House of Terror

Jana★★★★★★★★★★5.03 months ago

I never thought I would be so impressed by a museum! I can truly say it is the best one I have ever visited. The reason for that is how it combines heavy historical content with a beautiful art form, making the story and the information incredibly memorable and impactful. A big thank you to the designers for their authentic and creative vision.

Jett Tyler★★★★★★★★★★5.0a month ago

This is a great museum to visit if you want to learn about Hungarian History from the 20th Century and it shows a look at Hungary's dark history from WW2 to the end of Communist Rule in the early 1990s. There is some hard hitting areas of the museum which might not be suitable to families with young children and the museum does not allow photos or filming inside the museum, except for the lobby and around the Tank. You can book in advance or on the day. You can take an audio guide around, but they have cards describing various exhibit areas in Hungarian, German and English.

Samuele Cinghiale★★★★★★★★★★5.02 weeks ago

A really interesting museum, there were informative sheets in most rooms in different languages so I didn't use the audio guide but others said the audio guide was worth it. Videos often had English subtitles too. Some graphic videos in the first room, which isn't surprising given the subject but not suitable for younger children. I think you could spend anything from 1-3 hours but 2 hours and more is better as you get to take more in. I came on a Sunday afternoon, the day after the champions league final and there were a few other English people there but it wasn't too busy. A special mention to the very beautiful women who works in the cafe, who as I was leaving had managed to find me a restaurant that served a particular dish I was looking for. I had mentioned it before I went in and she had been very kind to search for it, after a long walk my lunch was fantastic, so a big thank you!

Sven Müller★★★★★★★★★★4.04 months ago

The exhibition itself is awesome. It's vivid, intense, creative and full of material evidence of atrocities happened in the past. However, I didn't really like several things. First, almost nothing is translated to English. If you walk without the audio guide, be ready to miss 90% of what's written. Second, the info that is provided is pretty superficial. You get a leaflet at the entrance to each room in which you can read the essential info, but apart from that, it's pretty much just occasional politicians' quotes (only in Hungarian). Third, although it's impossible to deny the terror inflicted on the Hungarian nation, you can feel that the narrative in the museum is very emotional and prejudiced. This raises concerns about the objectivity of the presented facts. Nevertheless, we still enjoyed the exhibition. Definitely worth giving it a chance.

Frederic Orcival★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

This is a very interesting point of view on the history of Hungary before and during WW2 but mostly after.. when the communism went over the nazism. It last longer and was much more terrifying from this point of view. Archives, photos, audios and the cave are very well preserved and give a thrilling view on those decades after WW2.