Hungarian Heritage House

Qualification of folk artworks

 

A qualified work of applied folk art is a registered item of the Museum of Applied Hungarian Folk Art in category "A" or "B".

Qualification may be applied for at the Applied Folk Arts Department of the Hungarian Heritage House. Applications should be addressed to the General Manager.

The qualification procedure is the responsibility of the Applied Folk Art Qualification Board.

 

Categories of qualified folk art items:

1. Wainwight works, carts, wheels
2. Leatherwork
3. Brick stoves and ovens
4. Lace
5. Buildings: ornaments, gates, fences, playgrounds, memorials, tombs, thatched roofs etc.
6. Handmade and hand-painted wooden furniture
7. Woodcarvings, bone-carving
8. Pottery
9. Rush, straw and corn-husk objects
10. Fisher nets, ropes
11. Decorated eggs
12. Embroidery
13. Barrels
14. Blue dye cloths
15. Hats
16. Knives
17. Metalwork
18. Saddlery
19. Handmade candles
20. Ginger bread figures
21. Naive sculptures
22. Felt
23. Folk jewelry (enamel, pearl)
24. Folk instruments
25. Folk toys
26. Handmade dolls in folk costumes
27. Sandals, boots, shoes
28. Lacework and handmade buttons
29. Traditional handmade fur coats
30. Fur coat decorations
31. Linen
32. Folk Costumes

33. Handmade souvenirs

TRADEMARK

 

The Applied Folk Arts Section of the Hungarian Heritage House issues trademarks to ensure that certain items are qualified.

Trademark may be bought at the Applied Folk Arts Section of the Hungarian Heritage House

 

 

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Further Information:

Hungarian Heritage House

Applied Folk Arts Department

Applied Folk Arts Section

6 Szilágyi Dezső tér, 1011 Budapest, Hungary

Postal address:, Pf. 23, 1251 Budapest

Phone/Fax: +36 1 201-8734