EXHIBITIONS IN EGER
Gárdonyi Géza Memorial Museum
This was the residential building of the writer between 1897 and 1922. He wrote several of his works here, including Egri csillagok (lit. The Stars of Eger, Eclipse of the Crescent Moon). This novel commemorates the 16th century fightings against the Turks. The function of the hallway was to house the books.
Almost all the pieces of furniture in the bedroom are left in their original places. It was at the smaller, carved study table that he wrote Egri csillagok. The paintings and landscapes fixed on school writing slates indicate that Gárdonyi found satisfaction in painting. The cosy bedroom is characterised by puritan simplicity. The study could rather be called a hall. Its brown-painted walls refer to Gárdonyi’s only passion: tobacco. The skylight was necessary as during the day the windows were closed to protect him from the noise. Gárdonyi had nearly ten thousand books, but their value is in their contents and the variegated nature of their topics. By entering, we can see the large study table, at which so many valuable works were created. We can also find here the cymbal of Pista Dankó, a Szeged gypsy bandleader. The showcases house his notes in cryptography as well. In the garden, we can see the bronze statue of the writer, the work of Árpád Somogyi.
Address: Eger, Gárdonyi Géza utca 28.
Opening Hours:
| 16 March – 31 March, 2010 | 10.00 - 16.00 |
| 1 April – 31 October, 2010 | 9.00 - 17.00 |
| Monday | CLOSED |
| 1 November, 2010 – 15 March, 2011 | CLOSED |
Admission:
| Adult | HUF 400 |
| Concession | |
| (age group 6-26 and 62-70) | HUF 200 |
| Photography Permit: | HUF 1000/ camera |
| Video Camera: | HUF 2000/ camera |
Palóc Folk Art Exhibitions:
The exhibition presents the folk art of the Heves County regions of Palócföld. The most beautiful pieces of wood carving (sticks, drinking spoons) were fashioned by shepherds. Weaving also has great traditions. The decoration of hand-woven objects (primarily home textiles) is very simple and airy. The most beautiful pieces of home textiles decorated with embroidery are tent sheets, bread-cloths and fair-satchels. With male and female garments, it was the grooms’ shirts and ladies’ bodices and aprons that were most often embroidered. Top garments, felt cloaks of shepherds, and frocks were prepared by masters of the trade. The rather rich and various folk costumes are presented within the framework of a wedding procession, with the typical Boldog “cifrakalács” (fancy cake of Boldog). From among the simpler, everyday pieces of folk pottery, the Mezőcsát and Tiszafüred pitchers with a narrow neck and “Miska” bottles are outstanding. The clean-room of the Palóc residential building is evoked by painted furniture, hand-made embroidered and woven bed linen, and colourful plates, mirrored devotional pictures, and oil prints.
Address: Eger, Dobó utca 12.
Opening Hours:
| 1 May – 26 September, 2010 | 9.00 - 17.00 |
| Monday | CLOSED |
| 27 September, 2010 – 30 April, 2011 | CLOSED |
Admission:
| Adult | HUF 200 |
| Concession | |
| (age group 6-26 and 62-70) | HUF 100 |
| Photography Permit: | HUF 1000/ camera |
| Video Camera: | HUF 2000/ camera |
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Telekessy Pharmacy Museum
The pharmacy was founded by the Jesuits in 1713, in their former priory, from the donation of Bishop István Telekessy. It was established in its present location in 1900, where it operated as an apothecary until 1968. In 1987 it was opened as a museum. The furniture was made between 1745–46, in the Eger priory, of oak, with Baroque and Rococco decoration. The glassed end-wings of the prism-shaped support table are 19th century pine additions. In the centre, in the balustrade area, the pharmacy dishes can be seen with the Telekessy coat-of-arms. These were made in Holics, they are of a prism shape, with the bishop’s coat-of-arms on their front panel. The wooden jars were probably made at the same time the furniture was produced.
Address: Eger, 18 Széchenyi street
Opening Hours:
| Tuesday - Saturday | 11.00 - 16.30 |
| Sunday, Monday | Closed |
Admission: Free
Top of the pageThe History of Eger Tobacco Factory
Eger Tobacco Factory, which is the predecessor in title of Philip Morris Magyarország Ltd, started operating in our town in 1896 and with that it was an elemental part of the town of Eger for over a century. Strolling along the one time storages of 350 square metres of floor space, which houses the exhibition today, one can trace the technological development from hand-made cigars to machine-made cigarettes.
By viewing lots of old photos, objects and documents, the visitor can imagine what the lives of the factory workers were like, how the cigar Csongor was made, what life was like in the times of the Five-Year Plan, how a modern plant with the help of licence-connections came to life, which entered the network of a world company.
Address: Eger, Törvényház utca 4.
Opening Hours:
| Saturdays | 10.00 - 16.00 |
Admission: Free
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