The Pesterzsébet Market Hall first opened in 1925. Our exhibition is celebrating this anniversary while mapping the history of Erzsébet based markets, following the structure of the market hall, and as much as possible, the life of some of the local vendors. To that end, we use items, photos and films.The hall and the market is present in almost everyone's life.

That is the place where get everything we need for Sunday lunch, we line up for fish, cabbage or pine tree before Christmas. For years, we buy goods at the same vendor who becomes our unknown acquaintance. The fragrance and colour of fruits and vegetables, the clamour of the market-emanate ay special atmosphere, which is what we tried to create at the exhibition. Scales, hives, crates and baskets serve this purpose, namely, to recreate the markets of the 1900's and the 1960's.

A speciality of the exhibition is a film report with the 96-year-old János Dudás, with the co-operation of the grandchild, Viktor Justin. We will have images of almost a century, from the times when the market was located around the market up to the times when the market hall was constructed and the 1930's. Another grandson, Sándor Varga helps up to get to know the history of the Gyapjas family who worked at the market for over 60 years.We also deal with the market and everyday life these days by showing photos by János Zehetmayer and Zoltán Sándor Eszes.