The House of Terror is a museum located at Andrássy Avenue 60 in Budapest, Hungary. It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist regimes in 20th-century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured, or killed in the building.
The museum was set up under the government of Viktor Orbán.[when?] In December 2000, the Public Foundation for the Research of Central and East European History and Society purchased it with the aim of establishing a museum in order to commemorate the fascist and communist periods of Hungarian history.
During the year-long construction period, the building was fully renovated inside and out. The internal design, the final look of the museum's exhibition hall, and the external facade are all the work of architect Attila F. Kovács. The reconstruction plans for the museum were designed by architects János Sándor and Kálmán Újszászy. The reconstruction turned the exterior of the building into somewhat of a monument: the black exterior structure (consisting of the decorative entablature, the blade walls, and the granite footpath) provides a frame for the museum, making it stand out in sharp contrast to the other buildings on Andrássy Avenue. Inside the building, the museum has a T-54 tank on display.
The museum's permanent exhibition contains material related to the nation's relationships to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. It also contains exhibits related to Hungarian organisations such as the fascist Arrow Cross Party and the communist ÁVH (similar to the Soviet KGB). Part of the exhibition takes visitors to the basement, where examples of cells used by the ÁVH to torture prisoners can be seen.
Much of the information and the exhibits are in Hungarian, although each room has an extensive information sheet in both English and Hungarian. Audio guides in English, German, Spanish, Russian, and Italian are also available.
The background music to the exhibition was composed by former Bonanza Banzai frontman and producer Ákos Kovács. The score includes the work of a string orchestra, special stereophonic mixes, and sound effects.
Images of victims on the outside of the House of Terror Museum
Controversyedit
T-55 tank, with photos of the victims of Hungarian Communism
Some historians, journalists, and political scientists such as Magdalena Marsovszky or Ilse Huber have argued that the museum excessively portrays Hungary as the victim of foreign occupiers and does not sufficiently recognise the contribution that Hungarians themselves made to the regimes in question.[4][5] Criticism has also been raised that far more space is given to the terror of the communist regime than the fascist one.[citation needed] One answer to these criticisms was that while the German occupation and fascist regime of Ferenc Szálasi lasted less than a year, the Hungarian Communist period lasted forty years. The museologists have also reminded critics that the Hungarian Holocaust has its own museum.[citation needed]
^Kisantal Tamás, Krommer Balázs (2005). "Discussion with Hayden White" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
^Huber, Ilse. "Das Haus des Terrors in Budapest: Umstrittenes Museum über Ungarns Zeitgeschichte" (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
^Marszovszky, Magdalena (2011). ""Die Märtyrer sind die Magyaren". Der Holocaust in Ungarn aus Sicht des Hauses des Terrors in Budapest und die Ethnisierung der Erinnerung in Ungarn" ["The Martyrs are the Magyars". The Holocaust in Hungary from the Perspective of the House of Terror in Budapest and the Ethnification of Memory in Hungary]. In Globisch, Claudia; Pufelska, Agnieszka; Weiß, Volker (eds.). Die Dynamik der europäischen Rechten. Geschichte, Kontinuitäten und Wandel [The Dynamics of the European Right. History, Continuity and Change] (in German). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. pp. 55–74. ISBN978-3-531-17191-3.
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For other uses see House of Terror disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources House of Terror news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The House of Terror is a museum located at Andrassy Avenue 60 in Budapest Hungary It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist regimes in 20th century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes including those detained interrogated tortured or killed in the building House of TerrorTerror HazaHouse of TerrorEstablished24 February 2002LocationBudapest HungaryCoordinates47 30 25 N 19 03 54 E 47 5069 N 19 0651 E 47 5069 19 0651DirectorMaria SchmidtWebsiteOfficial website Logo of the museum The museum opened on 24 February 2002 and its director general has been Maria Schmidt The House of Terror is a member organization of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience 1 Visitors including Zbigniew Brzezinski Francis Fukuyama and Hayden White have praised the institution 2 3 Contents 1 Building 2 Permanent exhibition 3 Controversy 4 References 5 External linksBuilding editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The building was previously used by the Arrow Cross Party and AVH The museum was set up under the government of Viktor Orban when In December 2000 the Public Foundation for the Research of Central and East European History and Society purchased it with the aim of establishing a museum in order to commemorate the fascist and communist periods of Hungarian history During the year long construction period the building was fully renovated inside and out The internal design the final look of the museum s exhibition hall and the external facade are all the work of architect Attila F Kovacs The reconstruction plans for the museum were designed by architects Janos Sandor and Kalman Ujszaszy The reconstruction turned the exterior of the building into somewhat of a monument the black exterior structure consisting of the decorative entablature the blade walls and the granite footpath provides a frame for the museum making it stand out in sharp contrast to the other buildings on Andrassy Avenue Inside the building the museum has a T 54 tank on display Permanent exhibition editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The museum s permanent exhibition contains material related to the nation s relationships to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union It also contains exhibits related to Hungarian organisations such as the fascist Arrow Cross Party and the communist AVH similar to the Soviet KGB Part of the exhibition takes visitors to the basement where examples of cells used by the AVH to torture prisoners can be seen Much of the information and the exhibits are in Hungarian although each room has an extensive information sheet in both English and Hungarian Audio guides in English German Spanish Russian and Italian are also available The background music to the exhibition was composed by former Bonanza Banzai frontman and producer Akos Kovacs The score includes the work of a string orchestra special stereophonic mixes and sound effects nbsp Images of victims on the outside of the House of Terror MuseumControversy edit nbsp T 55 tank with photos of the victims of Hungarian Communism Some historians journalists and political scientists such as Magdalena Marsovszky or Ilse Huber have argued that the museum excessively portrays Hungary as the victim of foreign occupiers and does not sufficiently recognise the contribution that Hungarians themselves made to the regimes in question 4 5 Criticism has also been raised that far more space is given to the terror of the communist regime than the fascist one citation needed One answer to these criticisms was that while the German occupation and fascist regime of Ferenc Szalasi lasted less than a year the Hungarian Communist period lasted forty years The museologists have also reminded critics that the Hungarian Holocaust has its own museum citation needed References edit Czech Prime minister Petr Necas The years of totalitarianism were years of struggle for liberty Platform of European Memory and Conscience 14 October 2011 Archived from the original on 30 March 2012 Retrieved 20 October 2016 Kisantal Tamas Krommer Balazs 2005 Discussion with Hayden White PDF in Hungarian Retrieved 10 November 2016 A Terror Haza honlapja Archived from the original on 3 July 2008 Retrieved 9 November 2016 Huber Ilse Das Haus des Terrors in Budapest Umstrittenes Museum uber Ungarns Zeitgeschichte in German Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 Retrieved 18 February 2011 Marszovszky Magdalena 2011 Die Martyrer sind die Magyaren Der Holocaust in Ungarn aus Sicht des Hauses des Terrors in Budapest und die Ethnisierung der Erinnerung in Ungarn The Martyrs are the Magyars The Holocaust in Hungary from the Perspective of the House of Terror in Budapest and the Ethnification of Memory in Hungary In Globisch Claudia Pufelska Agnieszka Weiss Volker eds Die Dynamik der europaischen Rechten Geschichte Kontinuitaten und Wandel The Dynamics of the European Right History Continuity and Change in German Wiesbaden VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften pp 55 74 ISBN 978 3 531 17191 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Terror Museum Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title House of Terror amp oldid 1218167769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
