Pest - Ethnographical Museum

(Local Name: Néprajzi Múzeum) The Ethnographical Museum is housed in the former Palace of Justice, which had been built in 1896 to the designs of Alajos Hauszmann.

Over the tympanum, which is supported by six tall columns, can be seen a troika with the Goddess of Justice by K. Senyei. The frescos in the entrance hall are by K. Lotz.

The museum's extensive Hungarian collection includes articles of rural life, implements for handwork and craft, as well as unusual examples of craft and textiles. Special exhibitions are concerned with ethnic groups from central Asia and Siberia who are related to the Magyars, as well as with the development of various cultures.

Also of interest are the New Guinea collection of Biró and Fenichel, the African collection of Teleki and Torday and the more recent exhibits from Central Asia, Siberia, South America and, most importantly, those from the South Pacific.