Merk Zsuzsa - Bálint Attila: Baja is town for 300 years - A Bajai Türr István Múzeum kiadványai 27. (Baja, 1999)

Cabinet I: The Ottoman Era - everyday objects and weapons (scimitars) of the Ottoman era

Cabinet II: The Ethnic Groups of Bácska

1. Coat worn by Swabien women.

2. Bodice and under-blouse worn by Hungarian women.

3. Vest worn by Bunjevci.

4. Lázsiás, or necklace of coins, jewelry originating from the Balkans and worn by Bunjevke, Bunjevac women, and Serbian women. Through everyday cultural contact, it also became popular with Hungarian women.

5. Bonnet worn by Serbian women.

Cabinet III: Churches

1. Votive offerings from the church of the Franciscans.

2. Lampion.

3. A saint's image painted onto a mirror.

4. Ampullae from the chapel of the school of the Baja nunnery.

5. Embroidered cover, jug and baptismal flagon from the Lord's Table (owned by the Reformed Church of Baja).

6. Flagons from the Lord's Table (owned by the Lutheran Church of Baja).

1. The Book of Ester.

2. Decorative Torah stand.

3. Mezuzah. A metal or wooden case with quotations from the Scripture, nailed to the right door-post of Jewish homes. When arriving or leaving, religious Jews first touch it, then kiss their fingers.

4. T'fillin, or prayer bands. Jews twist the bands around their foreheads and left arms during the morning prayers of weekdays.

5. Tallis, or prayer shawls.

Cabinet IV: The City of Baja

Cabinet V: The Guilds

1. The price list of a fair.

2. A permit issued by Emperor Franz I authorizing weekly fairs on Wednesdays and Saturdays (1820).

3. Master Charter of the guild of butchers with a view of Baja from the 18th century.

4. Master Charter from 1824.

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