Xántus János Museum

The Apátúr house that houses the Győr Xántus János Museum was built in 1741–1742 by Benedek Sajghó, abbot of Pannonhalma. The splendid Baroque palace became the museum's home in 1949. The institution is named after the naturalist, traveler and folklorist János Xántus, who attended school in Győr. The Győr museum was founded in 1859 from the antiquities collection established by the archaeologist Flóris Rómer. The collection was managed by the Benedictine order until 1949, when it was nationalized.

The museum's valuable collection amounts to about 60,000 items, having increased greatly in recent years. Excavations conducted during the construction of the highway crossing the county yielded numerous Roman, migration‑period and Avar artifacts. In addition, it possesses a significant collection of seals, numismatics and ceramic stoves.

Permanent exhibitions:

History of Győr and its surroundings from the Stone Age to the present;

The Petz family private collection (medical‑historical and applied‑arts material);

Post stamps – from the first issue to the 1980s.