Széchényi Múzeumpatika
Győr's Jesuit-founded Baroque pharmacy in the Benedictine friary, with a dispensing room of original decoration, which can be visited on guided tours.
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About the museum
Founding pharmacies alongside the colleges was part of the Jesuits' programme. According to the town's law book, a pharmacy operated in the Jesuit friary in Győr from 1634; in the 1680s it moved to the north-west corner of the building and became public. It could be entered through the entrance opening onto the main square, and women could also visit it. After the dissolution of the Jesuit order in 1773, its last monk-pharmacist, Joannes Tumbler, bought it and, as a civilian owner, moved it to the Patikaház (Pharmacy House).
The pharmacy operated in several places over the following decades, and in 1971 it returned to its original place, in the friary, which has belonged to the Benedictines since 1802. The restoration of the rooms began in 1970. The pharmacy still operates under the name Széchényi Múzeumpatika (Széchényi Museum Pharmacy), maintained by the Benedictines of Győr. It is named after Széchényi György (1592–1695), Bishop of Győr and later Archbishop of Esztergom, one of the greatest benefactors of the Jesuits of Győr.
The central fresco of the dispensing room depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; around it are four herbal emblems, and the stucco putti symbolise the seasons. The most valuable object of the pharmacy is the bronze mortar given in 1660; the cabinets also hold blue tin-glazed jars of 1689, 16th-century faience vessels and medical books. The pharmacy does not currently operate; the rooms of the museum pharmacy can be seen on organised guided tours.
Highlights
- Baroque dispensing room with central fresco and stucco decoration
- Bronze mortar with dolphin handles, given by Báthory Zsófia in 1660
- Spanish albarello bearing the date 1566
- Jesuit pharmacy vessels and contemporary medical books
- Benedictine church and Baroque spaces of the friary on the same tour
Permanent exhibition
- Széchényi Múzeumpatika – The Baroque dispensing room of the pharmacy founded by the Jesuits, with its original decorations, pharmacy vessels, medical books and the bronze mortar.
- Operated by
- Szent Mór Bencés Perjelség
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 4,100 |
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| Reduced | HUF 3,600Students, full-time students and pensioners (on the “Barokk világ Győr szívében” tour) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free under 6. |
| Groups | –For groups, one person is free for every 15 people. |
| Invitatio – exclusive guided tour with tasting (full-price ticket) | HUF 8,900Requires registration at least 7 days in advance. |
Tickets are sold at the Bencés Bolt (Benedictine Shop) at Széchenyi tér 9, through the entrance of the priorate, from Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–18:00.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Színház
On foot from the Teleki László utca (Színház) bus stop, or from the Móricz Zsigmond alsó rakpart (Dunakapu tér) stop.
By car
Parking available
Széchenyi tér and the surrounding pedestrian streets cannot be driven through by car; the nearest car parks are the Dunakapu underground car park (about 4 minutes on foot), the Árpád parkolóház (Árpád út 44, about 7 minutes), the Jókai parkolóház (Jókai utca 7–9, about 9 minutes) and the Tarcsay parkoló (Tarcsay Vilmos utca 3, about 11 minutes).
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The route of the tour may be affected by weddings, funerals and liturgical events linked to church feasts. Registration by e-mail at turisztika@bencesgyor.hu or by telephone on +36 30 195 2684. |
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