Tabáni Tájház
Szolnok village heritage house showing the home of a Tabán fishing family in the 1930s, on the bank of the Zagyva in one of the city’s oldest districts.
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About the museum
Tabán is one of the oldest districts of Szolnok, on the bank of the Zagyva near the Tisza–Zagyva confluence. It developed during the Ottoman occupation, and its residents were mainly fishermen, day labourers and boat loaders. The name is said to derive from Turkish, where it was used for tanners’ workshops and later for the poorer outer quarters of towns.
The village heritage house is housed in a two-room, tile-roofed peasant house from the early 20th century at No. 24 Tabán. After the last owner, the fisherman Kovács Sándor, the derelict house needed a complete renovation, which was carried out in 1989 under the guidance of architects. The ceiling beams of the room have survived in their original state; on the courtyard side of the house runs a gallery with wooden posts.
The kitchen and the room are furnished to show the peasant-bourgeois domestic culture of the 1930s: a kitchen stove with tulip-patterned copper fittings, the tools used to mend fishing nets, a washstand and a pantry section. In the courtyard, a punt and fishing gear (nets, szapoly and szák) are displayed under a covered shed. Tabán was also a favourite subject of painters from the Szolnok artists’ colony, such as Mednyánszky László and Gácsi Mihály. The village heritage house is an exhibition site of the Damjanich János Múzeum.
Highlights
- Furnishings of a fishing family’s house from the 1930s
- Fishing gear and a punt in the courtyard
- Net-mending corner
- Kitchen stove with tulip-patterned copper fittings
- One of Szolnok’s oldest districts on the bank of the Zagyva
Permanent exhibition
- Tabáni Tájház – The room and kitchen of a Tabán fishing family in the 1930s, with fishing equipment, a net-mending corner and a punt in the courtyard.
- Operated by
- Damjanich János Múzeum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 1,000 |
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| Reduced | HUF 500students, pensioners and soldiers |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free up to age 6 |
| Seniors | HUF 500Free for those over 70 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Persons with disabilities and one companion may visit free of charge |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 500 |
| Groups (10+ people) | HUF 500 per personGroup ticket for groups of at least 10 people, per person |
| Museum education and craft session | HUF 500per person |
Free admission: On the first Saturday of every month, visitors under 26 and up to two close relatives accompanying children under 18 may visit free of charge. On national holidays (15 March, 20 August, 23 October) admission is free for everyone.
Admission is free with the permanent entry card of the Friends’ Circle of the Damjanich János Múzeum.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
Craft sessions for children.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Craft and museum education sessions organised by the Damjanich János Múzeum (advance booking: +36 56 510 150, extension 219). |
