The unit of vernacular buildings was built in the 19th century. It consists of houses and two barns. We formed artisan yards in the buildings to present folk trades. The artisans of the Kaptár Association frequently hold workshops by the content of the Baranya County Museum Authority County. The members of the association teach weaving, pottery, basket making, woodcarving, candle dipping, and other interesting trades.

The town of Kisköre is located in the Hungarian Planes, near the Lake Tisza and the River Tisza. People were involved in fishing and farming in Kisköre in the past. The county house presents the lifestyle of a farmer family via furnishing of the house.

In the provinces of the gigantic Roman Empire men had only one chance for advancement, and that was to enter the legions. After having served 20-25 years, they obtained citizenship and properties. They lived and fought far from their homes, and took their culture and religion wherever they went. The Mithras sanctuary was built in the 3rd century before Christ by Persian soldiers stationing in Carnuntum.

Katona József was born in it in 1791 and spent most of his life there. He learned about the life of a market town first there, as it is written in all biographies about him: he listened to the frogs, the bells of the cows going home and he imagined trips to the bleaks nearby.

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.

The Vas County Museum Village represents two centuries of archeologic civilization and lifestyle of the rural population. Besides the local buildings of various styles, visitors can also see Croatian, German, Slovene dwelling-houses of the region.

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.