Technikatörténeti szemle 7. (1973-74)

MŰSZAKI SZAKMÚZEUMOK - Pál Vajda: Industrial Museums in Hungary (in English)

National Museum for Science and Technology (Showroom) The observatory was inaugurated in 1770. During this epoch it was regarded as one of the best in the world. Now in the former observatory is a newly set-out museum which, at home as well as abroad, is almost unique of its kind. In Gyoma, a romantic Hungarian lowland town the Kner Printing Museum has found its place. The museum keeps the name and memory of the printer who raised printing techniques beyond the level of applied art to the standard of fine arts. The master's secret lies in meticulous and painstaking care in planning, in the harmony of line and letter, and in typography itself. The man whose memory is preserved by this museum is Imre Kner, one of the creators of Hungarian printing, who devoted soul and body to the art of printing. His father Izidor has set up a small printing shop in the corner of one of his rooms. The son developed it into the best-known and highest level printer's in this country. The experts who arranged the museum gathered in five small rooms all the documents, photos, furniture and publications that may help the visitor to get an idea not only about a printers, shop but also about the history of printing. The „István Széchenyi" Memorial Museum in Nagycenk was opened in the summer of 1973. István Széchenyi, leading Hungarian economic politician of the early 19th century, has played a significant role in the transport and water management development activities of Hungary, in addition to his efforts to modernize our agriculture. His highly ramified economic-technical activities are now commemorated by