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But the move has been widely speculated about in the press in recent months in the wake of a fierce row over the centre's permanent exhibition, which the government believes paints a distorted picture of Hungary's ties with Nazi Germany.
By contrast, experts and historians accuse the government of trying to brush over uncomfortable details about the country's Nazi past.
The main bone of contention is a picture of Miklos Horthy, Hungary's leader from 1924 to 1944, who entered into an alliance with the German Nazis in exchange for the restoration of territories lost in 1920.
A top-ranking government official, State Secretary Andras Levente Gal, said the image unjustifiably linked Hungary's re-appropriation of territory with the deportation of Jews to Nazi concentration and death camps, shown in nearby pictures, and asked that the exhibit be "re-evaluated."
The comments immediately drew accusations of censorship on the part of the government of Viktor Orban, who has already raised hackles worldwide for his perceived attempts to gag the media.
But the affair snowballed when plans were announced to install a government-appointed board of curators, with the liberal press in particular crying foul.
The new board's head, Gyorgy Haraszti, was not reachable for comment to AFP, but told MTI that a new concept would be drawn up for the exhibition under a new team of scientific experts.
Until a replacement for Harsanyi is named, conservative historian Szabolcs Szita will be the museum's acting head, MTI reported.
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By contrast, experts and historians accuse the government of trying to brush over uncomfortable details about the country's Nazi past.
The main bone of contention is a picture of Miklos Horthy, Hungary's leader from 1924 to 1944, who entered into an alliance with the German Nazis in exchange for the restoration of territories lost in 1920.
A top-ranking government official, State Secretary Andras Levente Gal, said the image unjustifiably linked Hungary's re-appropriation of territory with the deportation of Jews to Nazi concentration and death camps, shown in nearby pictures, and asked that the exhibit be "re-evaluated."
The comments immediately drew accusations of censorship on the part of the government of Viktor Orban, who has already raised hackles worldwide for his perceived attempts to gag the media.
But the affair snowballed when plans were announced to install a government-appointed board of curators, with the liberal press in particular crying foul.
The new board's head, Gyorgy Haraszti, was not reachable for comment to AFP, but told MTI that a new concept would be drawn up for the exhibition under a new team of scientific experts.
Until a replacement for Harsanyi is named, conservative historian Szabolcs Szita will be the museum's acting head, MTI reported.
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