Csornai Múzeum

About the museum

For a long time the Rábaköz had no museum. The first local collection was set up between the two world wars, when a drawing teacher at the civic school in Csorna collected and displayed ethnographic objects together with his pupils. Today's museum opened in 1969 in the northern wing of the former Premonstratensian friary, first as a branch collection of the Xántus János Múzeum in Győr, and by 1990 had developed into an independent museum.

The first friary building of the Premonstratensian provostry was built around 1180. Its present late Baroque form dates from 1802 to 1808, when it was rebuilt after a fire. The upper-floor exhibitions can be reached via the provost's staircase, which is closed off by a wrought-iron gate.

The museum welcomes visitors with four permanent exhibitions. The local history exhibition, opened in 2019, traces the history of Csorna from Mesolithic stone tools to the age of urbanisation and gives particular emphasis to the victorious battle of Csorna on 13 June 1849 during the War of Independence. The ethnographic exhibition presents the peasant culture of the Rábaköz, its crafts and the folk costume of Csorna. Alongside them are the reception exhibition of the visual artist Hertay Mária and the chamber exhibition of the naive sculptor Horváth Róbert.

Highlights

• A Történelem Peremén – A Rábaköz Szívében (On the Edge of History – In the Heart of the Rábaköz): local history exhibition of Csorna with dioramas and period rooms
• Csorna fairs and crafts: Rábaköz ethnographic exhibition with a best parlour and a street of crafts
• Csorna folk costume and master beams
• Reception exhibition of Hertay Mária and chamber exhibition of the naive sculptor Horváth Róbert
• The late Baroque building of the Premonstratensian provostry

Permanent exhibitions

• A Történelem Peremén – A Rábaköz Szívében – The history of the Csorna area from Mesolithic stone tools to the age of urbanisation, including the victorious battle of 13 June 1849 and local aspects of the two world wars.
• Csornai vásárok és mesterségek – Centuries of urban and folk culture in the Rábaköz: a diorama showing farming, a best parlour, the street of crafts, festivals and the folk costume of Csorna.
• „… visszatérnek majd mert mulandók” – Chamber exhibition of the naive sculptor Horváth Róbert Lóránd, evoking the past, the belief system and the ideals of Csorna and the Rábaköz.

Founded

1969

Operated by

Csornai Városi Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár

Admission & discounts

Active teachers and holders of a domestic or international professional pass can also visit free of charge. Card payment is not possible. Admission is free on presentation of the Kajla útlevél (Kajla passport).

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Museum education sessions for kindergarten children, primary school pupils and secondary school students, supplemented by craft activities.

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