A qualified work of applied folk art is a registered item of the Museum of Applied Hungarian Folk Art in category "MR" or "MT". 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
- Wainwight works, carts, wheels
- Leatherwork
- Brick stoves and ovens
- Lace
- Buildings: ornaments, gates, fences, playgrounds, memorials, tombs, thatched roofs etc.
- Handmade and hand-painted wooden furniture
- Woodcarvings, bone-carving
- Pottery
- Rush, straw and corn-husk objects
- Fisher nets, ropes
- Decorated eggs
- Embroidery
- Barrels
- Blue dye cloths
- Hats
- Knives
- Metalwork
- Saddlery
- Handmade candles
- Ginger bread figures
- Naive sculptures
- Felt
- Folk jewelry (enamel, pearl)
- Folk instruments
- Folk toys
- Handmade dolls in folk costumes
- Sandals, boots, shoes
- Lacework and handmade buttons
- Traditional handmade fur coats
- Fur coat decorations
- Linen
- Folk Costumes
- 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.
Further Information
Hungarian Heritage House
Applied Folk Arts Department
Address: Fő utca 6/b, 1011 Budapest, Hungary
Postal address:, Pf. 23, 1251 Budapest
Phone/Fax: +36 30 729 2196
