Excursions in eras and periods

One of the biggest museums in the countryside in Hungary was founded in 1899 and it was named Borsod-Miskolczi Museum. Then in 1953 it became named after the versatile scientist, Herman Ottó. It has seven exhibition halls and three sites in Miskolc. Herman Ottó Museum has reached the whole Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County since 1962.

Nearly 500 thousand objects each registered individually can be found in the museum. The archaeological part has the biggest collection, the unique objects of which consist of objects from Prehistory, artefacts from the Bükk and Bodrogkeresztúr from the period of Neolithic, the works of art from the time of migration and the Conquest of the Carpathian Basis.

The mineral part of the museum keeps the most complete collection of Hungarian minerals and rocks in the Carpathian Basis. The part of fine arts is outstanding not only because of the large number of works of art found here, but because the masterpieces of all outstanding artists of the Hungarian painting are on display. The historical part contains a rich collection of objects of the industrial history, to which nearly half a million-page data storage with writings from the 14th century till today is attached. The folklore part of the museum contains the folklore of Matyóság and Palóc peoples. The newest part of the museum is about geological and natural history.

Art Gallery

“The National Art Gallery” of the countryside

The Art Gallery of Herman Ottó Museum invites its visitors to an exciting excursion in arts as well as a journey in time; visitors can see the collection of 250 years of the Hungarian fine arts. The masterpieces of painters are varied with the works of the outstanding sculptures and works of applied arts.

The list of the artists whose works of fine arts are on display speaks to itself. Among others we can see the unique works by Mányoki Ádám, Barabás Miklós, Benczúr Gyula, Lotz Károly, Munkácsy Mihály, Paál László, Szinyei Merse Pál, Gulácsy Lajos, Csontváry Kosztka Tivadar and Rippl-Rónai József.

Pannon Sea Museum

Geological History and Minerals

The Pannon Sea Museum is the newest exhibition hall at the Herman Ottó Museum. This part of the museum can be found in a two-storey depth underground. Visitors can learn about the real story of the 7-million-year-old bald-cypresses from Bükkábrány walking along the paths in the “jungle”. The remains of ancient animals and plants, the world famous ancient ape from Rudabánya offer an exciting geological adventure and you can also study the secrets of paleo magnetism or check how volcanos work.

The mineral part at the Herman Ottó Museum has the exhibition called The Minerals of the Carpathians, where over 1000 minerals can be seen from 6 countries (the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, the Ukraine, Romania). The regular and temporary programmes are helped with an 80-person conference room, 40-person projection room and 15-person seminar room and museum pedagogical programmes.

Papszer

Amid ancient walls Ódon

At the bottom of Mountain Avas, the ancient Papszer is situated, the exhibition hall of Herman Ottó Museum. It is the oldest public building in Miskolc. It is as old as the ancient church above it. There was a Calvinist Secondary School in the building from 1560, then in 1899 Borsod-Miskolczi Museum was opened. It is called Herman Ottó Museum today. Permanent archaeological and historic exhibitions tell visitors about the centuries of the town of Papszer, but temporary exhibitions and displays of fine arts can also be seen here.

Peleház

Herman Ottó’s Holliday Home

Herman Ottó’s former holiday home, Peleház, as he used to call it, is situated in Lillafüred, in the picturesque valley of the Brook Szinva in the Bükk. The skilled scientist grew up in the neighbouring village of Hámor. He was attached to the Bükk and Miskolc all his life. The museum inherited Peleház from the family and arranged a nice exhibition in the holiday home in the forest; family photographs, love letters, diaries, drawings, personal belongings all tell us about this great scientist’s private life. In the garden, furnace and a place for roasting bacon offer active relaxations.