Zsámbéki Tájház
One of the oldest houses in Zsámbék, built around 1740, with a Swabian folk art and local history exhibition, painted furniture and a kitchen with an open chimney hood.
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About the museum
The house is among the oldest residential buildings in Zsámbék; it takes its name from the relief of St Wendelin, the patron saint of shepherds, on its façade. In the 1740s it was built by Melchior Keller, a wealthy Swabian stock-breeder who arrived with the first wave of settlement.
The exhibition was created on the initiative of civilians. In the rooms, hand-painted furniture and furniture made with special techniques evoke Swabian folk art and old Zsámbék life. The kitchen with the open chimney hood displays the oldest piece of furniture in Zsámbék, a kitchen cupboard decorated with casein paint made from a mixture of curd and lime. The most significant piece is the cupboard bearing the date 1874, whose painting preserves the traditions of the Germans who came from the Black Forest region.
The parts of the local history exhibition are the “tisztaszoba” (parlour), the kitchen with the open chimney hood, and the thematic exhibition “Szekrénymesék” (“Cupboard Tales”), opened on 11 October 2020.
Highlights
- Painted Swabian furniture and tree-of-life motifs
- Kitchen with open chimney hood
- The painted cupboard of 1874
- “Szekrénymesék” thematic exhibition
Permanent exhibition
- Szekrénymesék – Thematic exhibition on the painted cupboards of Zsámbék and the tales connected with them.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Zsámbéki Művelődési Ház, Könyvtár és Muzeális Gyűjtemény
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 400 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | HUF 200students, pensioners and groups (from 10 people) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free under 6. |
| Seniors | HUF 200 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · People with disabilities and one companion visit free of charge; admission is also free for Zsámbék residents, children under 6 and people over 70. |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 200 |
| Groups (10+ people) | HUF 200 per person |
| Families | HUF 800Two adults and one, two or more children. |
| Combined ticket (Romtemplom, Lámpamúzeum, Tájház) – adult | HUF 1,400Student and pensioner HUF 700, family HUF 2,800. |
| Guided tour | HUF 4,000 |
| Museum education session | HUF 1,200Per person. |
Free admission: On the first Saturday of every month, free for under-26s and for up to two close relatives accompanying a child under 18.
The mayor decides on request whether the admission fee is waived.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Opening for visits is ensured by the staff of the cultural centre; during events the house may be open at times other than those stated. |