Laczkó Dezső Múzeum

About the museum

The county council decided to establish a county museum in 1902; the first exhibition opened in 1904 on the second floor of the County Hall. Its first director was Laczkó Dezső, a teacher of the Piarist order, after whom the institution was named in 1990. Because the collections were growing rapidly, a separate building became necessary: the palace on Erzsébet sétány was handed over in 1925.

In the 1930s, the country’s first rural open-air ethnographic exhibition, the Bakonyi Ház (Bakony House), was set up beside the museum. The county museum organisation was founded in 1962, and the natural-history collection moved to Zirc in 1972. From 2007 several exhibition sites came under municipal or other management; since 2013 the museum has been run by the municipality of Veszprém (Veszprém Megyei Jogú Város) as a city museum with county reach. In 2006 it received the title “Az év múzeuma” (Museum of the Year).

The new permanent exhibition Emlékgép (Memory Machine) opened with the support of the programme series European Capital of Culture 2023. It arranges the objects and stories of Veszprém in chronological order, from archaeological finds to the community memory of the city. The institution also includes the Bakonyi Ház, as well as the Hősök Kapuja (Gate of Heroes) and the Tűztorony (Fire Tower) in the castle district.

Highlights

• Emlékgép: new permanent exhibition on the objects and history of Veszprém
• Archaeological, ethnographic and local-history collections in the county museum of more than a hundred years
• The neighbouring Bakonyi Ház, an open-air ethnographic exhibition
• Museum education sessions and family programmes

Permanent exhibition

• Emlékgép – A new permanent exhibition that arranges the objects and stories of Veszprém in chronological order, from the historical time of archaeological finds to the community memory of the city and the personal time of individuals.

Founded

1904

Operated by

Veszprém Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On 15 March, 20 August and 23 October the exhibitions can be visited free of charge (a technical ticket is payable). On the third Saturday of every month, the permanent exhibition is free for EEA citizens under 26 and their companions under 18.

Photography and video recording are included in the ticket price. Ticket prices apply to the permanent exhibition; temporary exhibitions can be visited with a separate ticket.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Family programmes and museum education sessions tailored to age.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Coat check
• Wi-Fi

The technical ticket includes use of the cloakroom, the toilets and Wi-Fi, as well as phone charging.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

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