Görögkatolikus Egyházművészeti Gyűjtemény

About the museum

The collection was founded in 1983 to preserve, scientifically process and present the artistic treasures of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church; its foundation is associated with the name of Timkó Imre, Bishop of the Hajdúdorog Eparchy. Its first head, Nagymihályi Géza, a Greek Catholic priest and art historian, saved many icons lying forgotten in attics and other places. The first exhibition opened in 1985. The collection is in the bishop’s building of the Nyíregyháza Greek Catholic eparchy and can be reached from the courtyard.

Highlights

• 17th- and 18th-century icons from Tolcsva and Máriapócs
• Votive cloths, banner images and liturgical vestments from the 18th and 19th centuries
• Liturgical goldsmiths’ work, including the Athos cross and the 1717 chalice of Bedő
• Iconostasis carvings and liturgical books

Permanent exhibition

• A magyar görögkatolikus egyház művészeti értékei (XVIII–XX. század) – The permanent exhibition presents icons, iconostasis carvings, liturgical objects, books, costumes and church banners from the post-Byzantine culture of north-eastern Hungary.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Nyíregyházi Görögkatolikus Egyházmegye

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