Its builders and owners, the Kompolti family, descendents of the Aba clan, lived in the castle for many centuries. The end of the family line in the sixteenth century signaled the castle's fall from grace. The ruins show all the characteristics of fifteenth century aristocratic castles having a palace, chapel, and living and service buildings protected by two rings of fortifications. The walls of the fourteenth century chapel still stand, betraying evidence of several previous building operations. The church was once surrounded by a graveyard and several gravestones can still be seen.

Tokaj Museum has been operating as a region museum since 1962. The institute serves as the main scientific basis of many conferences held in the area. Its permanent exhibition was opened in 1985 in a renovated building that had been a Greek trading house before. The museum collects relics of regional history, ethnography and fine arts.

Vértesboglár is a village in Fejér County, on the southern slopes of the Vértes Hill, with the population of nearly 1000. Before WWII, the population was made up of Swabians solely.

The György Klapka Museum of Komárom was founded in 1966. Its manager was László Kecskés. Beside the permanent exhibition presenting the Roman findings several temporary shows are also held here where exhibitions of fine- and applied art, local history, and ethnographic material is presented. The most famous pieces of the museum are also shown here.

The village museum of Szegvár was founded by the teacher János Jaksa (1904-1981). Most of the material was collected in 1948, for the 100th years anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution. The was the first village museum in Csongrád County and the second in the whole of Hungary.

The Ráday family developed Pécel into one of the leading cultural centers of Hungary in the 18th century. The family members were different from the nobility in that they supported arts. They actively participated in public life. Many of the members were county or ecclesiastic officers.

It probably rings a bell if you hear about the doctor who served in the court of Emperor Joseph II of Habsburg. But who among the readers have ever heard of the origin of the first neon signs in Hungary? Alternatively, just from the top of your head, could you retell the story of the poster that was among the first to become popular nationwide? If you find an hour or so to study at this exhibition the chronicle of the Zwack family (set against the background of European history), you will get answer to those and many more questions.