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2024.07.19. - 2024.10.06.
Budapest
2024.07.11. - 2024.08.31.
Budapest
2024.06.14. - 2024.08.25.
Budapest
2024.05.24. - 2024.09.15.
Budapest
2024.05.17. - 2024.09.22.
Budapest
2024.05.11. - 2024.09.15.
Budapest
2024.04.20. - 2024.11.24.
Budapest
2023.12.15. - 2024.02.18.
Budapest
2023.11.16. - 2024.01.21.
Budapest
2012.03.01. - 2012.03.31.
Vác
2012.02.01. - 2012.02.29.
Miskolc
2012.01.22. - 1970.01.01.
Budapest
2011.10.04. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.07.04. - 2011.07.08.
Budapest
Bihar Museum - Berettyóújfalu
The museum building
Address: 4100, Berettyóújfalu Kálvin tér 1.
Phone number: (54) 402-390, (54) 500-340
Opening hours: Mon-Fri- 10-16
The question of founding a museum in Berettyóújfalu surfaced first in the end of the 1950's. It was the idea of teachers and tutors. Following the work of Mrs. Sándor the museum opened on 20th August, 1960 in 7 Bihari Street. It was called the Ethnographic House. continue
Permanent exhibitions
A taste of the exhibition
The exhibition shows female dresses from the life of traditional peasantry focusing on the processing of hemp that was performed by women performed almost completely. Hemp in the territory of Bihar was an important plant until the 50's. The basic material of clothing was made of hemp, as well as tablecloths, bed sheets, towels etc. The sacks, canvas necessary in farming were also prepared of hemp. The exhibition presents the tools of hemp processing while the process itself is shown in photos. continue
A taste of the exhibition
After WWI, on 30 April 1920, the town of Berettyóújfalu became the center of Csonka Bihar County. In 1922 great development began: electrification was done, schools, a new Town House, barracks and house for officers were built. continue
A taste of the exhibition
The exhibition presents this old world with the help of the drawings of Szűcs Sándor. The visitors may learn of the life of the people living there, the homestead, the fishing equipments, the most important plants of the water world, as well as interesting animals with the voice of some of them played from a taperecoreder. continue
A taste of the exhibition
Kazinczy was born there, Bessenyei returned to Bihar and his work was fruitful, change came to Kölcsey in terms of his career while living in Bihar. he understood that he had to bare life. Arany János's classic literary worked was based on traditions of Bihar. Zoltán Nadányi lived in Berettyóújfalu most of his life, as well as representatives of folk literature, Nagy Imrét, Sinka István, Erdélyi József and Szabó Pál. continue