{"id":614030,"date":"2025-11-03T05:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=614030"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:45:09","slug":"mika-tivadar-secret-museum-a-real-life-time-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2025\/11\/03\/goodapest-en-2\/mika-tivadar-secret-museum-a-real-life-time-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mika Tivadar Secret Museum: A real-life time machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kazinczy Street is worth a visit not only if you’re looking for trendy nightlife spots, but also if you’re in the mood for a historical adventure. Hidden here is the city\u2019s first secret museum, a true time machine taking you back to the former home of a renowned metalware manufacturer, and Budapest in the 20th century.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s hard to list all the things that once operated at 47 Kazinczy Street: factory, steam bath, cinema… Today, the building functions as a hotel, but it\u2019s the basement that hides the real adventure<\/strong>: the Mika Tivadar Secret Museum, offering real urban-history gems.<\/p>\n

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Here you can discover the Blue Cat<\/strong> \u2013 which, despite its playful name, was once Europe\u2019s most famous brothel<\/strong> \u2013 a \u201cfloating morgue\u201d on the Danube, and countless buildings that whisper stories from the stormy days of the previous century.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition wouldn\u2019t be complete without the ornate objects and menorahs from the factory of Tivadar Mika himself<\/strong> \u2013 the underground museum also holds rare treasures like sugar and meat tickets from 1945, newspapers and posters, and colorized photos of the bustling downtown streets.<\/p>\n

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The Mika Tivadar Secret Museum has recently opened a brand-new room<\/strong>: if you manage to find the door adorned with the portrait of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and descend the glowing red staircase, you can witness \u201cRed Devils in Mexico\u201d.<\/p>\n

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This new exhibition explores the surprising role that Hungarians played in the 19th-century civil war on Aztec soil \u2013 with incredible illustrations.<\/p>\n

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The Mika Tivadar Secret Museum is open daily<\/strong>, Monday to Sunday, from 8 AM to 10 PM, showing Budapest from a truly unique perspective. The museum is accessible through the hotel lobby or via MITICO, with a walk-in ticket or table reservation (brunch in the morning and cocktail bar in the evening).<\/p>\n

1075 Budapest, Kazinczy utca 47. | Website<\/strong><\/a><\/pre>\n
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