Gocsej Museum, Zalaegerszeg

Alongside the significant ethnographic and archaeological material in the museum is the collection of sculptor Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl. The historical exhibition is entitled, 'Centres of Zala County' (Központok Zala megyében).

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl was one of the most important figures in 20th-century Hungarian sculpture. His statues can also be found outside Europe. Also between the two world wars, English aristocrats and even the royal house were among those who commissioned him. Between 1931 and 1937 he worked in Britain on several occasions and made portraits including those of the then Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), and of G.B. Shaw who wrote a note onto the photograph of the portrait, reading "better than the original".

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl's connections to this region stem from him being born in Alsórajk, Zala County. He was made citizen of honour of the city of Zalaegerszeg in 1970. He died on 14th August 1975 in Budapest. His final will was that his artistic legacy should be taken to Zalaegerszeg and it is from this material that the Göcsej Museum opened a permanent exhibition.

The museum, which also has an extensive library open to the public, is accessible to the disabled.