Come and visit the central architectural collection of Hungary! The Hungarian Open Air Museum, which is 20 km from Budapest and situated in the unique and natural surrounding of the Duna-Ipoly National Park presents the architectural characteristics, way of life and traditions of Hungarian regions. Walking around the museum "villages" visitors can get to know the typical buildings of six Hungarian great regions: the Great Plains, the Upper-Tisza-region, the Kisalföld, Western - Transdanubia the Balaton-Uplands and theSouther - Transdanubia. To visit all the exhibitions of the continually expanding museum takes a six hour-long walk. Should you get tired during your visit, you can find a pleasant rest area under the shady trees and playground, equipped with natural toys for children. Visiting of the Hungarian Open Air Museum provides the mixture of cultural relaxation and the pleasure given by nature.
The central skanzen of Hungary, the Hungarian Open-air Museum in Szentendre, was founded on 1 February 1967. For a while it operated as the Village Museum Department of the Budapest Ethnographical Museum. Szentendre ha assigned an area of about 46 to it at the source of the brook Sztaravoda. The task of the Museum was to present the vernacular architecture, interior decoration and way of life in rural Hungary from the second half of the 18th century to the First World War through authentic objects in original, transplanted buildings, arranged according to the patterns of settlement. The final master plan envisaged the relocation of about 300 buildings to the Museum for re-erection in 9 groups each representing a region of Hungary. Grouping within the regional units follows the traditional order of the croft (plot, where the farmhouse and farm buildings stand). The picture of the traditional village is completed by sacral, industrial, and public structures that formed part of the traditional village.
Programms: On weekdays the Busy Days are the time for having fun: on Thursdays and Fridays craftsmen are working in the yards and in the houses, sheep are bleating in the farm-stead, the water mill is grinding again and the delicious smell of the strudel comes from the bakery. At times of Fiddling about on Saturday, the visitors are received with programmes in informal and relaxed atmosphere. Crafts, games and plays can be tried. From spring to autumn, a real family programme awaits the guests of the museum: prom, the sound of the bells at noon, musical family lunch in the Inn, coach-ride, walking and needlework help us to recall the peaceful atmosphere of late Sundays.
From the 27th of May, the regional unit of the Upland Market Town can be visited. This exhibition unit, which consists of nine crofts, presents teh architecture, interior furnishing and rich traditions of the famous wine-growing area of Tokaj and the neighbouring Mátraalja.
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