Türr István Múzeum
Landscape museum of Northern Bačka in the city centre of Baja, presenting the archaeology, ethnography, history and fine art of the region.
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About the museum
The first opportunity to establish a museum in Baja arose in 1914, when Déri Frigyes offered his cultural-history collection to the town. The plan was thwarted by the First World War and the Serbian occupation. The museum was finally founded between the two World Wars: the art collector Oltványi (Artinger) Imre had assembled the basis of the first contemporary picture gallery in Hungary by 1936, and in October 1936 the county council decided to found the museum alongside the picture gallery.
The second core of the gallery was a gift of 49 works from the widow of the painter Nagy István. In Baja, therefore, a contemporary fine-art collection gave life to the museum.
The Türr István Museum is the landscape museum of Northern Bačka, the northern part of the former county of Bács-Bodrog. It keeps archaeological, historical, ethnographic and fine-art collections; its permanent exhibitions include Life on the Danube, Ethnographic Groups around Baja and The Capital of Kincses Bácska. Further exhibition venues belong to the museum: the Nagy István Gallery, the Éber Memorial House, the Bagoly Castle and the Bunyevác Heritage House (Bunyevac Heritage House).
Highlights
- Three permanent exhibitions in the main building: Life on the Danube, Ethnographic Groups around Baja, The Capital of Kincses Bácska
- The Oltványi collection with works by artists of the Gresham Circle (Gresham-kör)
- Visible storage and virtual tour
- Paintings by Nagy István in the core collection of the Baja gallery
Permanent exhibitions
- Élet a Dunán – The permanent exhibition in the museum’s building on Deák Ferenc utca on the relationship between the Danube and people.
- Néprajzi csoportok Baja környékén – The permanent exhibition in the museum’s building on Deák Ferenc utca on the ethnographic groups of the Baja area.
- Kincses Bácska fővárosa – The permanent exhibition in the museum’s building on Deák Ferenc utca on the history of Baja and Northern Bačka.
- Founded
- 1936
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 2,000 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | HUF 1,000students and pensioners |
| Children & teens | HUF 1,000free up to age 5 · Admission is free under the age of 6 |
| Seniors | HUF 1,000 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · People with disabilities and one companion can enter free of charge |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 1,000 |
| Families | HUF 5,000Family discount: 2 adults and 2–3 children |
| Ground-floor exhibition hall (Roosevelt tér) | HUF 1,000Students and pensioners: HUF 500 |
| Adult day ticket (all exhibition venues, valid for 48 hours) | HUF 3,600Students and pensioners: HUF 1,800 |
| Guided tour | HUF 6,500 |
| Photography at the exhibition venues (2 hours of exclusive admission) | HUF 10,000Per venue and per occasion |
Free admission: The last Saturday of every month
Card payment is possible at the Türr István Museum and at the Bagoly Castle. Parking is free at all exhibition venues. No other discount may be applied when a reduced ticket is purchased.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | HUF 5,000 · Family discount: 2 adults and 2–3 children |
- Family tours & workshops
Kindergartens and schools have museum education sessions and passes; families have a reduced ticket.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking is available at every exhibition venue.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum welcomes groups that request a guided tour (HUF 6,500). Museum education sessions last 90 minutes, for up to 30 people, at HUF 800 per person. |
