The Blue Dyeing Museum in Pápa is the only blue dyeing museum in Hungary, but it is also a unique industrial historical monument in Europe, which presents the entire work phase of blue dyeing. In the process, our visitors can learn the secrets of the complicated procedure and learn that it is not an extinct craft at all, but it is still a thriving craft today.

The tradition of blue dyeing in Hungary was added to the UNESCO list of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind in November 2018.

Exhibitions that can be visited:

• The main building presents the collections of active workshops in Hungary in an old fair atmosphere, and commemorates the former masters.

• In the more than 250-year-old, three-storey drying building, the workshop of the Kluge family, who have operated the plant for seven generations, comes to life through the guided tour. In the drying attic, the works of the Mihály Munkácsy awardwinning craftsman Irén Bódy present the modern, artistic trend of blue dyeing and make the museum experience unforgettable.

• The remaining machine collection is also worth mentioning, as e.g. a steam engine from the famous Viennese company Hoffmeister, manufactured in 1912, can be viewed in perfect conditions too.

• Also a curiosity is the horse-drawn manger in the basement of the workshop.