The history of the Móra Ferenc Museum

Director János Reizner.

The predecessor of the Móra Ferenc Museum is established - at that time it was still part of the City Library. Director János Reizner begins the planned collection of objects.

Ferenc József inaugurates the City Library, which will be located on the ground floor of the Somogyi street wing of the Dugonics place Main real school. on the ground floor which will be located

ános Reizner presents the antiques he has collected in the upstairs rooms of the building.

The town assembly votes to build the palace of public culture and establish the headquarters of the Somogyi library and town museum.

The City Library will find a temporary location in a rented location, in today's Juhász Gyula Street. The collection is kept in warehouses.

The Palace of Culture is being built.

As part of the series of millennium celebrations, the Palace of Culture intended for public education will be inaugurated. „Közösség által ellenőrizve” ikon Name: Somogyi Library and City Museum

The library is moving in

With the support of the National Inspectorate of Museums and Libraries, the collections continue to grow. The creation of the gallery and the management of the natural history material begin.

The first permanent exhibition of pictorial, medal and archaeological materials opens.

The new director is István Tömörkeny, who creates the ethnographic collection. Ferenc Móra is hired to manage the natural history museum and prepare an exhibition. Later this year, he will be classified as a librarian.

The natural history museum will be opened to visitors. The exhibitions are then only open on fair days and holidays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The first ethnographic exhibition opens.

One of the most important relics of the First World War in Szeged, the Doberdo tree, is brought home and placed in the museum.

Ferenc Móra is appointed director. During the years of the war, the museum faced serious problems.

The Szeged Museum Friends Association is established.

Ferenc Móra is constantly fighting for the survival of the institution.

Móra saves the gold treasure in Nagyszéksós.

Szeged becomes a national museum collection center.

Ferenc Móra died. The new acting director is Károly Cs. Sebestyén.

The new director: Dezső Csallány, archaeologist. The Somogyi Library and City Museum is declared a public collection by the Minister of Religion and Public Education.

The ground floor of the palace and the remains of the castle are declared an emergency shelter. The building is seriously damaged - one of the pillars of the main entrance falls. Renovation work will begin urgently.

Director Béla Majtényi.

Director Mihály Szőke

The museum reopens its doors. Visitors can see a bird exhibition, fine art and photography exhibition.

The new director: dr. Alajos Bálint is an archaeologist.

The museum and the library are divided into two, taking the name of Móra Ferenc. Preparations for the expansion of the building begin.

January 1: The museum is nationalized. April 2: The museum takes the name of Móra Ferenc.

The expansion of the Palace of Culture building begins.

The expanded, renovated museum is handed over.

The literary history exhibition opens.

The first archaeological permanent exhibition opens.

The permanent natural science exhibition opens. The museum is managed by the county council.

Acting Director János Dömötör.

The new director is Dr. Ottó Trogmayer.

The museum will receive the Fekete ház (Black house) building on Somogyi Street.

The Somogyi library is moving out of the building.

The History Department takes possession of the Fekete ház (Black house).

Dr. Otto Trogmayer retires.

Acting Director János Pap.

Director Gabriella Vörös.

Renovation of the castle building.

The institution is the winner of the Museum of the Year Special Award.

Chagall exhibition in the Castle Museum.

Acting director Ferenc Horváth.

Director István Zombori.

Director Otto Fogas.

The Munkácsy exhibition breaks the previous number of visitors: 49,000 visitors.

The largest renovation of the Móra Ferenc Museum since the 1955 expansion. Complete renovation of the facade and roof, the windows and the building have returned to their original color. Renovation of the entrance hall, staircase, corridors, dome hall by restoring the original colors. Renovation of the glass panels of the dome. Creation of two new permanent exhibitions in the Móra Ferenc Museum: Our River and its Land (natural science exhibition), Móra a great deal (exhibition about the nature lover Ferenc Móra). The construction of two roof lookouts on the roof, and a chamber exhibition on the history of the museum in the attic. The renovation of the Castle and Quarry also takes place at this time. Arrangement of the area in front of the Castle building, paving, construction of a new entrance. The building has a new permanent exhibition about the history of Szeged and the castle "Travel to the past!" with title. Creating a barrier-free entrance, expanding and winterizing the quarry, organizing and renovating the castle garden, creating a catering unit.

The Móra Ferenc Museum and the Castle and Stone Museum reopen after the renovation

Exhibition about the life of Queen Elizabeth: Sisi - Queen in black and white. Another crowd favorite: 43,000 visitors.

Another international temporary exhibition arrives from the USA.