Blue Dyeing Museum, Textile museum in Pápa, Hungary
The Blue Dyeing Museum in Pápa displays in authentic factory buildings the tools, machines, and materials used for fabric processing and printing. The exhibition spans multiple floors with vats, rollers, wooden pattern blocks, and other equipment from the production process.
Charles Kluge founded a blue dyeing workshop in 1783 but relocated the business to Pápa in 1786, where the family continued the craft across seven generations. Production ended in 1956 when the operation closed and the building complex was later preserved as a museum.
The museum shows how blue dyeing was practiced locally across generations and which craft techniques were used in the process. You can observe how workers operated at different production stages and what role this craft held in the community's economy.
The museum is located at Marcos 15 Square and is open Tuesday through Sunday, with exhibition pieces spread across multiple floors. When visiting, allow time to explore all levels to follow the different stages of the production process.
The factory building follows a logical arrangement where each floor represents a different phase of the manufacturing process, from fabric preparation on the ground level to drying in the attic. This spatial organization lets visitors trace the workflow exactly as it historically took place.
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