The Hungarian mechanical engineer János Adorján built the two-cylinder aircraft equipped with an Adorján-Dedics motor in 1909 financed by the count Géza Andrássy. He first took off on 10 January 1910 from Rákosmező. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of this event and the 100 years of existence of Hungarian motor aviation.

The exact date of the settlement of the Jews in Sopron is unknown. However, we know that in the 13th century about 10 to 16 families lived in the New street (former Jewish street). Their street canot be called as a getto, because several Christian families lived here as well. Although the Jews who lived here were not really rich people, at the beginning of the 14th century they somehow managed to build this gothic synagoge unique to the whole of Central Europe.

The imprinted brick collection shown here was collected by the master builder Nándor Őri, member of the management of the Dombóvár Town Development and Protecting Society. The dwelling tower built in the early Middle Ages hosts 765 bricks made in various ages and in different workshops.

A definitive role in the foundation of the museum was taken by Mrs. István Lapu who was collecting the objects of peasant interior, costume and farming for decades. Originally the house belonged to the rich peasant Szalai family. It got its present form at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Subject Museum of the History of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery was established in 1987. It was the consequence of collection and processing material for three decades.

In 1950 József Kutnyánszky became chief official of Mecsek Coalmines National Company. He was giving much assistance to Dr. András Babics who was at the time researching the history of coal mining in Komló. They used to talk much about the sed end of peasant life in the region. He was told for the first time to found a museum.

The Museum of Hungarian Water Management and Environmental Protection (Danube Museum) was founded in 1973. The museum is located in Esztergom downtown, in a baroque building which was built in 1730 for as a capitulars building.