Várostörténeti Múzeum
The venue of the permanent exhibition Csak egy kis munka… – MÁLENKIJ ROBOT, in the late Baroque tanners’ house, which can be visited by prior registration; the Málenkij robot (deportation to Soviet forced labour camps) is the subject of the exhibition.
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About the museum
The Várostörténeti Múzeum (Town History Museum) was founded in 1985 from the holdings of the Modern and Most Recent History Department of the Janus Pannonius Múzeum. The building is the late Baroque Tímárház (Tanners’ House), a two-storey tannery with a drying loft built in 1786, which was the site of leather processing in Pécs. The original permanent exhibition presented the history of the town in modern times, from its liberation from Ottoman rule (1686) to 1948.
The venue is currently closed temporarily for technical reasons. The renewed permanent exhibition Csak egy kis munka… – MÁLENKIJ ROBOT can be seen in the same building; it has been open for visits by prior registration since 31 March 2026.
The exhibition recalls the tragedy of the málenkij robot: on 26 December 1944, the civilian population of Baranya began to be rounded up, and in January 1945 cattle wagons set off for the Soviet camps. Through life stories, original objects, installations evoking the world of the camps (barracks, bunks, watchtower, barbed wire), films made with eyewitnesses and original camp photographs, the exhibition makes the forced labour of camp life tangible.
Highlights
- Csak egy kis munka… – MÁLENKIJ ROBOT permanent exhibition
- Camp installations: barracks, bunk, watchtower, barbed wire
- Films with eyewitness accounts and original camp photographs
- The late Baroque Tímárház, built in 1786
Permanent exhibition
- Csak egy kis munka… – MÁLENKIJ ROBOT – The history of the deportation of the civilian population of Baranya and of Soviet forced labour, told through life stories, original objects and installations evoking the world of the camps.
- Founded
- 1985
- Operated by
- Janus Pannonius Múzeum
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
The Janus Pannonius Museum has published a workbook for students on the subject.
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 | The workbook Málenkij robot 80 is aimed at students. A book has also been published to accompany the exhibition: “A szél hidegebb, mint a hó…” (The wind is colder than the snow…). |
