
The
latter
features
two
prominent
subgroups
originating
from
Japan
and
China,
followed
by
India,
Mongolia,
and
Turkey.
The
Oceania
Collection
has
garnered
international
acclaim
for
its
size
and
composition.
Additionally,
the
museum
houses
the
Indonesia
Collection.
The
Europe
Collection's
initial
focus
was
on
the
Finno-Ugric
peoples
ethnically
tied
to
the
Hungarians.
However,
beginning
in
the
early
20th
century,
deliberate
efforts
were
made
to
amass
objects
from
the
nationalities
within
the
Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy
and
its
territories.
The
America
Collection
stands
as
the
museum's
smallest
non-European
collection.
Thematically,
the
museum
encompasses
diverse
collections
such
as
Crafts
and
Trades,
Transportation,
Building
Construction,
Ceramics,
Textiles
and
Costumes,
Furniture
and
Lighting
Instruments,
Nutrition,
Religious
Objects,
Customs
and
Toys,
and
Musical
Instruments.
Among
its
Ethnological
Archives,
one
can
find
collections
of
Film
and
Video,
Photographs,
Manuscripts,
and
an
Image
Archive.