Cseri Miklós: Néprajz és muzeológia, Tanulmányok a népi építészet és a múzeumi etnográfia köréből (Studia Folkloristica et Ethnographica 51. Debrecen ,Szentendre, Debreceni Egyetem Néprajzi Tanszék, 2009)

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featuring the history and folk culture of the region was to be established. In fact, this comprised the foundation of two institutions: a traditional ethnographical museum on the one hand, and an open air museum on the other hand. The systematic collecting work started as early as the year of the foundation, and the construction of one of the largest open air museums in Europe duly ensued in 1966. There is hardly sufficient space within the confines of this short introduction to present this excellent museum in full detail, for which reason it is my intention to highlight a few particulars that would divert from the routine procedures in Hungary and, thus, might offer some food for thought. ENDRE FÜZES AND THE HUNGARIAN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM Endre Füzes was born on 27'

1' April 1932. This study wants to honour him at the occasion of Iiis 70'

1' birthday. Furthermore, it has the purpose to make the Hungarian public acquainted with the life and career of this prominent representative of the Hungarian ethnography. The bigger part of the study deals with the period between the 1

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t October 1986 and the 31

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t December 1995, when Endre Füzes served in the capacity of director of the Hungarian Open-air Museum. His career as a director can be divided into two phases: during the first phase till 1991, earlier projects were finished, foundations were laid for further work, and full knowledge about the functioning of the museum was acquired. He worked out his program under the tide „Concept" in 1992, in which he defined the main goals and tasks of the Hungarian Open-air Museum till 1997. The study analysis this period in six chapters: building of a museum - construction of exhibitions; scientific activities; preventive conservation; in the service of the public; external relationships; management theory. In each chapter, after recalling the appropriate part of the Concept, I analyse die actual activities, and point out the influence of these activities till today. We can conclude of above, that during the ten years of his services as the third director of the Museum, Endre Füzes displayed very successful activities, which affect die Museum's life even today and determined its long-term development. Being an innovative leader widi a positive attitude and a professional always ready to implement the most modern theoretical and practical methods, he led die Museum in the direction, which enabled it to become one of the outstanding museums of the country. LIVING HISTORY Bun.DINGS, RESEARCHERS GENERAL EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS GAINED IN THE PRACTICE OF ESTABLISHING, OPERATING, AND FURNISHING LIVING HISTORY BUILDINGS IN HUNGARY Protection of the specimens of folk architecture dates back to the last third of the previous century. There are basically two ways for preserving samples of folk architecture: either they are transplanted into open air museums or they are left on the original premises where they are granted a historic building status and are put on display for the general public. The second way of preservation results in the establishment of living history buildings or communities. In Hungary, it was after World War II that the protection and subsequent preservation of samples of salient village architecture was officially implemented. In 1949, a statutory 405