Hortobágyi Pásztormúzeum
An exhibition in the restored wagon shelter of the Hortobágy National Park on herding on the Puszta and the lives of the csikós (horse herders), gulyás (cattle herders), juhász (shepherds) and kondás (swineherds).
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About the museum
The Pásztormúzeum building was a wagon shelter built in the 1780s, where travellers crossing the Puszta and visitors to the fairs could rest. The building was returned to its original state, and in 2024 the exhibition was completely renewed.
The display presents traditional livestock farming on Hortobágy and the people who did it, in the past and today. The highest-ranking herdsman of the Puszta is the csikós, who looks after the horses, followed by the gulyás (cattle herder), the juhász (shepherd) and finally the kondás (swineherd). With life-like figures, live scenes, projections and audio recordings, the exhibition recalls the herding life of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Visitors can try out what it was like to be a shepherd boy (bojtár): they can play a lamb-recognition game, ring the bells of the flocks and find out how “grass” becomes pörkölt (Hungarian stew). The room “Instant pusztaélmény” (instant Puszta experience) gives a brief taste of the atmosphere of the Puszta.
Highlights
- The wagon shelter from the 1780s, restored to its original state
- Tools and live scenes of the four herder types – csikós, gulyás, juhász, kondás
- Interactive games: lamb recognition, bells, the role of the bojtár
- Exhibition completely renewed in 2024
- Combined ticket with the exhibitions of the Hortobágy Visitor Centre
Permanent exhibition
- Hortobágyi pásztorélet – The exhibition shows the grazing livestock farming of the Puszta and the work of the four main types of herder – csikós, gulyás, juhász, kondás – with tools, live scenes and interactive elements.
- Operated by
- Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 3,100 |
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| Reduced | HUF 1,700Children, students up to age 26 and pensioners |
| Children & teens | HUF 1,700 |
| Seniors | HUF 1,700Registration ticket for visitors over 70: HUF 200. |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 1,700Up to age 26. |
| Families | HUF 8,200For two adults and up to three children. |
| Combined ticket, adult (Pásztormúzeum and the Visitor Centre exhibitions) | HUF 4,100 |
| Combined ticket, child (over 3), student (up to 26), pensioner | HUF 2,400 |
| Combined family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) | HUF 10,900 |
| Registration ticket for visitors over 70 | HUF 200 |
Tickets can also be bought online at jegy.visithortobagy.com.
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | HUF 8,200 · For two adults and up to three children. |
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- Hands-on stations
The exhibition has games for children: a lamb-recognition game, ringing the bells and trying out the role of the bojtár.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in the tourist centre of Hortobágy, near the Kilenclyukú híd (Nine-Hole Bridge) and the Hortobágyi Csárda (inn), on Petőfi tér. The Hortobágy National Park Visitor Centre is at Petőfi tér 9.
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