A brave man roamed the streets of Budapest at that time. He took photographs. Between October 23rd and November 11th of 1956. So that there would be a sign. Evidence of war, purity, heroes and blood.
Dear Visitors, Please note that on Wednesday, 13th June 2018 due to the scheduled maintenance of the transformers of Elmű-Émász Energy Supplier Ltd. the museum will be closed until 13.00.
Daniel J. Mitchell, Chairman and Co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity (USA) has visited our museum to see our permanent exhibition after the international conference entitled the Future of Europe.
„Language: now, as always, it all started with language. The expropritation, the agressive seizure of language has swept us frighteningly far from reality. The crisis could not be more serious.
Anyone trying to break free from the strangehold of half-truths and contrived thought experiments risks nothing less than expulsion from the „paradise” of lies. True, in a few decades from now – or a few centuries – such people could become icons; but the prisoners of the putrefying present are doing their utmost to mercilessly annihilate them here and now. With this volume Mária Schmidt is again taking a risk. According to her iroinic profession of faith, however, she has no choice: what is at stake is liberty."
The volume of essays compiled from previous journalisms of Mária Schmidt, the director-general of the House of Terror Museum, is available in English in print and e-book edition.
The Golden Globe winning actress was shooting the forthcoming season of the TV-series ‘Homeland’ in Budapest recently. When not on set she passed the time getting to know Budapest, Hungarian culture and she even took an interest in our museum.
