The people of Tápa made a living from the river Tisza. Several times floods chased them away, but as soon as the danger was over, they returned to make carpets, bags and roofs from the bulrush that grew here. Tápé is the richest isle of the region of Szeged. Science dates it back to 1138, but higher hills were inhabited as early as in the stone age." - said Sándor Bálint.

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.

Our exhibition displays the collection of the family in the rooms that the family utilised between 1875 and 1984. The enteriours furnished by old relics and the art works of the family give us a faithful picture of the dwelling cultutóre at the end of the 19th century. Visitors may see valuable pieces of furniture, weapons, glass and porcelain works, etc.

"His art is highly regarded; his life is a paragon of virtue. If I wanted to characterise his art, I would recall those of his works in which his creative imagination believed itself beautiful and invulnerable. If I wanted to catch sight of his moral conduct, I would have to invoke his words and deeds." In this introduction, the student - Ferenc (Sebesta) Sebestény (1907-1972), a painter born in Sopron who worked in Budapest, was one of József Horváth's most distinguished students - recalls his late teacher and friend, reverently trying to evoke his spirit.

At the time of its founding the institute was responsible for the organisational, research-development, nation-bondarial and data-archiving tasks of the Geodesy sector. However, its sphere of responsibilities further extended between 1970 and 1997. From the year 1999 a permanent exhibition was gradually established about the history of the discipline.

The house was built by Tamás Nagy, a medium land owner of 70-80 hectares. The house was built in 1883 to an estate where a barn had stood before with a few farm buildings. The characteristics of the house, its size, looks, furnishing all mirrored traditions of Mezőcsát.

Bertalan Székely was an outstanding figure of Hungarian painting in the 19th century: He was the main representative of national romanticism. His skill in fresco painting, his technical, theoretical and aesthetic learning made him one of the most educated masters of the era he lived in.