In Jászberény, former chief town of the Jazygian - Cumanian District, arose the idea - among the first in the country - to establish a museum. Deputy mayor, Orban Sipos stressed the significance of the idea to place the Jazygian relics in a worthy place, so the succeeding generations may look back upon their history. The museum of the Jazygians, which had been placed in one of the Town Hall's courtyard buildings, opened its gates to the public on 24th December 1874.

The memorial exhibition of the master of folk art János Hoffer of Boldogasszonyfa has been open since 1972. The material shown includes individual and traditional objects of the shepherd wood carver.

The first excavation in Hungary can also be connected to Aquincum : at the end of the 18th century at the time of the reign of Mary Teresa István Schönvisner University teacher found the sauna of the military bath on Óbuda. The excavations started in 1881 and they still last today. First the amphitheatre was excavated and then the center of the old civic town. The Museum of Aquincum was founded to show the findings in 1894.

A definitive role in the foundation of the museum was taken by Mrs. István Lapu who was collecting the objects of peasant interior, costume and farming for decades. Originally the house belonged to the rich peasant Szalai family. It got its present form at the beginning of the 20th century.

After the change of political system the statues were removed from Budapest's streets to the museum. This is the world's only such collection from the period of communist cultural politics. It's the most exciting outdoor museum in Eastern Europe.

The only permanent exhibition representing astronomical measuring devices and binoculars of the 18th century - and in their original environment - was opened on 16th April 1966.

Szerencs, a small settlement in Hegyalja area is a place of many historical events. Zsigmond Rákóczi built the first fortress of the Rákóczi family, and István Bocskai was elected a reigning prince here.