Gyor - János Xánthus Museum

 
The Gyor Municipal Museum is housed in the 1741 Baroque "abbot's house". The Benedictine abbot of Pannonhalma had several medieval houses converted into a palace for himself; the present banqueting hall was once the refectory, The beautiful Rococo oriel window above the door is framed by sculptures of St Benedict and King Stephen. The ceiling frescos by Stephan Schaller (1708-79) from Gyor depict scenes from the legend of the founding of Pannonhalma. The museum, named after János Xantus, a 19th C Hungarian naturalist, contains local history, ethnographic, natural history and applied art collections, as well as coins, pictures, etc.

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10am-6pm; Closed: Mon

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Gyor Municipal Museum, named for János Xantus.Gyor Municipal Museum, named for János Xantus.
János Xánthus Museum in Gyor.János Xánthus Museum in Gyor.
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