Tolnay Klári Emlékház
Exhibition of the life’s work of actress Tolnay Klári at the site of her childhood in Mohora: photographs, costumes and personal objects.
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About the museum
The Tolnay Klári Emlékház preserves the memory of the twice Kossuth Prize-winning actress in Mohora, near the village’s former family manor house where the artist spent her childhood. The foundations of the life’s-work exhibition were laid by Balla István, leatherwork applied artist, for Tolnay Klári’s 80th birthday. The collection first opened in the gallery of the Várszínház (Castle Theatre) in Buda and then toured the country between 1994 and 1999.
In 2000 Balla István founded the Tolnay Klári Kulturális és Művészeti Egyesület (Tolnay Klári Cultural and Arts Association), which established and maintains the memorial house in Mohora. The building was inaugurated by President Mádl Ferenc. In 2008 the association founded the Tolnay Klári Cultural Award and, in 2014, on the actress’s hundredth birthday, the Tolnay Klári Art Award.
The permanent exhibition is built around more than four hundred photographs, personal objects, family memorabilia and costumes that evoke famous stage roles. Here the actress’s most valued honours can also be seen, including her two Kossuth Prizes. Visitors can step into a furnished dressing room, which evokes the intimate atmosphere of the theatre. Further exhibitions are temporarily shown in the memorial house’s gallery and in the Pásztor Erzsi Szalon.
Highlights
- “Bálozni jöttem, színésznő lettem” (I Came to a Ball and Became an Actress) – Tolnay Klári life’s-work exhibition
- More than four hundred photographs of the actress’s life
- Stage costumes and personal objects, from her first little shoe to the last
- Furnished theatre dressing room
- The two Kossuth Prizes and other honours
Permanent exhibition
- „Bálozni jöttem, színésznő lettem” – Tolnay Klári életmű-kiállítás – The actress’s life is presented through more than four hundred photographs, personal objects, family relics, stage costumes and her awards, with a furnished dressing room.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Tolnay Klári Kulturális és Művészeti Egyesület
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 1,600 |
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| Reduced | HUF 1,300pensioners |
| Seniors | HUF 1,300Pensioner ticket. |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 700 |
By buying admission tickets, visitors support the upkeep of the memorial house.
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| Good to know | Visits outside the opening hours require prior registration by telephone or email. |
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