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Museum of Ethnography

Atrium of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture

cabinet of curiosities

Although the objects of our daily life can be rich in history and meaning, they rarely command our attention. The Budapest Museum of Ethnography designed by DF&A celebrates those very objects, while itself becoming a well-loved part of daily life.  According to the city’s plan, the museum was to be situated on the corner of City Park, and thus could have acted as a barrier, forcing pedestrians to walk around it or else simply give up on the park. But DF&A designed the museum to do the opposite: to invite pedestrians through it into the park.


A series of landscaped ramps guides people from the street into the park, where public spaces — a café, a performance area, outdoor seating — integrate the museum into the daily life of every citizen. And yet everyday objects contain whole worlds — that’s the point. To underline that sentiment, DF&A designed a visible storage tower called a Cabinet of Curiosities, a heightened version of the cabinets in our homes that are stuffed with treasures. From inside the museum, the Cabinet allows visitors to appreciate artifacts in their uncurated state, as a kind of beloved jumble. From outside the museum, the Cabinet of Curiosities will be visible as it extends beyond the street-side facade, both a symbol of critical inquiry and an object of curiosity itself.

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Facade of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
The facade continues, yet elevates, the existing urban fabric.
Video cover of Danny Forster talking about the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by his own studio
The public park splits and spill over the museum, giving permeability and pedestrian scale to the extensive program.
Site plan of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Site Plan
Perspective of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Atrium of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Atrium Interior
Front elevation of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Passive cooling diagram of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Cellar floor plan of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Right elevation of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Long section of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Circulation diagram of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Trucks circulation diagram of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Short section of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Exhibition hall of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Access of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Energy concept of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Elevation detail of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
Facade of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Site plan of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Atrium of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Passive cooling diagram of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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Cellar floor plan of the Museum of Etnography project located in Budapest, Hungary designed by the architecture studio Danny Forster & Architecture
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