Draveczky Balázs: A Somogy megyei muzeológiai kutatás története (Somogyi Múzeum 6., 1966)

than 12 000 pieces. In 1947 the museum was given the name »count Széchenyi«. It was brought under government management in 1949. Between 1949 and 1951 it was named counti-museum of Somogy (Somogy megyei múzeum). In 1951 it was given the name »Rippl-Rónai« museum. Rippl-Rónai was a painter well-known all over Europe. Joseph Rippl-Rónai has a lot of pictures in the collection of the museum. After the war-damages had been established and the library had been separated, the komplex research and collective work could organize a permanent exhibition in 1951. The museum exhibited the results of archeological, ethnographical research work and demonstrated the objects of fine arts, of natural science and monument objects. The »Rippl-Rónai« museum was working by help of 4 scientific coworkers and 6 assistents till 1955. Its collection exceeded the number of 11 000 pieces without the library. Since 1961 the »Rippl-Rónai« museum was managed by the county council. In the same time the management of the museums of Somogy was instituted with the centre of »Rippl-Rónai« múzeum. Since 1965 the management has been working by the help of 3 scientific co-workers, 12 constant and 5 casual assistents. 6 smaller institutes beLong to it. In our 7 institutes the visitors are more than 45 000 in number every year. The 2 nd and 4 th fasicules of the museum »Somogy« relate in detail about the institutes of the management of the counti-museums. The total collection of the counti-museums of Somogy counted 18 397 pieces 31 st december, 1964. 75