Folk­lore Doc­u­ment­a­tion Cen­ter

Martin Media Library

• Upon preliminary agreement, visitors from the countryside and from abroad are also welcome at times other than the above opening hours.
• Our services are publicly accessible. However, due the value of the collection, all volumes are for reference, i.e. may not be borrowed. Copies and photocopies of documents can be freely taken.
• The MML may carry out specific researches and may compile topic-related bibliographies upon request.
• Copying manuscripts of sheet music is subject to the permission of the MML.
• Groups are welcome to an interactive visit to the MML.
• Orders for copying audio and video recordings are completed within 10 days.
• All video material of the former House of Professional Folk Dancers may be coped. Further video recordings can be found here.
• György Martin's (1932-1983) collection, is kept in the building since 1999, and has become the basis of our public reference library.
• The Martin Collection, including nearly 10,000 volumes and periodicals, is available on the gallery of the Library.
• Documents are arranged according to their original numbering of volumes.
• Digitalization began in 2000. By the end of 2018, owing to the formal and analytical exploration, 78,000 items could be searched in the library database.
• The collection is continuously being extended. Acquisition of documents published in the period between 1983 (end of collection by Martin) and 1999 (foundation of the Library) is a special focus.
• The library also contains the full bequest of László Lajtha (1892-1963), composer and ethnomusicologist. This collection has been managed by the Hungarian Heritage House since May 2001. In addition to manuscripts and books, Lajtha's bequest includes some pieces of furniture and musical instruments.

E-mail: martinmedia@hagyomanyokhaza.hu  audiovideo@hagyomanyokhaza.hu

Phone: (+36 1) 225 6058, (+36 1) 225 6059

The Folklore Documentation Center is engaged in various activities in order to promote Hungarian folk culture. Being a research center, the FDC is engaged in organizing academic lecture series and conferences related to the topic of Hungarian folklore. Books are also regularly published and the FDC hosts several book presentations. The exhibits (link!) organized by the FDC can be visited at the Hungarian Heritage House.

The Hungarian Heritage House is proud to publish monographs and studies on several issues of Hungarian folklore. Books are presented by the authors on the occasion of a ceremony followed by a debate.