Nosztalgia Múzeum

Museum in the Pintér House, built on a private collection in Szécsény: everyday life of the 20th century, interiors of the 1930s and 1950s, and old technical equipment.

Opening hoursAdmission HUF 1,600

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About the museum

The Nosztalgia Múzeum (Nostalgia Museum) opened in Szécsény in February 2014 within the framework of the Szécsényi Közművelődési Nonprofit Kft. (Szécsény Cultural Nonprofit Ltd.). The exhibition is based on the collection of the private collector Jászberényi Pál, a native of Szécsény, who began as a telephone engineer by collecting old telephones, and then collected radios, tape recorders, gramophones and the everyday objects of peasant and petty-bourgeois life. The initiator was Garamvölgyi Andrea.

In summer 2017 the museum reopened in a new place, in the renovated building of the former Pintér House. The 18th-century manor-type house was restored during the rehabilitation of the historic town centre.

The objects present everyday life and the development of technology from the early 20th century to the 1970s and 1980s. Two interiors, a kitchen from the 1930s and a clerk’s office from the 1950s, evoke the atmosphere of past eras. In the Hangos Terem (Sound Room) visitors can try out old tape recorders, record players and a telex machine.

Highlights

Several hundred objects from the everyday life of the last hundred years
Period-accurate interiors of the 1930s and 1950s
Old communication technology, telephones and a manual switchboard
Hangos Terem (Sound Room), where old tape recorders and record players can be tried out
Military, police and Pioneer equipment

Permanent exhibition

Nosztalgia Múzeum – állandó kiállítás – Several hundred objects from everyday life in the 20th century, including old telephones, radios, military equipment, kitchen utensils and two period interiors.

Founded: 2014
Operated by: Szécsényi Közművelődési Nonprofit Kft.