Holocaust Memorial Center is a national institution established by the Government in 1999. In 2002, it decided to construct the building of the Center in Páva Street, outside of the traditional Jewish quarter, further emphasizing its national character. The invading German troops included a Sonderkommando led by SS officer Adolf Eichmann, who arrived in Budapest to supervise the deportation of the country's Jews to the Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland. Between 15 May and 9 July 1944, over 434,000 Jews were deported on 147 trains, most of them to Auschwitz, where about 80 percent were gassed on arrival. The deportation was powerfully assisted by Hungarian authorities. The Holocaust Memorial Center focuses entirely on Holocaust research and education. The visitors are welcomed into a unique space that was named as the most impressive in Budapest, beside the city’s panorama itself by Frank Owen Gehry, one of the leading architects in our time. The modern building is organically linked to the Páva Street Synagogue, an authentic venue that once used to be the second largest site for Jewish worship in Budapest. The Institution is a center for scientific research education and culture. It welcomes visitors with interactive permanent and special periodic exhibitions, experience-based museum pedagogical programs and cultural performances. Guided tours are available in five languages and special, thematically focused tours are offered regularly. A bookshop and a cozy coffee shop contribute to a memorable visit. A toilet is also available for visitors.

Important memorial place with interesting details and histories provided. Prepare yourself for a lot of reading to fully admire this centre, although at some point I had an impression that the same information was given in different part of the centre just on slightly different words. If you are sensitive, better not follow the last video material, it can really squeeze the tears out of you, as it contains terrible icons of deceased and rescued camp's prisoners.

We all have heard of holocaust stories, but this experience was completely different. A great representation of holocaust stories via images, original scripts, videos..this museum is a must if you want a detailed understanding. Definitely not for the faint hearted.

Once you locate and enter the memorial, you realise how quiet it is. Despite being close to busy roads and restaurants, there is peaceful feel to the place. The information throughout is translated from Hungarian into English, and you can use your smartphone for additional audio guides (if you have QR code and Internet enabled). It's a harrowing place to visit, but important in history. The synagogue situated in the building is spectacular.

We visited this place and were surprised to see how well organized it is... there's written, photos and videos showing the world the unimaginable cruelty taken place during first WW...one can't help but shed tears of sorrow...so sad that human rights can be taken away from you in the most inhumane way...😢😢😢

This museum marks you - it shares the story of the Holocaust in Hungary. There are a lot of media resources and it takes about 2 hours to visit all of it. At the end of the tour, there's even a sinagogue.

Had visited on Yom Shoa. Very sad but very important to remember. Touch up to bottom of our hearts

This is my first holocaust memorial I have been to. It was very interesting and sad at the same time. It is in two different languages, so no trouble for Americans to read. I loved watching the videos to fully grasp the details. The synagogue was gorgeous and make sure to go upstairs to read some scriptures from diaries and look at the artifacts. Prepare to spend at least 2 hours here to see and read all the details.

Not for the faint hearted. While you might have always heard many of the Holocaust stories, but experiencing them here is altogether different. Combination of write ups, images, artefacts, and short videos augmented by lighting effects.

I got to see the exhibition for free, having gone to Holocaust Memorial Center on an Hungarian national holiday. It is organised per themes rather then chronologically, which makes it more engaging. Of course, it is about the persecution of Hungarian Jews and also Gypsys. You can access the peaceful synagogue, too. The exhibition spaces are rather dark, to the point that some captions are actually hard to read. At the same time, some audio of videos was not working. A bit of restoration would do good.

Sweet little museum. Nice layout. Mostly text, not many physical items, but good texts! Some very good videos. Helpful staff and a very good way to spend a spare hour if its raining. Would given the museum five stars, but expected a little more, considering the proximity to and impact of the history. Also a good museum for the Roma people during the Holocaust

Very sad place and difficult to rate in an 'enjoyment' perspective, it's a very sobering experience to walk around the names of those who were taken. From what I can gather there is an extensive archive of victims which can be researched to help families find lost relatives and find information about them. Not being Jewish myself I didn't deem it appropriate to enter the archives, I have no business just to gawk at these poor lost souls but certainly left a small donation to help maintain and run this establishment which honours victims of the holocaust and support their families today. May god bless you all.

(Translated by Google) There was no inside the museum, there are donations, admission to the territory is free. (Original) Внутри музея не была, есть пожертвования, вход на территорию свободный.

Not a large place but it provides an interesting, informative and detailed journey through the journey of discrimination and dehumanisation to extermination and murder. Information in both English and Hungarian.

