Déri Museum

The museum's greatest value is the joint exhibition of the trilogy painted by Mihály Munkácsy, these are Christ before Pilate, Golgotha and Ecce homo.

Permanent exhibitions

The permanent exhibitions of the Déri Museum:

"Inhabitants of the Starry Sky" – archaeological exhibit: human and societal phenomena related to death. Part of the collection is provided by finds from Hajdú-Bihar county from the period between the Middle Neolithic and the Conquest, the other part by the museum's Egyptian collection.

Samurai court house: the museum's Japanese collection, mainly from the Edo period (1603–1867).

Weapon history exhibit: the weapons of Christian Europe, the Ottoman Empire, and the Far East are represented.

Old Picture Gallery: 17th–19th century paintings from Baroque through Classicism to historical painting; portraiture, still life, landscapes and genre scenes. The graphic works are related to the history of Debrecen.

Déri memorial room: a room dedicated to the memory of the founder Frigyes Déri.

The Munkácsy trilogy: the museum's most famous exhibition, Munkácsy's paintings "Ecce homo", "Christ before Pilate" and "Golgotha". Interestingly, the three pictures were never seen together by the artist himself; they could first be viewed together at the Déri Museum in 1995.

Nagyerdő: natural history exhibit about the history of the Debrecen Nagyerdő.

Underground Debrecen: the results of excavations carried out in the city area, including a 10th‑century residential building that pushed back the city's history by 100–150 years compared to archival sources.

Dobozi cemetery: the burial site used by Debrecen's elites.

The Debrecen City Hall: the history of Debrecen's judiciary, the old city hall and the objects of the former chief magistrates.

The Golden Unicorn Pharmacy: one of the most beautiful Hungarian pharmaceutical collections.

Debrecen craftsmanship: a company museum collection that presents the world of the city's old industrialists and craftsmen.

Gubacsapó workshop: an exhibition commemorating the old, renowned Debrecen masters of guba making.

Gingerbread shop: the memories of the old gingerbread shop.

Crafts workshop: a community space where visitors can tangibly learn about the old Debrecen trades.

The garden: presentation of the figure and cult of Mihály Vitéz Csokonai through three gardens, the Botanical Garden, the Cemetery Garden and the Memorial Garden.

The urbanizing Debrecen: the life of the urban bourgeoisie emerging from merchant families, those who also had a great impact on the development of the cityscape.

Memorial of 1848: Debrecen during the 1848–49 revolution and war of independence.

The historian's cult: the life and work of Kálmán Thaly.

Museum within a museum: an exhibition evoking the atmosphere of Debrecen's first museum, the City Museum founded in 1902.

Wonder Chamber: glass and mineral collection.

The Munkácsy Trilogy

The greatest attraction of the Debrecen Déri Museum is Mihály Munkácsy's world‑famous trilogy (Ecce homo, Christ before Pilate, Golgotha). In 1995 the three paintings became visible together again in the museum, and with smaller or larger interruptions they are still on view today. With this trilogy Munkácsy expressed our belonging to Christian Europe. He brings to life the feelings and passions from the Bible that move every Christian person. Although Golgotha entered the museum, it was not always visible, as it was sometimes covered, depending on the stage of the dispute between the owner and the state.

On January 9, 2019 it was announced that the Hungarian state purchased the painting titled Golgota from the American-Hungarian billionaire collector Imre Pákh for 3 billion forints (10 million euros). The more than hundred‑year‑long adventurous legal process concerning the ownership of the images of the trilogy ended with this, and the three related paintings together permanently became an attraction of visual arts in Debrecen.