Museum - Village Museum

The village museum of Szegvár was founded by the teacher János Jaksa (1904-1981). Most of the material was collected in 1948, for the 100th years anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution.

The was the first village museum in Csongrád County and the second in the whole of Hungary. The institution was moved in 1973 to 31-33 Hunyadi street, into a building originally built for the Károlyi family at the beginning of the 18th century.

In the huge house more than eight exhibition rooms and five stores are available for the use of the museum.

Permanent exhibitions

Archaeological finds from Szegvár and its Suburbs - New Stone Age Village in Tűzköves

The name Szegvár can be found both in archaeology lexicons and reference books about the early history of humanity. It is because of the Neolith quarry called "Tűzköves" close to the eastern suburbs of the village.

Antropologist Dr.Lajos Bartucz memorial room

A small exhibition room sets a memorial to anthropologist professor Dr. Lajos Bartucz. In the memorial room we can learn about his work and life.

*Life in Szegvár at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The exhibion represents the lifestyle of the poor peasant family of Szegvár. The residentia and chaste room contains all furniture and instruments used by all the peasant families of the time. There is a beautiful painted-carven ended towered bed and the tulip bin standing beside. These were made at the beginning of the 19th century.

The stones and irons of the castle of Szeg

In the beginning of the 16th century the castellum built by János Dóczy served as a defendable fort of the vicinity. The village was named after the name of this fort. In the 17-18th century the word 'vár' (castle) was added to the name, thus forming the current name of the settlement: Szegvár.

further exhibitions