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2025.04.17. - 2025.05.17.
Budapest
Szeleczky Zita 110
2025.04.10. - 2025.05.11.
Szombathely
Art of the Earth
2025.04.07. - 2025.04.11.
Budapest
Rewoven Patterns
2025.03.28. - 2025.05.11.
Budapest
M80
2025.03.05. - 2025.09.15.
Budapest
Hungary in Colour
2025.02.06. - 2025.05.11.
Budapest
ImageMusic
2024.12.13. - 2025.06.30.
Budapest
Our Most Brilliant Mind and the First Among Hungarian Scientists: Ottó Herman
2024.12.12. - 2025.06.01.
Budapest
Systems of Logic - Logic of Systems
2024.10.15. - 2025.08.31.
Budapest
Székelys
2024.09.23. - 2025.06.29.
Budapest
May the Zithers Sing Merrily!
2012.03.01. - 2012.03.31.
Vác
Memorials of the War of Independence of in Vác - Irregular history class - Take a walk in the museum yard
2012.02.01. - 2012.02.29.
Miskolc
Balls, Carnivals on Stage and in History
2012.01.22. - 1970.01.01.
Budapest
Winter Family Matinees at the Railways History Park
2011.10.04. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
Artisan and puppet maker activity group
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
Lace making activity group
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
Activity group for making jewellery of horse hair
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
Wood carvers' activity group
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
Embroidery activity group
2011.07.04. - 2011.07.08.
Budapest
Thematic Camp
Nagy László Town Library and Leisure Center - Ajka
Mining Museum
Address: 8400, Ajka Parkerdő
Phone number: (88) 312-946, (88) 210-252
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 9-16
Sat-Sun 10-16
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 continue
further programmes
Permanent exhibitions
Engine Collection in the Yard
The Engine Collection
Smithery
A taste of the exhibition
Smiths were always very crucial workers in mines. In the first period of mining in Ajka, almost all iron works were done by smiths. continue
General Mining History
Show
The 54-meter shaft inaugurated in 1977 brings the underground world of mines closer to the visitors. Shaft securing equipment, augers and simple tools used in mines are on display. continue
The History of Coal Mining in Ajka
A taste of the exhibition
The exhibition presenting the past of mining in Ajka is located in the old transformer house. When the museum was opened, the building itself was still dilapidated and was only rebuilt later on. continue
further exhibitions