Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény

About the museum

The Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény is located in a venerable villa in Mátyásföld, which recalls the bourgeois world of the turn of the century. The area was transformed almost from nothing, from the wooded hunting ground of the Beniczky family, into an elegant environment blossoming under the garden-suburb idea, where art-patron intellectuals and the middle class spent their daily lives.

The permanent exhibition presents the history of the five predecessor settlements of District XVI – Cinkota, Rákosszentmihály, Sashalom, Mátyásföld and Árpádföld – from the Sarmatian, Avar and Hungarian conquest-period archaeological finds to the civic development of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The art colonies of Rákosszentmihály, the development of the Sashalom housing estate and the villa quarter of Mátyásföld are also discussed.

The collection is also the centre of the district's local history research: researchers organise and archive the material and written remains of Kertváros and publish them in the popular series Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Füzetek (Kertváros Local History Booklets).

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the five predecessor settlements of District XVI
• Turn-of-the-century villa in Mátyásföld
• Legends of the Cinkota beggar statue and the Nagyicce inn
• Research of digitised material
• Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Füzetek (booklets)

Permanent exhibition

• Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény állandó kiállítása – The exhibition presents the past of the five predecessor settlements of District XVI, from archaeological finds to civic development, together with the art colonies of Rákosszentmihály and the villa quarter of Mátyásföld.

Operated by

Kertvárosi Helytörténeti és Emlékezet Központ

Admission & discounts

Admission and guided tours are free for all residents of District XVI and for local institutions; the admission ticket for visitors from outside the district is HUF 500 per person. Museum education sessions cost HUF 1,000 per person for local institutions (A kenyér útja: HUF 1,500 per person) and HUF 1,500 per person for institutions outside the district (A kenyér útja: HUF 2,000 per person); the fee includes admission. Cash and bank card payments are possible; Szép Kártya cannot be accepted.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The volumes of the Kertvárosi Helytörténeti Füzetek are on sale on site.

Events & venue rental

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