Unforgettable experience. The most important place of the Holocaust history because Hungary was a key country where the most jews were taken to the concentration camps. You should specially pay attention to the personal family stories of the era. Be aware if you go with kids they might be restricted to enter due to the cruel images and historical accounts of cruelty that is not suitable for children.

A really big and very detailed Holocaust museum focusing on the Hungarian side of WWII attrocities. I wouldn't necessarily reccomend it for those who are easily affected by graphic images.

Visited with my daughter, I have to say we both left with tears in our eyes! It's a must for everybody. We hear story's about the atrocities but to see it on video and photos really does bring it home

Interesting modern building. Free entry.rather spoilt by groups of students being given talks. We couldn't see half the exhibits. A shame because there is a tragic story to be told.

Really interesting museum with well laid out exhibits. All of the text is available in English however some audio was only available in Hungarian. A guided tour of the synagogue would have been beneficial.

Very thought provoking, lots of reading and videos. Lots of insight into treatment of Jews in Hungary by Hungarians not Nazis or Soviets as I expected.

(Translated by Google) A sad memory (Original) Un triste recuerdo.

(Translated by Google) A place that leaves you with an incredible bad body. So is the story, sad but real. If you like this theme, it is a must see. (Original) Lugar que te deja un mal cuerpo increíble. Así es la historia, triste pero real. Si te gusta este tema, es una visita obligada.

The only place we visited during our Budapest visit. The entry i think it's around 1000-1200huf. The memorial is very well built, you can see that there was a lot of effort in it. Very easy to follow the path. This is a very important piece of history and we actually learned a lot of stuff about that we had no idea. Totally worth it.

(Translated by Google) A lot of emotions. (Original) Beaucoup d' émotion.

Good place to learn about this unique historical event

Very impressed by the museum.

(Translated by Google) The truth was that it was not interesting and we took a good walk. The entrance is not expensive. The audios do not come in Spanish. I would not go back (Original) La verdad que no fue interesante i nos dimos una buena caminata. La entrada no es cara. Los audios no vienen en castellano. No volvería

(Translated by Google) Traces the history of the Jews in Hungary. Museum divided into several rooms. The last one is devoted to the concentration camps, beware the photos are hard to look at. (Original) Retrace l’histoire des juifs en Hongrie. Musée découpé en plusieurs salles. La dernière est consacrée aux camps de concentration, attention les photos sont dures à regarder..

It is hard to see what happened to the people those times! I strongly recommend to visit the museum and never forget what happened!

Amazing place, very humbling must go to. If you want to leave a name on the memory tree you need to book.

(Translated by Google) Sad history, thank you to the museum for not letting you forget. (Original) Szomorú történelem, köszönöm a múzeumnak, hogy nem hagyja feledni.

Very moving and informative, with more than just the story of Jewish people and the Holocaust, it takes you through the background and the aftermath too. Recommended.

(Translated by Google) Suggestive (Original) Suggestivo

(Translated by Google) Worth checking out! (Original) Érdemes megnézni!

Good informative exhibits that are worth a visit if you’re not too knowledgeable about Hungary during the Holocaust.

(Translated by Google) The permanent exhibition is neglected, well done. There are hardly any objects anyway (this is not an exhibition ??), today only 30% of that little can be seen, there is a lot of empty storage. He was disappointed. (Original) Az állandó kiállítás elhanyagolt, jóvanazúgy. Tárgyak amúgy is alig vannak (ez nem kiállítás??), ma még annak a kevésnek is csak 30%-a látható, sok az üres tárló. Csalódást okozott.

Great experience. A place to visit so you never forget what the people can do to each other.

(Translated by Google) The lighting of the texts is not the most appropriate, and I also missed the mention of Radnóti's name in the exhibition. Even so, I can only recommend. (Original) A szövegek kivilágítása nem a legmegfelelőbb, továbbá hiányoltam Radnóti nevének a megemlítését a kiállításon. Ennek ellenére is csak ajánlani tudom.

A brief story that serves to tell that what happened during the Holocaust is not forgotten.

Good place to visit. The atmosphere... Let us never forget, and hope it doesn't happen again. 💙

The receptionist willingly mentioned the students discount. Its basically a virtual museum but very touching.

This museum has a very powerful message and is well thought out. Some of the film's shown are quite shocking but they need to be shown. This is definitely worth a visit and is worth the admission price which is very reasonable

Museum was very interesting, exhibitions are displayed with great thought and very harrowing at times. I visited on a Wednesday afternoon and was not busy. No need to buy tickets in advance. Great space outside.

