The painter - rewarded the Kossuth and Munkácsy prizes - was born in Kiskunfélegyháza. He lived in Debrecenben until his death. He himself donated his paintings to his town in 1961. He was a prominent artist of the Hungarian expressionism.

The oldest relics - of the prehistoric age - have been found near Félegyháza. The area was inhabited in the bronze age and at the time of the Celts as well. Sarmata and Avarian finds were also discovered during excavations. The Kuns were settled in the Kiskunságban by Béla IV. in 1239.

The actress was born in Kiskunfélegyháza. Her style was called by herself as surrealist painting. Her style was named as surrealist by herself. In 1958 and 1971 she was rewarded Munkácsy-prize, in 1973 Worthy Artist Prize, in 1982 the Kossuthprize. She was elected as a freewoman of Kiskunfélegyháza town in 1998.

The permanent exhibition is located in the building of the museum. The display has the characteristics of history and ethnography. The visitors may get acquainted with objects of liturgy of the Reformed Church, the Jewish community, and the Roman Catholic Church living in the area of the Kiskunság.