Museum - Ózd Town Museum

In 1971 a Factory History Museum was founded in Ózd in order protect and exhibit the historical relics and the life circumstances of the workers during the famous iron production done here. Since 1994 the history of the settlement has also appeared in the exhibitions. The collection can be seen at the former building of the marvelous Factory school (1895).

The library of 7000 volumes will help research workers in writing their studies or papers.

László Dobosy

Permanent exhibitions

Pedagogy collection

The pedagogy historical collection gives a taste of the history of the schools around Ózd.

Archeologic relics in Ózd

The exhibition series is opened by a material demonstrating the multitudinous archaeological yards and the castles of the region. Besides the four thousand years-old man shaped urn and other findings we can also see the gothic window curve fraction of the Paulian monastery.

Hemp processing

The visitors can look at the relics of the 19th century cottier handcrafts, the pottery works of Gömör and the whole range of instruments used for hemp processing.

The history of the ironworks in Ózd

The ironworks and the worker colonies in 1917

The building of the factory in Ózd began in 1846. In the museum mockups represent the single building of the factory at the time. One mine section, a wooden carriage and hand-held instruments reflect the technical quality of the end of the 19th century. Emphasis is made upon the importance of the brown coal in the life of the factory and the settlement.

further exhibitions