Baják László Ihász István: The Hungarian National Museum History Exhibition Guide 4 - The short century of survival (1900-1990) (Budapest, 2008)

Room 18. "Today, it is principally through culture and not the sword that the Hungarian homeland can be maintained and made great again" (Count Klebersberg). László Baják

Brass sea/ of í/ie (BUSZ travel agency, Wooden toffee box with paper overlay; board for parlour game advertising St. István Chicory (substitute) Coffee, now took root in middle-class society. There was a spread in winter, summer and weekend vacations. Naturally, the majority could only afford domestic destinations: the Balaton, Hévíz, Sopron, Eger, Pécs and Lillafüred. From the 1920s, with the advent of small, cheap machines, photography became general. There were still comparatively few cars, but the bicycle as a means of transport became universal, especially in the provinces. Sports became more and more popular, and there was also an increase in courts and sports grounds. The better-off played tennis, rode, went skiing or sailing, but more popular mass sports were also born. Football for instance became extremely popular. In 1938 the Hungarian football team reached the final of the World Cup.