Klári Tolnay Memorial House, Memorial museum in Mohora, Hungary.

The Klári Tolnay Memorial House is a museum in Mohora displaying more than 400 photographs, personal items, family heirlooms, and theatrical costumes from her career. The collection provides a complete overview of her life and artistic work.

The collection began with the baby shoes Klári Tolnay gave to leather artist Balla István, who first invited her to open one of his exhibitions. He assembled a retrospective for her 80th birthday, and from 1994 to 1999 it toured the country as a travelling exhibition. Balla bought a house near her former family manor in Mohora and founded the memorial house there; President Ferenc Mádl inaugurated it in 2000.

The museum hosts an annual commemoration on the actress's birthday and the yearly ceremony for the Tolnay Klári Award. The collection began with her first baby shoes, which Balla István received from her and which inspired the entire memorial house.

The museum is located at Kossuth street 30 and opens from April through November with guided tours available Tuesday to Sunday. Check the exact schedule before visiting to ensure you can see the exhibition during your trip.

The collection began with a single object: the silk-ribboned, bone-buttoned patent-leather baby shoe Tolnay wore as an infant, which she pressed into Balla István's hands with the words "Here, will this do?" It inspired him to mount a retrospective for her 80th birthday.