András Mengyán, a distinguished artist, designer, and professor, is a leading figure in Hungarian visual and applied arts, having been awarded the prestigious Prima Primissima Prize in 2024.

The house was built in the 19th centuary. Its name was given after its blackened walls. The house made an important role in the political and literary life of the town. The exhibitions were opened here in 1985 - after a thorough renovation work of the building. At present a social historical permanent exhibition is held here is, but the hall sometimes offers temporal exhibitions as well, mostly in the fields of applied arts, history and literature.