Intercisa Múzeum

About the museum

The museum emerged from the rescue excavations connected with the construction of the Danube Iron Works and the new town, which began in spring 1950. At the great excavation of 1951, researchers from almost every part of the country took part, and the builders initiated the display of the finds on site. Thus it was decided to establish a museum for the socialist town being built south of Dunapentele.

The institution has been housed in a former party house since 1970, and since 1975 it has borne the name of the ancient predecessor settlement, Intercisa. Its collection ranges from the New Stone Age to the modern and most recent periods: its core is the Bronze Age (the Kisapostag, Kulcs and Koziderpadlás sites), the finds of the Roman military camp and civilian settlement are significant, and it also holds material from the Migration Period, the Conquest and Árpád periods, the Middle Ages and the Ottoman occupation, as well as an ethnographic and a historical collection on town-building.

Most of the permanent exhibition has been open since 1976; the prehistoric section was renovated in 2003. Since 2012 the ground-floor display room has presented material that was previously kept in storage. In the museum courtyard and in the town, Roman-era outdoor sites can also be visited, such as the Roman bath and the stone collection.

Highlights

• Bronze Age finds and a Celtic silver coin hoard
• Remains of a Roman military camp and civilian settlement
• Ethnographic room of a Dunapentele peasant house
• The history of the town and the construction of the Iron Works, with a model
• Ground-floor display room with step-free access

Permanent exhibitions

• Dunaújváros története az őskortól az 1970-es évek közepéig – The exhibition presents the Bronze Age and Roman past, the ethnographic room and the history of building the new town.
• Látványtár „a kőkortól a legújabb korig” – The ground-floor display room shows archaeological, ethnographic and modern-era finds that were previously kept in storage; step-free access.

Founded

1951

Operated by

Fejér Megyei Múzeumok Igazgatósága

Admission & discounts

Prices valid from 1 March 2025; the price includes VAT. Only cash payment is accepted; bank cards, foreign currency and vouchers are not. Museum education sessions for kindergarten children cost HUF 500 per person; for school children there is an additional HUF 500 per person on top of the admission ticket.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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 ground-floor display room can also be viewed step-free by visitors with reduced mobility; the rest of the permanent exhibition cannot.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

They organise family days, craft sessions, unusual museum lessons and play-house programmes that bring the past to life; family tickets are available.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Souvenirs and publications can be bought in the museum.

Events & venue rental

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