Since the birth of the Hungarian state (1000 A.D.) the city of Székesfehérvár, the Hungarian royal coronation and burial place had been one of the country's most important sacred centres. Saint Stephen (1000-1038) the first king of Hungary founded a privileged and independent priest association called the chapter of Székesfehérvár however the city did not have a bishop. The chapter was the guardian of the royal treasury and also the most important organisation of the state administration.

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.

Looking through the museum window we can see the beautiful landscape of the plains, which provides the natural setting to the exhibited materials.

The main building of the museum is the shafts engine-house that is, with its white walls, iron-framed windows, spacey inner rooms, is a typical example of house built for engines at the beginning of the 20th century

In 1990 the Komló Collection of Natural Sciences was founded, whereas the collection of regional history further operated under the name of Regional Town Museum. Following the change of regime both museums were placed in the Main Square of the town. A new collection of natural sciences was opened in 1997 under the title of The Natural Environment of Mecsek.

The Lajos Vajda Memorial Museum opened in 1996 in the house with porch looking at a beautiful landscape. Its two permanent exhibitions are selections of the works of the Hungarian artists of the 20th century. The material presenting the oeuvre of Lajos Vajda is located upstairs. On the lower level the artist of the European School from Szentendre are shown.

The home of Dr. János Espersit János (1879-1931) was regarded as one of the most significant intellectual centre of Dél-Alföld. Dr. János Espersit was a solicitor, periodical editor, and a patron of literature and arts. Gyula Juhász was writing in his home, and Attila József was staying here for months, too. The third outstanding writer of the Hungarian literature that visited the home was Ferenc Móra.