The historic downtown of Vác, now Március 15. Square, has been an archaeological site for decades. In the second part of the 1980s large-scale construction works began in Széchenyi Street which led to the reconstruction of the topography of a medieval town. The finds provided insight into the flourishing culture of the middle class. The exhibition opened on 15 March 1991, with material from the excavation works from the site at 3-7 Széchenyi Street.

Improvement of the infrastructure of the town and search for monuments has not ended yet. The environmental management plan for Széchenyi Street and Március 15. Square in 2003-2005 included the complete reconstruction of the parish church that the German populated visited. In 2008-2009 the Cultural Heritage Special Services was involved in a pre-excavation on 3500 m2 where the parking garage was to be constructed, where finds from the Árpád Age and a cellar with wooden walls originating in the 14th century was discovered.

Further archaeological works were performed in Köztársaság and Káptalan Street. The finds shed new light at the history of the town, with all its architecture and middle class life.

Thanks to the Tragor Ignác Museum overseen by the Management of Pest County Museums and the National Heritage Centre, the exhibition that had focused on the viniculture of the town is now added a new feature, namely the archaeological finds from Széchenyi Street. The new archaeological exhibition is a quality, and attractive permanent exhibition.

The archaeologist Tibor Ákos Rácz