KISCELLI TO GO > From Rákóczi road to Vas street - Lajta Béla 150
City walk with museologist Tamás Csáki
Schedule
The fourth and last stop of our four-day urban walking tour series is the buildings designed by Béla Lajta on Rákóczi út and Vas utca: the former Budapest-Erzsébetváros Bank Headquarters, now the Budapest Foundation for Enterprise Development and the Vasedény building, and the former Upper Commercial School of Budapest VIII District on Vas utca, now the Széchenyi István Trade Technical School of the Budapest Centre for Economic Vocational Training
Assembly: from 15:45 at the VII. district. Rákóczi út 18.
Walking ticket to visit the museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions within 30 days of purchase.
Kiscelli Museum
The Kiscelli Museum and its 15 hectares of parkland are located in the 3rd district of Budapest, between Óbuda and Remetehegy. The 18th century Baroque church and Trinitarian monastery, built by the Zichy family, was used as a barracks by the army in the 19th century. In 1910 it became the property of furniture manufacturer Miksa Schmidt, who later had it converted into a castle, hence the name Schmidt Castle. It is now home to the Budapest History Museum's collection of Modern Urban History and the Budapest City Gallery, the fine arts collection.
