Collection data:
Collection manager: Noémi Szurok, Museologist
Number of pieces in the collection: 32,000 pcs
Online availability: Digital Collection; Hungaricana
Researchability: In online databases. It can be searched in person only on advanced registration.
About the collection:
In the Object Collection of Hospitality there are memories of the material culture of Hungarian catering mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. Food and drink consumption, accommodation and travel.
Structure of the collection:
The collection consists of larger units:
- Advertising items and tools of Hungarian tourism
- Items used in the production of the Hungarian hospitality industry
- Consuming items in the Hungarian hospitality industry
- Material legacies of institutions and representatives of the hospitality industry
- Material tools of vocational education in the hospitality industry
- Material memories of professional competitions
Collecting activity:
The Object Collection of Hospitality collects objects of tourism and hospitality. This can include everything from the smallest souvenirs to the equipment of catering units. The hospitality industry object collection does not collect household appliances. There are specialized museum collections all over the country, that we are happy to provide further information.
