Börzsöny Múzeum

The Börzsöny Museum is located in Szob, under Szent László Street 14. It presents the flora and fauna of the Danube Bend and the Ipoly Valley, as well as archaeological and ethnographic values.

History

The museum's prehistory goes back to the 1930s. As a result of archaeological excavations carried out in the area, valuable finds accumulated over the years. Since even then systematic archaeological work was conducted in the Szob area. The excavations were started by Horváth Adolf János, a teacher at the Nagymaros Civic School, and after his death in 1945 his work was continued by teacher Laczus Géza. As an agent of the Hungarian National Museum, Laczus saved numerous archaeological materials from destruction. Laczus Géza raised the idea of presenting the finds within a museum.

The operating permit for the Börzsöny Museum was issued on September 20, 1960. Katona Viktor was appointed director, and from December 1, 1962 he was succeeded by Laczus Géza. The museum became part of the county network on January 1, 1963. The first exhibition opened in the corridor of the District Council building, in six illuminated showcases. The collection area presented was the Ipoly Valley.

A new building was purchased for the placement of the material, which, after the completion of conversion works, opened with permanent exhibitions on August 30, 1968, as the new museum.

After the death of Laczus Géza in 1976, his wife was appointed to lead the museum. In 1977 a storage space for ethnographic material was created in the roof of the building. In the same year the permanent exhibitions were also renovated.

In addition to the fine arts exhibition arranged in the upstairs room, the building hosts lectures, screenings, and speaker evenings.

Exhibitions

The showcases of the current acquisitions, as well as the tapestries collected in the Ipoly Valley, are located on the high ground floor corridor.

In the permanent exhibition, the 1st room displays items from the New Stone Age to the era of folk migration, while the 2nd room shows material relics of the conquering Hungarians, the Middle Ages and the Ottoman period. The 3rd room presents ethnographic material collected in the Ipoly Valley, including costumes, wooden household items and weaving and spinning tools.

The temporary exhibition room is located on the upper floor.

The covered area surrounding the courtyard houses the ethnographic exhibition. i

The two colorful dioramas in the basement depict the flora and fauna of Börzsöny, its rocks, fossil remains, and photographs of the most beautiful landscapes.