Very moving and lots of detail. Easy to follow facts in English. Would highly recommend!

Remarkably good, ml big and emotional history of the holocaust with a focus on the hungarian jews with detailed life histories of specific individuals. Very small museum. Mostly hungarian and not as english friendly. Moving. Painful. Illustration of man’s violence on its own. The museum staff needs to do a much better job of the audio guide and educating visitors before they enter. The House of Terror has done a remarkably better job than this museum in visitor education and narration.

For a history buff like me, this experience was humbling. To stand in front of memories of stolen lives; the number of atrocities committed during the second world war is spine-chilling. Must visit this place. Skip over anything else but pl Don't skip this place. No photos to show. I didn't take any pictures.

Good, descriptive information about the victims of the Holocaust and Hungarian people who would work in terrible conditions, and chilling videos shown. I felt like I didn’t learn anything new, but this was a good place to visit. Very pretty interiors.

Almost unbearably dark subject matter (hence only 4 stars) which I still struggle to comprehend. The presentation was good, facilities likewise- first shock is the airport level security on entry, a reminder that hate continues, albeit driven by different factors. One question for prospective visitors, can you handle such detail of that period of history?

Moving, uncensored, humbling and harrowing, but a beautiful tribute. Worth a visit.

Amazing museum, very hard-hitting but not for the faint of heart

(Translated by Google) Impressive (Original) Impresionante

(Translated by Google) Worth going ... (Original) Vale la pena ir...

(Translated by Google) Orbán Please. (Original) Orbán Please.

Scary story

(Translated by Google) Very impressive. Lots of footage. Definitely worth it and especially for its low price. Adults: 1400 huf 6 - 26 years: 700 HUF (Original) Zeer indrukwekkend. Veel beeldmateriaal. Zeker de moeite waard en vooral voor z'n lage prijs. Adults: 1400 huf 6 - 26 jaar: 700 huf

(Translated by Google) Only English or local language, very raw content .. opens your mind .. (Original) Solo inglese o lingua locale, contenuti molto crudi.. apre la mente..

Very moving and you get a real feeling what happened during the war. The artefacts bring home what life must have been like. There are also on the upper floor from the synagogue. Some stories of some heroes who saved numerous lives.

(Translated by Google) The world CANNOT FORGET !!! (Original) O mundo NÃO PODE ESQUECER!!!

The most upsetting and humbling experience, we must never forget .

Very informative very sad

For those like me that like the story of ww2 its a very intersting place with lots of info about what happned in Hungary at the time....they have some short movies that are very interesting!

(Translated by Google) It (Original) Lo

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum (Original) Interesante museo

(Translated by Google) May there always be a memory of terror. (Original) Que haja sempre memória do terror.

(Translated by Google) Remember (Original) Se souvenir

(Translated by Google) Touching (Original) Aangrijpend

(Translated by Google) I recommend that everyone watch it once. The exhibit evokes a lot of extra information. It was a great sadness that it was very dark all along. It was impossible to read / view a lot of pictures and text. (Original) Mindenkinek ajánlom egyszer megtekinteni. Nagyon sok plusz információt idéz fel a tárlat. Egy nagy szomorúság, hogy végig nagyon sötét volt. Egy csomó képet, szöveget lehetetlen volt elolvasni /megnézni.

(Translated by Google) Bufff Hard, very hard. But if you are interested in the subject ... (Original) Bufff. Duro, muy duro. Pero si te interesa el tema....

Honestly, for being a Holocaust memorial site, aiming to teach as it shall, charging an entrance fee?... with no free day nor date at all?... This is meant to be to educate, not to raise money out of it. An awful shame...

Too dark

(Translated by Google) Impressive (Original) Impresionante

Educational and important to remember this atrocity.

(Translated by Google) Exciting (Original) Emozionante

Very informative and a 100% recommended visit if you're in Budapest. Important knowledge about the atrocity of holocaust and Nazism is exposed. Explanations are also in English.

(Translated by Google) Interesting .... 😭 (Original) Érdekes.... 😭

There was only a few real item from that era, the rest was text and some videos on displays. Some war museum have better holocaust exhibition than this holocaust museum. But at least it was cheap!

(Translated by Google) Strong and poignant images Too dark and no audio guide in French (Original) Des images fortes et poignantes Trop sombres et pas d audio guide en francais

Very interesting and shocking information.