Cseri Miklós - Bereczki Iboly - Kovács Zsuzsa (szerk.): Ház és ember, A Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum évkönyve 21. (Szentendre, Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, 2009)

SZABADTÉRI MUZEOLÓGIA 40 ÉVE MAGYARORSZÁGON - Knézy Judit: A tudományos kutatás és gyakorlat szerepe a szennai Szabadtéri Néprajzi Gyűjtemény létrehozásában

Judit Knézy Contribution of the scientific research and praxis to the open air collection in Szenna The planning of the skanzen in Szenna was the idea of a small but enthusiast group of engineers, who carried out the assessment of historic monuments in Somogy county. Among them was the architect Tünde L. SZABÓ who was in charge of the vernacular monuments from 1968 and she made the plan for re-arrangement the settlement of Szenna as well. Furthermore, she was one of the main promoters of the establishing the local skanzen till her death in 2004. The work included both the protection of the vernacular monuments and the transfer of endangered objects to the open air collection. Judit KNÉZY was asked in 1972 for drafting the site of the open air collection in such a way that ethnographic points were considered. The construction plans in the area and the application were carried out by Tünde L. SZABÓ. The draft approved by the Supervising Board of Historic Monuments was modified. Based on the available wooden buildings the field of collecting was narrowed down to the Zselic region and the southern part of Inner-Somogy, where the material for the so far 5 farm houses was collected. The institution of Szenna belonged as from 1975 to the Directorate of Museums of Somogy County. The open air collection has been opened for public in October 1978 when the parsonage, the reformed church, the buildings of the plot of Rinyakovácsi and the furnished dwelling house could be visited. One farm with furnished house was opened each year between 1979 and 81, farm buildings were relocated into the museum and the necessary reconstructions were carried out. After 1982 however the work of relocation of buildings as well as their furnishing slowed down due to changes in the management and personnel, but maintenance task enjoyed priority. The area was enlarged: the 5 farms of the open air collection were completed by vine-yard cellars, belfry, road-side cross, a shed for agricultural machines and cemetery. There is a possibility to relocate and reconstruct further buildings, to construct besides a modern building for reception of visitors some store-rooms too. 245