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The Egyptian section holds exhibits under three themes that educate visitors about the Ancient Egyptians’ temples and gods, the people and their everyday life, and the tombs and their beliefs about death. There is also an “Egyptian Chamber of Secrets”, where visitors can learn interesting new facts about Ancient Egypt.

This is a new permanent exhibition that focuses on the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Etruria (in Italy). The displays range from artistic to everyday objects of ancient Mediterranean civilizations and reveal the inclusiveness and interconnectedness of these cultures.

The museum displays its collection of artworks and sculptures in three grand halls. The Renaissance Hall is reminiscent of 16th century Italy. The medieval-style Romanesque Hall, with its Doric and Ionic columns, evokes the 11th and 12th centuries, while the ornamental Baroque Hall is built in a style that was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Artworks from the Gothic and the Renaissance eras from 1250 to 1600 are displayed in the Renaissance Hall. The Baroque Hall houses art from the early Baroque era (1600 to 1700). Exhibits from 1700 to 1800 include a special section dedicated to Venetian painters, including Canaletto’s ‘The Lock at Dolo’.

Spanning 6 centuries, the European sculptures include masterpieces of the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. Some of the noteworthy artworks are Riemenschneider’s Virgin and Child, the wax Virgin and Child by Jacopo Sansovino, and the Character Heads by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt.

There is a rich collection of Hungarian art at the Museum of Fine Arts dating from the 16th to the early 19th centuries. It includes beautiful ecclesiastical paintings, sculptures, still life portraits, rare tapestries, and Baroque architectural sculptures. These exhibits showcase the cultural and historical connections between Hungary and Central Europe.

The Museum of Fine Arts has a vast library of Hungarian and international literature on art history. This collection of over 250,000 items dates from before 1850 to contemporary times and is as old as the museum itself.

There is a large collection of plaster casts of famous monuments from across Europe that give visitors an understanding of the history of sculpture. These plaster casts are more than a century old and include approximately 300 replicas. These span relics from Archaic Greek art to the most well-known pieces of 16th century sculptures.