Modelled on 16^th-century English and Scottish mansions, the historicist mansion built at the end of the 19^th century and the exhibition created by modern, 21^st-century museum presentation standards – in addition to architectural curiosities – familiarises visitors in an interactive way with the history of the Count Nádasdy family who had commissioned the construction, the legendary love relationship of the couple who commissioned the building of the mansion, as well as the daily lives of the owners and staff.

Visitors may take a seat in the interiors furnished with contemporary and replica furniture, read in the library, or have a coffee in the conservatory – to be rebuilt – as if they were paying a visit to the family. With the aid of the Visual Guide and touch-screen descriptions and games, the visitor can gain insight into the mansion’s original furnished spaces, or even become a master of 19^th-century interior design and salon conversation etiquette. In the Hall of Ancestors, which has been uniquely preserved in the country, famous family members appearing in original paintings and reproductions tell their stories to visitors “in person”, in the virtual experience space located in the basement. A 3D model projected with shadow play animation gives a taste of the history of the mansion’s heyday and decline.

The mansion park, which has been made accessible again, provides a venue for both functions and family programmes; visitors may row a boat or try setting off a sailboat model on the revived pond. They can learn about the cultural and natural values of the historic gardens in a playful way on the built-up educational trails, and with a little luck, they can also see the rare and protected inhabitants of the park, in the vicinity of the outdoor feeders and nests.