The three-storey tower was built in the 13th century on the top of one of the hills beside the crossing of Sárrét. The tower was destroyed by the Turks in 1543, but it was rebuilt against the attacks for Székesfehérvár. During the Ottoman occupation a small flowrishing settlement was formed around the tower.

The donator offered over 150 potteries from Óbánya made in the 19-20th century for us if we provide proper accommodation for them initiated our exhibition. Our association accepted the condition and we opened the exhibition in one of the public buildings of the village on 5, July. 1997. Mrs. Lantos, Márta Imre, ethnographer, was of professional help.

It was in 1924 when the first thought of establishing a museum first occoured in our institute. The thought was followed by works. In 1931 a small exhibition was arranged at the College, but this was destroyed by the events of World War II. In 1954 a museum room was opened in the college, which was also shut down because of closing up some of the traditional branches. From 1963 negotiations were made again about forming a university museumtól. The Forestry and Timber Industry University was given an operation permit for the Collection of Forestry, Timber Industry and Geodesy.

At the beginning of the 1950'ies a few devoted teachers and educational experts decided to found a museum in Sellye, the "capital" of Ormánság region… The collection was placed in the ethnographic department of the Janus Pannonius Museum, and in return the museum arranged an exhibition for the collection in Selye. This exhibition was opened in the Draskovich mansion on 4th April 1960, under the title of The Popular Arts of Ormánság.

László Németh lived at three different addresses in the town. When the writer's family and the town dicided about the establishment of a permanent exhibition hall, they chose the building of the girls' grammar school, where the writer lived and taught between 1947 and 1948. The exhibition was opened on 11th May 1981.

The house reconstructed to present the life and equipments of the tenants of Füzér was built in 1879 according to the date carved in the crossbeam. The house is situated in the backyard. Beside the house a so-called 'hidasól' (sty) and a 'sop' can be found. The pattern of the peasant houses followed the room-porch-chamber partitioning with a separate barn.

Since 1983 the Túr Pottery Museum has been showcasing one of the greatest collections of folk pottery in Hungary - a collection that is unique both in the country and in Europe. In the Carpathian Basin Mezőtúr was the biggest center of pottery that has produced various kinds of earthenware from the 16th century on.