Collections

The collection of the Ferenczy Museum Center provides a unique picture of the past hundred years of Hungarian fine art, from naturalism to public art. The first pieces of the collection were included in the initial collection of the then newly founded Ferenczy Károly Museum in 1951. The collection, which continues to this day, continued in several waves until the current concept was formed, which is more dynamic and has a broader scope than before, while at the same time giving priority to the works of artists working in the city and its surrounding area. The main focuses and direction of the collection of nearly 10,000 pieces thus created are outlined in the current structure in which it reaches from the former founders of the Szentendre artist colony to the artists of the artist colony today and to contemporary artists living and working in the city. More information

The historical collection, which exceeds 40,000 pieces, is divided into two larger units: the historical documentation collection and the historical object collection. The documentation collection contains paper-based documents related to the history of Szentendre and its surroundings, as well as Pest County, from the 18th century onwards. In addition to the well-preserved military objects from the First World War, the object collection also contains 19th and 20th century furniture, clothing, household items, everyday and festive utensils and decorative objects, from badges to typewriters and paintbrushes to the furnishings of a grocery store between the two world wars. More information

The ethnographic collection – which represents the lifestyle, material culture and folk art of the Hungarian, Serbian, German and Slovak population living in the county – has 9,000 pieces. The ethnographic material consists of several collection units: textile collection, ceramic collection, furniture, household and small crafts collection, folk religion and folk applied arts collection. More information

The literary collection is a collection segment that is in its infancy and is open to the care of documents of literary-related oeuvres and events of literary significance found in the city and county. More information

In the territory of Pest County, the staff of the Ferenczy Museum Center in Szentendre carry out the archaeological work prescribed for investors and builders in the professional authority resolutions, thus the archaeological collection of the Ferenczy Museum Center encompasses almost the entire territory of Pest County.