Local History Exhibition

The local history exhibition called CROSSROADS was opened to the public in 2003 when Nyékládháza was granted all the rights of a town. The exhibition can be seen from 10 am. to 3 pm. every weekday on the first floor of the Egry-Szepessy castle, but an appointment should be made at the Community Centre (54 Kossuth St.) or via phone (46/591-253). To give you a foretaste, we present a few pictures taken at the exhibition where you will get a full picture of our town's history right from the beginnings until the present day. There are several pictures, detailed descriptions, original documents and even archeological finds for you to see. In the same room different temporary exhibitions are also organized.

Clara Lenz was born on June 30, 1924 in Budapest as the second child of Joseph Lenz who was a landowner and successful merchant having apple, apricot and grape orchards in Nyékládháza. Actually he was the biggest fruit exporter and importer in Central Europe. Clara went to school in Budapest and Switzerland, but she also spent a lot of time on her father's estate in Nyékládháza. She got married soon and had two children, a girl and a boy. After the second World War she and her family were forced to leave the country and they first settled down in Germany, then Switzerland and finally in Bogota, South America.

The art of Clara Lenz

Clara had been travelling a lot since her early childhood, she went on tours around the world several times. She enjoyed everything she saw and was especially captivated by the beauty of exotic cultures. She loved visiting museums which she regarded as the treasury of historic, cultural and artistic values of each country. Her experiences made her record her impressions in the form of tapestries using her own special technology. Her works are very lively and colourful, thanks to the special threads and paints she used. She enjoyed living in her own world, the way she liked it.

Her exhibition in Nyékládháza

Clara Lenz decided to present "the village of her father" with 20 of her original works which you can see exhibited at the Community Centre (54 Kossuth St.). A Madonna picture can be seen at the Roman Catholic church as it was built and sponsored by her father. Her great-grandfather and brother are buried in the crypt of the church.