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painting equipment. The paintings of Lajos Tarr can still

Somogy be seen in the Szilfa Gallery in Törek. The birthplace of

János Vaszary in Kaposvár and Lajos Kunffy’s mansion in

Somogytúr are memorial museums, and the works of art
the island and personal objects of Endre Szász can still be admired in

his former house in Várad. The monumental oil paintings
of Mihály Zichy, as well as his graphics and illustrations
of culture can be seen in his mansion in Zala. Several of the works
of the sculptor Imre Varga are found in Siófok. Th e lighter
genres are also represented in Somogy; the memory of

the operetta king Imre Kálmán is preserved in Siófok. Is
there anyone who has not heard of the pancake king, or
In addition to its wonderful natural values, Somogy also Süsü, the sweet one-headed dragon? Perhaps few people
has an outstanding cultural heritage. Several of our nation’s know that their creators, the excellent story writers of the
best writers, poets, and painters lived and created here, in recent past, were also connected to Somogy. Kaposvár is

this countryside. Their former birthplaces and the place proud of Éva Fésűs, while the people of Balatonszárszó are
where they used to create still preserve their memory in commemorating István Csukás. In honour of the latt er,
the form of cultural centres and exhibition venues. Berzse- the former open-air cinema was rebuilt and reopened as
nyi’s former mansion is now a memorial museum in Nikla, a theatre, where performances and concerts entertain the

a school was named after Csokonai in Csurgó, and he is holiday-makers during the summer season.
commemorated at the carnival in Kaposvár. Att ila József
is honoured with a memorial house in Balatonszárszó,
András Fodor’s name is preserved by a plaque on the
wall of his former villa in Fonyód, while István Fekete’s
birthplace is a memorial museum, and his gravestone is
a place of pilgrimage in the cemetery of Gölle. Th e per-
sonal objects of Albert Gyergyai are found in the Sárközy
mansion in Nagybajom. György Somlyó is remembered
as an honorary citizen of Balatonboglár, and Gyula Takáts’
home in Kaposvár became a memorial museum. An ex-
hibition hall in Marcali bears the name of Aurél Bernáth,
and the county museum owns a dozen works of art by
Galimberti. The former house of József Rippl-Rónai, the

villa Rome in Kaposvár, preserves his works of art and his

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