Thanks to her growing sense of nationhood and her developing middle class, during the course of the nineteenth century Hungary saw the creation of several museums. First among these new institutions was the National Museum. A museum dedicated solely to the history of Budapest came into existence only toward the end of the last century. Its core collection consisted of finds from the building sites, from archaeological excavations, and earlier collections which help shed light on of Budapest's history.

The National Metallurgy Museum is operated by the National Polytechnic Museum Institution in the Szinva Valley in the Bükk Hills. The institution is located in an old industrial building with long history. The objective of the museum is to introduce the past of metallurgy, to save objects and documents related to an industry that played such an important part in the development of human civilization.

Parád is a tipical settlement of the Palóc people in the region of North-East Hungary. The region house represents the life-style and dwelling place of a tipical Palóc family from the end of the 19th century. The house with thached roofing and three divisions had been the property of an old Paradian family. In the first part of the property there are the dwelling house, a stable, a barn and a shadoof well.

The fast development of the machines used in agriculture made it necessary to teach mechanics of agricultural machines in the Vocational Training School no.307 in Zirc. The first classes began in the September 1964. The National Agricultural Machine Plant provided the machines to exercise on. Most of the apparatus were museum pieces even at that time, but were not under protection. Thus, they were taken to the recycle plants.

Our collection has functioned as a permanent exhibition here in Mátrafüred since 1983. Szakács Józsefné started to collect the show-prieces 50 years ago. She travelled around the area of Palóc and bought the fancy works, textiles and folk costumes one by one in the villages. She elaborated the samplers that found there and her works were prised.

A Bajor Szabadállam anyagi segítségével 1992-ben létesült a "Magyarországi Németek Háza." A két világháború között épült közép-paraszti portán a Völgységi Múzeum korabeli első szobát és gazdasági épületeket (istálló, csűr, góré) rendezett be - a helyi Német Ének-Zenei Egyesület közreműködésével. A kiállítás 1993-ban készült el.

The thached house itself was built on a hill, so possible floods of the Danube could not damage it. It was made of mud bricks, so it preserved heat for long in winter, and kept cool in summer time. A cross on the top was broadcasting that the inhabitants therein were religious. Such farmer houses had usually about 3 to 4 rooms. The so called "clean" room was only used on special occasions, or when visitors were coming from afar.