Debrecen Reformed College and Ecclesiastical Museum

The Museum of the Reformed College of Debrecen is a member institution of the Collections of the Reformed Diocese of Tiszántúli. After centuries of history and a public period in the 19th century, it was only in 1964 that it received its operating licence. Like the other collection branches, the Great Library and the Archives, the museum is on the one hand a diocesan, i.e. regional, institution, and on the other hand a museum of one of the most patrician Hungarian schools, the Debrecen College, founded in 1538. This double link is evident in all areas of its operation, from the collections to the permanent exhibitions. The museum’s inventory currently includes nearly 17 000 objects in the archaeology, history, school history, fine arts, applied arts, ethnography and numismatics departments. The most important in terms of numbers is the Department of Applied Arts, which preserves the unique treasures of Hungarian art and embroidery culture.