Áprily Lajos Memorial House

A graduate of the pedagogical school, Nagy Imre (1893 - 1976) was a university professor. After the First World War, he became a sculptor. He spent some time in Budapest, where he studied drawing and painting at the Art Academy, and in 1924 he came home. He settled in Jigodin, where he painted the Szekler landscapes and its people until his death. Starting with 1920, he had several exhibitions in Cluj, Brașov, Târgu Mureș and Bucharest, and an individual exhibition in London. He lived in a simple peasant house with a porch and three rooms, to which he added a workshop in 1966. He worked daily for 6 hours, even when he was 80 years old. Among the many official recognitions of his talent, we mention the "Zichy Mihály" 1939 Graphics Award, the 1957 Emeritus Artist of Romania, and the Cultural Merit First Class. His home has become a museum, and the tomb of the great artist is in its yard. The memorial house exhibits furniture, books, documents, and his painting collection. It is worth mentioning his collection of straw hats, the last two self-portraits drawn and the unfinished composition on the support frame. The painter donated over 6,000 of his works to the city. A gallery was built next to his birth home in 1973, with the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the artist's birthday. After Imre Nagy's death, the gallery hosted a permanent exhibition of his paintings, which exceeded 6,000 pieces. Many of his paintings are exhibited in the Târgu Mureș gallery and the National Szekler Museum in Sfântu Gheorghe. Source photo: https://locuridinromania.ro/

Lupeni is the native village of the great writer of the Szeklers, Tamási Áron. The village follows the Nicăului de Sus valley, on the two banks of the river, at the altitude of 540-580 m. The memorial house, the monument dedicated to the writer, as well as the writer's grave are there. The memorial house and birthplace of the writer is an old building, dating back over 150 years. It was built of carved wood, and the roof was made of shingles. Tamási Áron was born in this house on 19 September 1897. Inaugurated on 24 September 1972, the memorial house displays furniture, personal objects, manuscripts, works, letters, and photographs of the writer. The tomb of the famous writer is on the Western edge of the village, behind the Roman Catholic church and the cemetery, in a beautiful park full of flowers. The Tamási Monument - the work of the sculptor Szervátiusz Jenő and his son, Tibor (1972-1974), is carved from a rock 3 meters high, 1 m wide, weighing 8 tons, brought here from Mount Harghita. The monument features characters from Tamási's works.

The Vitus Géza Memorial House is in the courtyard of St. Andrew's parish and is a wonderful example of the traditional subalpine home. The house was built in 1910. The objects displayed in the rooms and attic: furniture, handmade embroidery, tools and other household items. The house could be visited at any time of the year - the key could be requested from the parish.

The Borsos Miklós Memorial House, which has been operating since 2002, is located on the main road to the ancient Borsos family estate, at No. 1521. The property, built in 1936, was auctioned in the late 1990s. It was bought by the Borsos Miklós Művészetétt Alapítvány Foundation, with the kindness of Borsos Miklós's widow, Kéry Ilona. On the right side of the house, there are three rooms where Borsos Miklós's works are displayed, and the memorial room in which his tools and personal objects are exhibited. The collection contains original works (mostly not shown in other exhibitions), drawings, statuettes, medals. The memorial room displays his personal objects, the clothes he worked in, his favorite tools, even the tool chest decorated with tulips taken by his father from Ciumani, as well as his manuscripts, books illustrated by him, and valuable copies from his personal library.