Bihari Múzeum

About the museum

Local-history collecting in Berettyóújfalu began in the late 1950s, with the participation of enthusiastic teachers and local patriots. On 20 August 1960 the Néprajzi ház (Ethnographic House), the predecessor of the Bihari Múzeum, opened in Bercsényi utca; the house, built in the mid-18th century, was furnished with period furniture. After the house was demolished, collecting continued, and a quarter of a century later the museum moved out of the outgrown family house to the centre of Berettyóújfalu, to the upper floor of the former village hall.

After the move in 2001, the first part of the permanent exhibition, the archaeological and local-history unit, opened in May 2003. On 17 October 2004, the museum’s 30th birthday, the ethnographic hall, a literary-history exhibition and a toy-history exhibition were also completed. In 2013 the museum came under the maintenance of the Municipality of Berettyóújfalu, and from 1 February 2016 it has been a member institution (tagintézmény) of the Berettyó Cultural Centre.

Between 2020 and 2021 the museum renewed its exhibition units: the ethnographic, Sárrét, literary-history and local-history rooms, and presents the history of the Bihar landscape and the Bihar people with a striking, interactive permanent exhibition. In 2004 and 2011 the museum won a special prize in the Museum of the Year competition, in 2012 it received a professional special prize, and in 2015 it won the title Museum of the Year 2014.

Highlights

• Interactive permanent exhibition: The Landscape and the People
• Archaeological, ethnographic, Sárrét, literary-history and local-history rooms
• Ős-kő-művek (Ancient Stone Works): minerals and the Neolithic Berettyó Valley
• “Egy polgárfiú ‘játékos’ öröksége” (The Playful Legacy of a Townsman’s Son): outreach exhibition in the Barcsay House
• Title Museum of the Year 2014

Permanent exhibitions

• A táj és az ember – Interactive permanent exhibition on the Bihar landscape and its people, from the minerals of the Ős-kő-művek and the Neolithic Berettyó Valley to the village-town.
• Egy polgárfiú „játékos” öröksége – Outreach permanent exhibition in the former Barcsay family house, with the lead-soldier collection of ifj. Barcsay László (Barcsay László Jr.); visits only by prior registration (barcsayhaz@gmail.com).

Founded

1974

Operated by

Berettyó Kulturális Központ

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October) admission is free for everyone; holders of an address card for Berettyóújfalu can visit free of charge.

Museum education pass (3 sessions per school year): up to 19 people, HUF 30,000 per class; 20–30 people, HUF 45,000 per class. Free admission and discounts can be claimed with the relevant ID card.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Family tickets are available; colourful museum education programmes divided by age group, and an interactive exhibition for children.

Getting there & parking

By car, the museum is best reached on the route recommended on the museum’s website, because of the traffic arrangement in the centre.

Amenities & dining

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