Kovács Zsuzsa: Göcsej Village Museum. Exhibition Guide (Zalaegerszeg, 2008)

EXHIBITION GUIDE 14. LONG-HOUSE FROM ZALALÖVŐ This building is from a village lying on the borderland of Vas and Zala counties. This house is of great interest because when the museum bought it they were also able to buy so many furnishings with it. We can see many of them here all making the interior very authentic. In the rooms, the original 'szemeskályhák' (tile stoves) were preserved so here we have the rooms' own original furnaces. Two rooms belong to the house plus a kitchen, a pantry, a 'szín' (shed) and the pigsties. According to the story presented here a young family is living in the front room, the parents at the back, and they use the kitchen together. The young couple has a baby, which is indicated by a cradle placed in the room. The interior shows one of the men's jobs, basketwork. Men worked with long willow sticks and made various things usually in long autumn evenings. The bigger sized wagon containers and corn granaries were made by specialists. Shown as a sign of modernization, the paraffin lamp gave a strong light which was much brighter compared to the 'pipics' (tea-candle) or candle used before.