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2024.04.20. - 2024.11.24.
Budapest
2023.12.15. - 2024.02.18.
Budapest
2023.11.16. - 2024.01.21.
Budapest
2023.11.09. - 2024.03.17.
Budapest
2023.10.27. - 2024.02.11.
Budapest
2023.10.18. - 2024.02.18.
Budapest
2023.09.22. - 2024.01.21.
Budapest
2012.03.01. - 2012.03.31.
Vác
2012.02.01. - 2012.02.29.
Miskolc
2012.01.22. - 1970.01.01.
Budapest
2011.10.04. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.07.04. - 2011.07.08.
Budapest
- Pécs
Address: 7621, Pécs Szepesy Ignác utca 1-3.
The exhibition has closed for visitors.
2016.04.27. - 2017.03.31.
temporary exhibition
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The exhibition of medical baths of Hungary and particularly the county of Baranya, related to the 125th anniversary of the Hungarian Association of Balneology Society, fields an extensive range of balneological literature and curative waters, bath life with the help of more than 250 pieces of books and postcards, and more than fifty complementary objects, from the oldest tome, printed in 1714 to contemporary literature. The exhibition shows the popular resorts of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, digging back to its origins from the 18th century, and even back to the roman and ottoman eras.

Relating to the 125th anniversary of the Hungarian Association of Balneology Society the exhibition highlights the most notable authors and scientists from the field of balneology with the representation of the scientific literature and periodicals. The Hungarian Balneological Society was founded in 1891, second to the German association of the same society in Europe. Its aim was the popularization of the Hungarian thermal baths and the founding of scientific researches of this field.

In the various display cabinets visitors can explore the Czech and Austrian spas of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (Marienbad, Karlsbad, Baden bei Baden), the spa towns of Transylvania (Buzias/Busiasch, Marilla/Marillathal, Parajd/Salzberg, Szováta/Sowata, Herkulesfürdő/Herkulesbad), the baths of Upper Hungary (Borosznó/Brusno, Szliács/Sliač, Pöstyén/Pistyan, Trencsénteplitz/Trentschin-Teplitz, Bártfa/Bartfeldv, Koritnicza). In the next section of the exhibition the display shows the Hungarian thermal baths: Hévíz, spas of Budapest, Lake Balaton, Balatonfüred, Harkány, Sikonda.

With the presentation of the sea baths and climatotheraphy visitors can discover the different forms of medical healthcare and various places of healing. In the cabinets, besides the medical centres of the Tátra and Mátra Mountains, the spa resorts of the Adriatic Sea also got place bringing out Abbázia/Oppatija and Crikvencia.

The evolution and change of swimsuits and glimpses of the everyday life of a spa town are displayed on the ground floor of the library. The different kind of entertainment options, restaurants, music and theatre were also played a huge part in the activities around the resorts.

Medical waters were also bottled and sold as medicine. In the displays a collection about the various mineral and medicinal thermal waters and samples of medical waters can be found from Budapest, Sikonda, Harkány and Hévíz.
Among the visitors of spas famous artists and writers can be found. Not only spa towns served as a location for art making, literature and movies but the peaceful and healing environment of Balatonfüred and Hévíz provided inspiration for many authors like Jókai Mór or Móricz Zsigmond. Csáth Géza was also employed as a doctor in Hungarian spas during many seasons.