Xántus János Museum, Regional museum in Győr, Hungary.
The Xántus János Museum occupies the Apátúr-ház, a baroque palace built in 1741–1742 for Benedict Sajghó, abbot of Pannonhalma. The museum has used the building since 1949. Its collections document the history of Győr and its surroundings from prehistory to the present.
The museum began in 1859 as an archaeological collection founded by Flóris Rómer. The Benedictine order managed it until nationalization in 1949, the same year the collection moved into the Apátúr-ház and was named after János Xántus, who had attended school in Győr.
The museum displays varied collections including archaeological finds, medical history objects, guild craftsmanship items, coins, and Hungarian postage stamps spanning different periods. This diversity shows visitors how people in this region lived and worked across different times.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday with varying hours depending on the season. Visitors should check current opening times in advance, as schedules change between summer and winter operations.
The museum's roughly 60,000 objects grew largely through rescue excavations carried out while the motorway crossing Győr-Moson-Sopron county was being built, which added Roman, Migration Period and Avar finds. Its guild, numismatic and ceramic stove collections are also notable.
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