Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

Independent edifices: - Collections, research

containing 17,000 sheets, all of which are totally digitised. The historic archives contain the collection of original written or printed documents of historic value and some copies, belonging to our field of interest. The photographic archive covers the documentation of folk architecture, settlements, interior furnishings and way of life besides pictures, taken in the confines of scientific research programs. In 2007 it included 76431 items, almost all of which are digitised. The collection of slides relating to the museum field of interest contained 18739 items in 2007,11000 of which are digitised. This archive is the greatest and richest folk architectural archive of Hungary, continuously increasing. The museum, in cooperation with other institutions often carries out research work and surveys contributing to the protection of built heritage. • Hungarian Folk Architectural Collection [MNÉGY) This contains the scientific bequest (archives, photo and slide collections) of László Vargha (1904-1984), the eminent researcher of folk architecture. It includes photos, slides, architectural surveys, drawings, essays, notes and other documents amassed by László Vargha and his colleagues. It contains 2597 items and is in the course of being digitised. The collection also includes 18739 photos (of which 6600 pieces are digitised) and 3914 black and white and colour slides can also be found here. • Tip: Researchers can consult all this material at the museum with prior appointment and research permission and the digitised collections are available on the Internet (www.skanzen.hu). The research service (concerning archives and library) is available every day from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m., on Fridays from 8. a.m. till 2. p.m. 189