Madách Imre Városi Könyvtár Helytörténeti Gyűjteménye

About the museum

The local history collection of the Madách Imre Városi Könyvtár (Madách Imre Municipal Library) has operated since 1977 in one of the listed manor houses of Balassagyarmat. The building was erected in the early 19th century in classicist style, with a shingled roof; after its last owner it is also called the Csillagház (Star House). The local heritage society Balassagyarmati Honismereti Kör also holds its events in the building.

The collection preserves books, documents, local newspapers, photographs and postcards on the history, geography, and economic and cultural life of the town and its micro-region. Among the permanent exhibitions, the Horváth Endre memorial exhibition presents the life and career of the graphic artist and banknote designer who took his school-leaving examination in Balassagyarmat.

In the Madách Room, watercolours and drawings by ifjabb Balogh Károly, nephew of Madách Imre, the namesake of the library, can be seen. The pharmacy history exhibition was created in 1999 and presents the 20th-century furnishings and documents of the Magyar Korona Pharmacy.

Highlights

• Memorial exhibition of graphic artist and banknote designer Horváth Endre
• Madách room with watercolours by ifjabb Balogh Károly
• 20th-century interior of the Magyar Korona Pharmacy
• The listed Csillagház, a classicist manor house with a shingled roof
• Local history collection of books, photographs and postcards

Permanent exhibitions

• Horváth Endre bankjegytervező grafikusművész emlékkiállítása – The exhibition presents the life and work of the graphic artist who took his school-leaving examination at the grammar school in Balassagyarmat and created some of the most beautiful Hungarian paper money.
• Madách-szoba – Balogh Károly-akvarellek – Drawings and watercolours by ifjabb Balogh Károly, nephew of Madách Imre, as well as editions of Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man).
• Patikatörténeti kiállítás – The 20th-century furnishings and documents of the Magyar Korona Pharmacy; the exhibition opened in 1999.

Founded

1977

Operated by

Madách Imre Városi Könyvtár

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