Hungarian Museum of Photography
Address:
Kecskemét, Katona József tér 12.
6001 Kecskemét, Pf.: 446
GPS: N 46.90520, E 19.69427
Phone: +36-76/483-221
Mobile: +36-20/263-26-32
Fax: +36-76/508-259
E-mail: fotomuzeum [at] fotomuzeum [dot] hu
Opening hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 12 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Hungarian Museum of Photography is free and open to the public.
Researching days:
The research service is available by appointment on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 16:00. Please submit your research request and concept in writing two weeks before the planned date by sending an emailt to fotomuzeum__kukac__fotomuzeum__pont__hu
A temporary change in the research service:
The museum's collection is partially accessible for research due to our changed storage facilities.
Thank you for your understanding!
The foundation
The building of the museum
The historic building was constructed in its original form in the 18th century. It used to be a horse changing station for stagecoaches, and after the construction of the railways it functioned as an inn named „Ét- és Táncterem a Pistához” (Stephan's Restaurant and Dancing Room). It was transformed into an orthodox synagogue only in the second half of the 1920s, and functioned as a religious place during only two decades, until 1944. Then it was used as a slaughterhouse, shop, storeroom, and slowly degraded over time.
In 1989 the council of the Bács-Kiskun county offered the location for the creation of the museum. With the help of the municipality of the county of Bács-Kiskun, the National Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, the Ministry of Culture, and other supporters, we transformed the building for the museum. We have demolished the entire original building following the plans of architect and Ybl-Prize winner Pál Boros, and have rebuilt it like the original, marking with a different colour the new and additional parts. The Hungarian Foundation of Photography (Magyar Fotográfiai Alapítvány) is created in December 1990 by Fényképész Rt. of Budapest with a capital of 2 million forint and by the Association of Hungarian Art Photographers (MFSZ) with a capital of 25.000 forint. The Hungarian Museum of Photography, maintained by the Foundation, opened its doors a year later in November 1991. At the moment, the building contains a space for temporary exhibitions, a book store, a permanent exhibition showing cameras and objects related to photography, a library, a research area, store rooms and other facilities.