Győri Bencés Látogatóközpont

About the museum

The Benedictine church of Loyolai Szent Ignác (St Ignatius of Loyola) on Széchenyi tér is Hungary's first baroque-style church and the earliest baroque listed building in today's country. It was built by the Jesuits, who also founded a school in Győr; the Benedictines later took over the leadership of the school. The church underwent a major reconstruction, preserving its original furnishings and altarpieces.

In May 2026 an interactive exhibition titled “400 tanév – Élő örökség a győri bencés gimnáziumban” (400 Years of School – Living Heritage at the Benedictine Grammar School in Győr) opened in the roof space of the church and the Benedictine monastery. Visitors can walk in a visitor space built above the church vault, from where the brick structure of the vault can be seen; in the monastery attic they can also see the original baroque chimneys. The exhibition was realised with support from the Interreg VI-A Hungary–Slovakia Programme.

The exhibition presents the teaching work of the Jesuits and Benedictines, changes in school life, the lives of teachers and the school's collections (antiquarian collection, natural history collection, incunabula, coins, weapons, ornithological collection). The guided tour starting from the treasury also covers the liturgical objects of the church, period books and charters; other tours present the church, the refectory, the stairwell with frescoes and the former Jesuit pharmacy.

Highlights

• Interactive exhibition in the roof space of the baroque church
• Walk above the church vault
• The attic and roof terrace of the Benedictine monastery
• Treasury, refectory and fresco staircase
• Baroque Jesuit pharmacy

Permanent exhibition

• 400 tanév – Élő örökség a győri bencés gimnáziumban – Interactive exhibition in the roof spaces of the baroque church and the Benedictine monastery on four hundred years of Jesuit and Benedictine education, with the school's collections.

Operated by

Szent Mór Bencés Perjelség

Admission & discounts

The admission ticket price includes the guided tour fee. Tickets are sold at the Bencés Bolt (Széchenyi tér 9, through the entrance of the priory). Prices from 15 May 2026.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition is in the roof space of the church and the monastery and is reached by stairs; the steps of this listed building are not standard, and their height and surface are uneven.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The youngest visitors are guided through the exhibition by Bence, the school's curious pupil.

Getting there & parking

The entrance to the exhibition is at the Bencés Bolt on the ground floor of the Szent Mór Benedictine Priory (the building to the right of the church).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bencés Bolt on the ground floor of the priory.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The Jedlik-terem is part of the visitor centre's offer.

Plan your visit