The idea of an independent exhibition of Jewish religious matters arose mostly during the millennium celebrations of 1896 for the first time, when Judaism was introduced as one of Hungary's historical religions. The first home of the collection of 1,500 artifacts was an apartment on Hold Street, and then the Jewish Museum found its last home in 1932 in the building designed by László Vágó and Ferenc Faragó and erected next to the Dohany Street Synagogue in an architectural style. Nice. Currently operating under the auspices of the Alliance of Jewish Communities in Hungary, the museum's rich collection makes it the second largest Jewish museum in Europe, displaying works by Jewish artists in cinema, fine art, architecture and many other cultural fields.