Public education and archival pedagogy / Public and archival education

The NAH Veszprém County Archives would like to share the historical documents preserved in the institution with the widest possible range of interested parties in the field of education and public culture, with professionalism and openness. This way, we would also like to bring the archives, our work, historical sources, research into history, and personal exploration into the public realm.

We are actively involved in the field of public culture, enriching the cultural life of Veszprém and the county with our various archival events and publications: Archives Day, Jutas Sergeant Tour, Trianon Day, Book Reviews, Exhibitions, Conferences, Quizzes, and participation in the national series of Cultural Heritage Days.

The archival education sessions are held in the archives' well-equipped classroom, where modern interactive visual aids, smartboards and computers support our teaching. In addition to the archival lessons, we also try to reach young people with local quizzes and, in cooperation with the army, we actively participate in the annual Jutas Sergeant's Tour, which is organised to preserve the archives' military past.

Our involvement in school community service is very important to us. We have cooperation agreements with several schools. We offer young people in secondary schools the opportunity to do community work in our archives in June, after the end of the academic year.

We offer hands-on archives sessions for all ages, from primary school children to senior citizens. Visitor groups are welcome during the opening hours of the archives (8.00-15.00, Monday to Friday).

Contact:

Balázs Vince Nagy
senior archivist
Cultural and archival education officer

nagy.balazs.vince@mnl.gov.hu
tel.: +36 88/401-422
mobile: +36 70 457 7889

Thematic archival sessions:

1 Archives information session. We offer this session on the world of archives to groups and classes coming to us for the first time.

Age group: 9+

Duration: 45 min

2 Family history research - making a family tree. The session will introduce the various areas of family history research, the techniques of civil registry research, the initial steps, and the additional resources that can be used beyond civil registry research to help uncover the history of your family.

Age group: 9+
Duration: 45 min

3 History of the Reformation. Prepared on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Reformation, the session will present the beginnings of the Reformation, its spread in Hungary and the formation and lives of the Protestant communities of Veszprém County and Veszprém City.

Age group: 9+
Duration: 45–60 min

4 The Outlaws of the Bakony. We introduce the students to the Hungarian outlaw world that emerged at the beginning of the 19th century. The outlaws in the Bakony were made up of shepherds, poor cottars and young men on the run to avoid military service.

Age group: 9+
Duration: 45–60 min

5 Veszprém in World War I. The archival lesson follows the everyday life of Veszprém, the effects of the Great War as well as the fate of soldiers from Veszprém and the surrounding area during the years of World War I.

Age group: 12+
Duration: 45–60 min