The museum building is on
Heroes' Square, facing the Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts. The art museum hosts temporary exhibits
contemporary art. It operates on the program of German
Kunsthalles, as an institution run by artists that does not maintain its own collection. It is an Institution of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
Building The large
Neoclassical style structure, designed by architects
Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog, was completed in 1896. The building was constructed as part of Hungary's ambitious millennium celebration project, which also included the creation of Heroes' Square and the nearby Museum of Fine Arts, forming a cohesive cultural complex in Budapest's City Park. It was originally built for millennium celebrations. Its
portico is in the
Greek Revival style. The three-bayed, semi-circular
apse houses a roofed exhibition hall with
skylights. The building was renovated in 1995. ==References==