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The exhibition spaces of Bács-Kiskun County include Kiskun Memorial Site, Szank
an ancient public collection of great historical value, as An innovative and unique tourist attraction has emer-
well as a recently opened modern showroom that capti- ged from the site of the former settlement of the Árpád
vates visitors with its uniqueness. era. Using 21st century techniques, the 4.5-hectare site
presents the whole history of 600 to 700 years, includ-
Leskowsky Collection of Musical ing the establishment and incorporation of the Cumans
Instruments, Kecskemét into the Hungarians.
The 2,000-piece collection has been the only collecti-
on of musical instruments in Hungary since 1979 that János Thorma Museum
could be visited. It is now housed in a recently reno- The largest permanent exhibition of János Thorma and
vated historic building, the Hírös Town Tourist Centre. the painting collection of Nagybánya can be found here.
Unlike most conventional museums where the touch- The permanent and temporary exhibitions focus on the
ing of exhibits is strictly forbidden, here, the instru- cultural heritage of the local and regional artists, János
ments can be handled and tried. Thorma and the work of his colleagues and students,
as well as the artists from Kiskunhalas and Kiskunság.
Sándor Petőfi Birth House and

Memorial Museum, Kiskőrös Visitors’ Centre, Kalocsa

The country’s first literary memorial house could be The Centre gives an overview of the values of the cul-
visited from 1880, and these days, it has become a pil- tural and folk art in the region, the wines from the Ha-
grimage site. Visitors can experience in the tiny house, jós, Csongrád, and Kunság Wine Region, while the Pap-
preserved in its original state, how the poet and his par- rika Museum exhibits the characteristics of the pepper
ents lived their day-to-day diligent lives. growing areas.

Doll Storehouse, Nemesnádudvar
The emblematic building with Swabian architectural
style houses hundreds of dolls in their traditional cos-
tumes typical of the countries in the Carpathian Basin.

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