Right from the building of the palace fierce disputes were manifested, but its importance in the trend of international secession and in the lifework of Lechner is now an undoubted fact. The building is characterised by the oriental ornamentation of early secession. The harmony of function, high artistic standards and unique forms is secured by modern static structures. The coloured dome adorned with Zsolnay ceramics and the open entrance hall with its wonderful ornaments still make a warm invitation to the visitors.

It is not by chance that 18th Tárnok street was chosen as a building for the exhibition, since a chemist' was functioning here right from the middle of the 18th century. The bottom floor of the building was always used for trading purposes. After several restorations it gained its present form during the 18-19th centuries. That is when the officina (the room for customer service) and the laboratory were made.

Nominator of the house, Endre Fabricius town mayer bought the house in 1806. The building gives home to several exhibitions. There are Roman grave stones, altar stones and statues in the gothic and baroque cellar. The stone collection contains relics originated from Scarbantia - the Roman equivalent of Sopron. The medieval cellar serving as the exhibition space covers the rambles of Roman buildings.

The millennial town of Sopron has had centuries old connections with mining even before the opening of our museum. Mineral coal was first discovered in 1753 in the historical Hungary, in the woods around Sopron in the area, which is now called Brennbergbánya. Here the coal was started to be used for industrial purposes with very good results until 1951. In 1920, The School of Mining and Forestry that was transferred here from Selmecbánya according to the "Decision of Trianon" started to function in Sopron.

The Municipal Museum of Szolnok was established in 1933. It moved to the building at Kossuth Square in 1952 into a building originally built as a block of flats but functioned as a Royal Hotel for some time. The complete reconstruction of the national building was done by 1996. The museum also won the title 'The Museum of the Year' the same year and later on in 2004.

The Kájel Lace Collection dates from 1908 to the present time. It has been assembled by the Kájel family to honor our parents, Rev. Andreas Kájel and Mrs. Kájel (nee Sophia Koroknai). The Lace house opened July 14, 1996. Lace pieces designed by Mrs. Andreas Kájel and made by the women of the village are included in this exhibition.

After WWII, the church was slowly rebuilt. The vicar János Tóth founded the Collection of Ecclesiastic Art, the museum of the church in 1966. It was located in the chapels, side rooms, oratory and the gallery of the church. The institution has been the base of preserving the church. The dear objects of use became museum objects. However, at important festivities some of them are still used occasionally. The museum of the church received several objects in the past few years as donations but also bought some.