Discover Herend Porcelain: museum, hands-on Minimanufactory tours, creative workshops, and the Viktória Brand Store—plus Apicius Café on genuine Herend. An art-filled day trip in Herend, Hungary.
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From April to December, the Herend Porcelain Museum opens the world’s largest collection of Herend artworks, while the working Minimanufactory next door lifts the lid on how those shimmering, thousand-hued porcelain pieces come to life. Across the visitor center, the Viktória Brand Store tempts with coffee and dinner sets, figurines, and gift-ready treasures, all at 8440 Herend, Kossuth Lajos Street (Kossuth Lajos utca) 140.
Rolling into Herend, that striking architectural complex you spot from afar is the Porcelanium Visitor Center, inaugurated in 1999. The Herend Porcelain Manufactory’s mission pulses through every hall: create top-quality porcelain, share the magic of the craft, and pass on Hungary’s storied applied-art traditions. The museum’s permanent and ever-changing seasonal shows trace the manufactory’s evolution, while the Minimanufactory invites you straight into the process.
Inside the Minimanufactory, it’s not just see-and-tell. Visitors can handle raw porcelain paste and even take up the painter’s brush. The workshops are set up so you can try, learn, and create—briefly becoming a porcelain artisan yourself. Once you’ve peered behind the curtain, the Apicius Restaurant and Café and Paletta Restaurant round off the visit with local hospitality. At Apicius, service unfolds on genuine Herend porcelain—an intimate touch that can turn an ordinary day into something special.
Herend brings together the world’s largest Herend collection, the Porcelain Art Museum, and the widest selection of current porcelain at the Viktória Brand Store—all waiting for the curious. With permanent and temporary programs, workshops, and guided tours, Herend is an all-season destination for art lovers, porcelain fans, and anyone looking for an inspired detour.
The Minimanufactory can be visited with local guides in Hungarian, English, or German. Tours run about 40 minutes including a film and depart every 20 minutes starting on the hour. The last tour leaves one hour before closing; elsewhere specified: the final start is 16:20. Individual guests can be added to previously booked groups. Museum tours are also available in Hungarian and English on request.
Combined ticket (Minimanufactory in Hungarian + Museum): Adult: $11.76; Senior 65+: $8.75; Student 6–18: $8.75; Student + Apicius Café menu: $11.48; Family (2 parents + children): $26.81. Combined ticket (Minimanufactory in English + Museum): Adult and Senior: $17.78; Student 6–18: $12.03; Student + Apicius Café menu: $15.04; Family: $45.13.
Adult and Senior tickets include a coupon redeemable at Apicius Café for coffee/tea/mineral water. Family and Student tickets don’t include café drinks. The Student + Apicius Café menu adds house-made biscuits plus one cocoa/cappuccino/tea at Apicius; advance registration required. Children under 6 enter free.
For student groups of at least 20, ticket prices drop 5%; accompanying teachers may enter on student tickets. Partner travel agencies with framework contracts receive 10% off. Show a Hungary Card for 10% off combined tickets. All prices include VAT. At the Minimanufactory ticket desk you can pay in forints, by bank card (Visa, MasterCard, JCB), or with an SZÉP card.
– Porcelain rose-making (30 min): $15.04
– Assembling a porcelain figure (30 min): $15.04
– Watercolor painting based on Herend patterns (30 min): $15.04
– Porcelain painting course (from 1 day): $240.69 per person per day
Adult: $8.75; Senior 65+: $6.28; Student 6–18: $6.28; Family: $15.32.
Hungarian: $30.12 per group; English: $45.13 per group.
The program runs in weekly blocks from March 31 to December 30, 2026, in Herend. The specific windows are: 2026.03.31–04.05; 04.07–04.12; 04.14–04.19; 04.21–04.26; 04.28–05.03; 05.05–05.10; 05.12–05.17; 05.19–05.24; 05.26–05.31; 06.02–06.07; 06.09–06.14; 06.16–06.21; 06.23–06.28; 06.30–07.05; 07.07–07.12; 07.14–07.19; 07.21–07.26; 07.28–08.02; 08.04–08.09; 08.11–08.16; 08.18–08.23; 08.25–08.30; 09.01–09.06; 09.08–09.13; 09.15–09.20; 09.22–09.27; 09.29–10.04; 10.06–10.11; 10.13–10.18; 10.20–10.25; 10.27–11.01; 11.03–11.08; 11.10–11.15; 11.17–11.22; 11.24–11.29; 12.01–12.06; 12.08–12.13; 12.15–12.20; 12.21–12.23; 12.28–12.30.
Herend isn’t just a museum stop—it’s a working craft, a shopping spree, and a porcelain-clad coffee break, all in one polished visit.
