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Cultural District

preservation of values and relaxation in the

heart of the city centre

In the home town of Gyula Krúdy, Mihály Váci, and Gyula the special legacy of this aristocratic family.
Benczúr, the Cultural District was created in the embrace Th e newest att raction of the Cultural District is the Greek
of two adjacent downtown squares by rethinking the values Catholic Museum, which presents a slice of the history and
of the past. the culture of the Greek Catholics.
The Bessenyei Square is home to the much-acclaimed Móricz Th e oldest cultural building on the Benczúr Sqaure is the

Zsigmond Theatre, and the Szindbád theatre history event Jósa András Museum, which was chosen as the Museum of

space named after the legendary figure by Gyula Krúdy stands the Year. Aft er its renovation, it will once again welcome its
right next to it, where the guests will find, among other things, visitors with nationally renowned temporary and permanent

a 3D cinema, a podium stage, as well as a cosy restaurant and exhibitions. The square ends at the Rózsakert (‘Rose Gar-

café. den’) Open-Air Theatre, which is the venue of cosy summer

The renovated elegant building, Kállay House, is located in evenings with its funny, entertaining plays.

the neighbourhood of Szindbád. It was once the home of The Cultural District is made complete by educational insti-
Miklós Kállay, Prime Minister of Hungary, and is now a wor- tutions, sculptures by artists with ties to Nyíregyháza, and
thy venue for the Kállay Collection, where visitors can admire restaurants offering modern gastronomy.

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