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There may be just one museum in Budapest which reflects the pure energy of human inventions and innovations and this is the Hungarian Technical and Transportation Museum (Közlekedési Múzeum). Be it an interest in railways, vintage cars or anything related to the engineering behind moving a whole city; this museum is surely one of the most ancient and interesting of such kind in Europe. However, for a visit to this place it will take some insider information because the museum has gone through quite a dramatic change in recent years. And here is all you need to know about its history and collections. A Century in City Park: The History In order to get a better understanding of the museum, we need to take a look back at 1899. The first incarnation of the museum in City Park (Városliget) opened during the 1896 Millennium Exhibition and it was an elegant,…