Museum - Tokaj Museum

Tokaj Museum has been operating as a region museum since 1962. The institute serves as the main scientific basis of many conferences held in the area. Its permanent exhibition was opened in 1985 in a renovated building that had been a Greek trading house before. The museum collects relics of regional history, ethnography and fine arts.

Permanent exhibitions

The World of Tokaj Hill

In our bigger exhibition room downstairs, our kind guests can see a thematic exhibition. During its viewing, you can get acquainted with the history and geology of Tokaj Hill (hereby Tokaj), such as its minerals and flora- fauna in details. You can also get acquanted with the archeological localities which arose after the settlement.

Folk Art from the Makoldi Collection

Our permanent ethnographical collection called ’Treasure Attic’ can be seen on the second floor in Tokaj Museum. This collection is about the objects which were used every day by people in the last century.

Ecclesiological Exhibition

One of the most spectacular and the most valuable unit of the museum’s permanent exhibition is the ecclesiological exhibition on the first floor. Mr. Béla Béres, a priest from Tokaj offered his 800 pieces collection to his favourite town’s museum in 1981.

Museum Garden

Stone Store, The Remembrance Place of Russian-Hungarian

In the open-air garden stone store, beside some legendary bread stones which were sung by Elek Benedek, some cannonballs, millstones, a water- filter, the memorial tablet of the exploded Tokaj Bridge and a patrician tombstone got a place.

further exhibitions