The Szombathely Art Gallery was opened in 1985. Its establishment was initiated by a foundation the successor of which has been supporting the activities, the library and the individual exhibitions of the - ever since, organizing also different programs.

Bakonybél is in the heart of the High-Bakony at a Protected Environment at the Kőris Mounain. It is 17 kms from Zirc to the North-West. At the area of the Environment, from the ancient traces to the legends of the outlaws, the traditions of the lives and occupations in the villages to the wonderful life of the forests numerous values can be observed by the visitors.

Old maps still have the mills on at the beginning of Malom Street and on the square in front of the Cultural Center where, according to documents, two mills stood. In these mills, the grinding stones were turned by animal power. The crops grown in Szegvár were also ground in water mills in Tisza and Kurca.

The house of the rich farming family was built in 1889. The buildings of the village are usually divided into two or three parts: they follow either the room-kitchen-chamber, or the room-kitchen pattern. It all depended on the financial situation of the owner. The living room was heated from the kitchen; the chamber was not heated at all.

The Village House was moved from the village of Tömörkény. The Post History exhibition opened in the building in 1987. Two other exhibitions, 'Memoirs of Post Master Women' and the 'News of Tivadar Puskás' accompany this.

The annexe, where the exhibition takes place and the exhibition itself was reconstructed and done by Várpalota Coal Mines Company. The exhibition is on 275 m2 and comprises four rooms.

The historic library is found on the second floor of the Abbey building. The first books were brought here by the monks of Heinrichau in the 18th century when they came and founded again the Cistercian Abbey. The number of books swell to 65,000 volumes by 1950 when the State took possession of the library following the dispersal of the monks of the Cistercian Order. Fortunately, the National Library was allotted the task of its upkeep, and this task they have performed and are performing today, while the proprietary rights have reverted to the Cistercians.