Museum sights in Tata
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Domokos Kuny Museum
The remains of the medieval Old Castle - one of four original towers and a palace wing - were rebuilt in neo-Gothic style at the end of the 19th century to mark a visit by Emperor Franz Joseph. Today they house the Domokos Kuny Museum. On the ground floor are archaeological finds from nearby Roman settlements, bits of the 12th-century Benedictine monastery near Oroszlány and contemporary drawings of the castle in its heyday.
The 'Life in the Old Castle' exhibit on the 1st floor is interesting; don't miss the cathedral-like green-tiled Gothic stove that takes pride of place in the Knights' Hall. Material on the 2nd floor examines the work of a dozen 18th-century artisans,…
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German Minority Museum
The magnificently restored Nepomucenus Mill (Alkotmány utca 2), built in 1758, now houses the German Minority Museum. Like Pécs and Székesfehérvár, Tata was predominantly German-speaking for centuries, and the exhibition ('Living Together for 1100 Years') explores all aspects of the German experience in Hungary.
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Nepomucenus Mill
The magnificently restored Nepomucenus Mill, built in 1758, now houses the German Minority Museum. Like Pécs and Székesfehérvár, Tata was predominantly German-speaking for centuries, and the exhibition ('Living Together for 1100 Years') explores all aspects of the German experience in Hungary.
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Museum of Graeco-Roman Statue Replicas
In the renovated Romantic-style former synagogue is the Museum of Graeco-Roman Statue Replicas. Here you'll find displays of plaster copies of stone sculptures that lined the walkways of Cseke-tó in the 19th century.
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