Bocskai István Museum - Bocskai István Museum

The staff was very nice, the price is extremely affordable compared to what you give. Spectacular and modern exhibitions are very active because they are full of small interactive educational programs that allow adults and children to learn and engage. What I really liked was that there was plenty of opportunity here when you could get your hands on it, you could catch it, you could try it. I can only recommend it to families and interested groups for couples because the museum is smoothly bound for 2.5-3 hours.

Very nicely furnished building and exhibition spaces! Bocskai's life can be traced all the way from his birth, through his ascension to his death! Combining today's techniques with painted pictures is a great help in this! A copy of the crown, the jogar (mace) is also a wonderful sight!

Very nice museum. It consists of 3 parts. In the main building you can see a description of Prince Bocskai and the crown and law. You can't take a picture there, so there isn't. The second building shows an exhibition of old times. In the 3rd building, in addition to the exhibition of old times, you can try clothes, hussars. And even a retro exhibition can be viewed! We really liked it! Worth checking out!

"A real treasure is hidden in one of the small streets of the Old Town, the museum quarter of Hajdúszoboszló! Museums located 1000 meters from the spa await their guests with interesting exhibitions and entertainment programs, presenting the cultural heritage of Hajdúszoboszló at various exhibitions. The Princely Treasury, inaugurated on June 26, 2021, during the Night of the Museums, is the newest attraction of the István Bocskai Museum. The exhibition commemorates the Transylvanian prince István Bocskai, who settled the Hajduks in Szoboszló and led the only victorious war of independence of the Hungarians. Due to Bocskai's continued military success, Emperor Rudolf was forced to negotiate, which resulted in the Peace of Vienna in 1606, which restored the independence of Transylvania and the sovereignty and religious freedoms of the Hungarian nobility. Bocska also played a crucial role in the peace between the emperor and the sultan, which ended the fifteen years of war in Zsvatorok. Bocskai then arranged his court in Kassa and issued the donation letter with which he settled his equestrian hajdús in Szoboszló. He also died here at the age of just fifty. In his person, one of the largest format rulers of the Hungarian nation has left the spirit world. The exhibition features a noble and authentic copy of the ruler's crown and right, which was the result of a 7-year project and on which nearly a hundred people worked to rebuild the museum's new wing and the exhibition presenting the Bocskai crown. The “Holy Crown of Hajdú” is a real mystical object: its origin is questionable, its role is disputed, its ownership is unclear, as it could have been made in a Byzantine, Turkish or Persian workshop. This is the only crown with which the prince of Transylvania was crowned king of Hungary, although this is accepted by only a part of historians. The Bocskai Crown was a symbol of the power of one of the greatest Hungarian rulers, which the Habsburgs feared so much that they were taken to Vienna after the prince's death. Its original is still there today, although both the Hungarian and Romanian states still consider it their own property. However, its valuable copy can now be viewed in Hajdúszoboszló. Worth a visit! The museum also has a permanent ethnographic exhibition in Hajdúszoboszló, which presents the traditional culture of the city. In the XIX. s. At the end of the 19th century, peasant civilization also began in Hajdúszoboszló. The wealthier inhabitants of agriculture, who were engaged in a peasant way of life, built larger and more ornate houses than before, following the tastes of the urban bourgeoisie. The houses had a clean room, which became the most beautiful room. The room furnishings were determined by the family’s lifestyle, financial situation, housewife tastes and traditions. This is when oil prints and family paintings appear and more and more ornaments appear in home culture. The first section evokes the fair atmosphere of old times. Among other things, visitors can learn about the famous black pottery of Nádudvar, as well as see and get acquainted with the traditional material culture of the blacksmith's workshop belonging to the fairgrounds. The next unit illustrates the way of life of the peasant citizenship of Hajdúszoboszló at the beginning of the last century. A kitchen and pantry interior that flashes up on eating habits and recipes, where visitors can put on the costumes they used at the time. From here, the road leads to a cinema showcasing prominent daily customs, such as nativity, chanting, and the famous New Year's Eve, followed by an exhibition space dedicated to the great rounds of human life — birth, marriage, and death. In the last unit you can admire the local traditions, costumes and tools of the pastoral culture of Hortobágy. The exhibition is exceptionally rich in interactive and audiovisual tools that make a visit to the museum a real experience. "

The Bocskai István Museum offers a wonderful experience to expand our historical knowledge as well as to develop our aesthetic sense. There are so many sights in these three buildings that we will even return here. What was most interesting to me was that we saw a copy of the Bocskai crown and law in the first exhibition hall. In Bucharest, the law is in Austria poorer Hungary.