The citiens of Balassagyarmat first revolted on January 29, 1919 against the occupation of the Czech legionaries who had been there for two weeks by then. The revolt was supported by the Hungarian military who were stationed nearby.

The painter Smogy Győző endeavored something unparalleled in the 1970's. He roamed the country and did drawings of all Hungarian occupied villages from the top of hills, churches and houses. The phantastic work is done and can only be seen at our exhibition with the amendment of the artist.

The exhibition is to commemorate the destruction of one of the most advanced pre-World War I rail networks in Europe, and the heroic resistance of Hungarian railway workers.