Herendi Porcelánművészeti Múzeum

About the museum

The founder began porcelain-making experiments in 1826 in this late-Classicist, two-storey museum building, which is now a listed monument. As early as 1852 Fischer Mór set up a permanent exhibition room and a sales showroom there, mainly for commercial purposes. His grandson, Farkasházi Fischer Jenő, laid the foundations of today's museum collection in 1896; shortly before the First World War the factory's museum was opened to the general public, separate from the commercial showroom, and it operated until the Second World War.

The present building was rebuilt in 1964 and reopened as a company collection and industry specialist museum. Since 1991 the museum has operated as a foundation, supported by the Herendi Porcelánmanufaktúra; the complete renovation of the building was finished in 2000. In 2002 it received the Év Múzeuma (Museum of the Year) award.

The permanent exhibition upstairs presents the factory's products from the early years of Herend porcelain-making to the present: the Fischer Mór rooms, the Far Eastern room, the room of prestigious commissions, the rooms of historicism and Art Nouveau, followed by the rooms of the 20th century. On the ground floor there are temporary exhibitions and an original wood-fired kiln.

Highlights

• Fischer Mór rooms from the factory's early decades
• Far Eastern room and room of prestigious commissions
• Historicism and Art Nouveau in Herend porcelain
• 20th-century rooms
• Original wood-fired kiln on the ground floor

Permanent exhibition

• Állandó kiállítás – a herendi porcelán története – Seven upstairs rooms present Herend porcelain from its beginnings to the 20th century: the Fischer Mór rooms, the Far Eastern room, the room of prestigious commissions, historicism and Art Nouveau, and the 20th-century rooms.

Founded

1964

Operated by

Herendi Porcelánművészeti Múzeum Alapítvány

Admission & discounts

Prices include VAT; payment in forint, by bank card and with SZÉP cards. Upon presentation of a Hungary Card, combined tickets carry a 10% discount.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The Porcelanium opposite offers creative workshop sessions (porcelain rose making, figure assembly, watercolour painting).

Getting there & parking

The Porcelanium, the museum, the restaurant and the brand shop are in the city centre, on both sides of the street.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

The Apicius Étterem és Kávéház restaurant and café, the Paletta Étterem and the Viktória Márkabolt brand shop are nearby.

Events & venue rental

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