The House of Terror at Andrássy Avenue 60 in Budapest is a museum and memorial to the victims of the fascist and communist regimes. The building was earlier used by the Arrow Cross Party and the ÁVH, the Hungarian secret police. A public foundation bought it in December 2000, renovated it fully, and opened the museum on February 24, 2002.
Attila Ferenczfy-Kovács designed the interior, the exhibition hall and the facade. The exterior is a black structure of a decorative entablature and blade walls over a granite footpath, which contrasts sharply with its neighbors. The basement shows cells the ÁVH used to torture prisoners.
Some historians argue the museum portrays Hungary mainly as a victim of foreign occupiers. In September 2026, the government announced a temporary closure to review its contents, then reversed that decision. The review is set to proceed.
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