Dead or Undead: The Museum of Mummies in Vac, Hungary

Have you ever been worried about a mummy cursing you? Well in the Museum of Vác, Hungary it’s possible!  These mummies were found in 1994 in a secret crypt within a church. The bodies however, weren’t originally meant to be mummies, they had mummified due to the humidity inside the crypt.

 

The exhibit in the Vác leaves you in awe as you observe the shriveled bodies and stretched skins of the mummies and, see their multifarious coffins. Each coffin is unique in its own way; they all have their own hand-painted crufixes, bible verses, angels, skulls and Mori inscriptions (Art to help one Meditate on Death and Become a Better Man). The Mori inscriptions can also be conveyed as a dark message: “Don’t forget that you will die”. Keep reminding yourself that you’re alive!

The exhibit in Vác features many different sub-exhibits including the coffin which held the smallest known mummy fetus (18 weeks). Legend states that the fetus died due to a miscarriage in the Tomb of Tutankhamen! Could this be true? Ever since King Tut’s tomb was discovered, there was something mysterious in the air. After several months of exploring, they discovered his tomb was bigger than it actually seemed. How come? There were two chambers within the tomb which were hidden near the eastern walls!

Want to visit?

Timings: The opening hours for the museum are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all days of the week except Tuesday.

Entrance Fee to museum:      Adults: 1600 HUF (Rs.6880)

                                               6 - 26 years: 800 HUF (Rs.3440)
                                               62 - 70 years: 800 HUF (Rs.3440)
                                               over 70 years of age are free.