It probably rings a bell if you hear about the doctor who served in the court of Emperor Joseph II of Habsburg. But who among the readers have ever heard of the origin of the first neon signs in Hungary? Alternatively, just from the top of your head, could you retell the story of the poster that was among the first to become popular nationwide? If you find an hour or so to study at this exhibition the chronicle of the Zwack family (set against the background of European history), you will get answer to those and many more questions.

The wonderful Rococo castle and its garden were recorded on several drawings. The one titled "Beschreibung des hochfürstlichen Schloßes Esterház im Königreiche Ungarn" was published in Bratislava in 1784. The prince probably commissioned the artwork.

The railroad lamp collection of Haragovics József is shown in Fertőszéplak in a porched peasant house built at the beginning of the 19th century. This is the only one of the kind in Middle Europe. The visitors may learn of the giant changes that took place from the beginning until nowadays in railway transport. The thoroughly fashioned lamps were used in 21 countries. The 246 pieces shown characterize the railways of many countries including Holland, the USA, Mongolia, etc. The lamps from Hungary are unique too.

The museum representing the old type of recorders can be found in one of the nice villages in Nógrád county - Terény. This collection is the largest private collection in the world which covers brands both from the western and eastern parts of the world.

The predecessor in title of the Customs and Excise Guard Museum opened in 1930 at the Fiume Street Barracks of the Hungarian Royal Excise Guard. The objective of the founder, the controller Béla Bitterman, was to save objects that showed the history and development of the excise service for the posterity, as well as providing a large material on enquiries related to revenue proceedings for the officers to learn.

The National Metallurgy Museum is operated by the National Polytechnic Museum Institution in the Szinva Valley in the Bükk Hills. The institution is located in an old industrial building with long history. The objective of the museum is to introduce the past of metallurgy, to save objects and documents related to an industry that played such an important part in the development of human civilization.

The Hungarian mechanical engineer János Adorján built the two-cylinder aircraft equipped with an Adorján-Dedics motor in 1909 financed by the count Géza Andrássy. He first took off on 10 January 1910 from Rákosmező. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of this event and the 100 years of existence of Hungarian motor aviation.