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ear ^Craveffer, We would like to invite you on a trip, citing the past, to Gyöngyös - the capital of the Mátra, and its region. We have selected and offer you a host of the most valuable treasures of the Mátra. Many people can not even guess how many special values and real treasures are preserved at the exhibiting places of Gyöngyös and its region. The ravishing minerals of the Mátra Museum, exhibition of the Church Treasury, providing an unforgettable experience, centuries-old volumes in the Library of the Franciscan Order, the jessze-tree altar in Gyöngyöspata, famous in Europe, the cosy atmosphere of the doll collection in Mátrafüred - are all pearls of the Mátra treasures. Discover these treasures - this is an excellent pastime for you and your family. The Treasures of Gyöngyös-Mátra Published by the Tourinform Office of the town of Gyöngyös Chief Editor : László Dala Editor: Agnes Nagy Photographs: Györgyné Lónyai Design and pre-press: Tibor Kápolnai - Leokhares Bt. Printing: Print2000 Kft. Translation: Tóth Fordító és Tolmácsoló Bt. Revision: Alternative English School TOURINFORM Office 3200 Gyöngyös/ Fő tér 10. Tel ./fax: +36 37/311-155 E-mail: gyongyos@tourinform.hu For further information: www.gyongyos.hu www.matrainfo.hu / / CWkaim CWVi^eum The former Orczy castle in Gyöngyös houses the second biggest natural scientific collection in Hungary - the Mátra Museum, founded in 1957The rich material of the exhibition, entitled „Centuries in Gyöngyös", opening on the ground floor of the building at the attractive main entrance, presents the history of the town and its surroundings. The exhibits include findings from the early Arpád-period and peculiar 13th- 14th century Kisnána tomb-stones, discovered at Benevár, Mátrafüred, Turkish charters and weapons, numerous historical objects, witnessed many important events and relics of viti- and viniculture as well as pottery, which used to be so typical . The relics of the great fire of 1917 in Gyöngyös, photographs, melted bottles, charred pieces of wood and worn fire extinguishers have still an astonishing effect among objects and devices, showing the daily life suggesting wealth of a provincial town. In the last room the relics of schools with a prominent past in Gyöngyös are displayed. On the first floor of the historical building we can see the development of the Mátra hills and their wildlife, as well as exhibitions, showing the hunting history of the region. The first rooms house a dazzling exhibition of minerals: colorful agates, different opals from the south of the Mátra, wonderful crystals of calcite, quartz, rich in shape, lilac amethyst, ores, such as dark, metallic galena, wurzite, glittering golden pyrite and marcasite. Among the petrified plant and animal fossils, leaf-prints, snails and shells, unique in our country, the intact skeleton of a mammoth from Mátraderecske is displayed in a separate room. The Mátra Reserve Area and the Mátra Region show a rich collection of plants, insects and birds. Dioramas make acquaintance with the wildlife of the woods even more enjoyable, deer, boar, roe-deer, migrating birds and reptiles, native in the Mátra, are shown with the background of changing seasons. In the next rooms hunting accessories, weapons, trophies and works of art, devoted to hunting, are awaiting the visitors. Mátra Museum Gyöngyös, Kossuth u. 40. Tel.: +36 37/311-447 Opening hours: all the year round daily, except Monday, i. March - 30. October 9.00 - 17.00 I. Rlovember — 28. February 9.00 — 14.00 L. * 4 > v# •*. . tpafoc vvivaie eiunoctvavuic correct J The Palóc private ethnographic collection and Palóc doll exhibition are situated in the building of the former primary school, in the immediate vicinity of Bene ■> */• G ^ House in Mátrafüred. **' ili'W The manual work of / T 1/ MA* Mrs. Rita Juhász ^ 1 /' •'' ' Lovász - national costume artist, is represented by 29 Palóc dolls which provide the cross-section of the feast and casual clothes. Beside costumes from Nógrád and Heves, the ethnographic culture of Borsod and Gömör counties can also be observed. The collection of folklore artist Mrs. Magda Mészáros Szakács is on display in the second room. The outstanding pieces of the collection that come from over 100 settlements are woven textiles and tent-covers. The Museum of Ethnography declared the collection protected. Opening hours: weekdays, 9.00 - 17.00 Tel.: +36 37/ 320-137 CWVaf va CVWw5enm aiiav Q^ranciscan CVWemoriaf Ait T '^jOafoc pdvafe ef^no^raj^ic coffeciion
