Budapest is rolling out free guided tours every Saturday at the Parliamentary Museum’s “A magyar törvényhozás ezer éve” (A Thousand Years of Hungarian Legislation) exhibition, starting from the Parliament Visitor Centre at 10:00 a.m. Each visit runs 45 minutes and explores a regularly updated display tracing Hungary’s legislative story from the Middle Ages to the democratic transition.
What the exhibition covers
Told in eight chronological chapters, the show unpacks the roots, rise, and evolution of Hungarian parliamentarism. The first section follows the journey from the earliest assemblies up to the era of estate-based national diets. The second spans up to 1918, charting the birth of the modern parliament—from reform-era diets to the creation of a representative legislature and the consolidation of a new, principles-based parliamentary system. The third surveys 1918–1990, spotlighting upheavals, false starts, and restarts in turbulent decades.
Hands-on highlights
Visitors can dive into interactive stations explaining the essence of the Aranybulla (Golden Bull) and the April Laws, and get a sharper view of the search for political models and fresh beginnings between 1918 and 1990.
How to join
Registration is required. Sign up by 10:00 a.m. on the day before your chosen tour via the listed email. Up to 30 people per tour may join by showing the confirmation email. Location: 1055 Budapest, District V – Belváros-Lipótváros (Inner City–Leopold Town), Kossuth Lajos Square 1–3. Upcoming Saturdays: 2026.07.19, 07.26, 08.02, 08.09, 08.16, 08.23, 08.30, 09.06, 09.13, 09.20. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
