Amazing! Hungarian Herend porcelain to be featured in Madrid exhibition

The world-famous Herend porcelain is going to be featured in an exhibition opening in Madrid. This is the first time the Hungarian artefacts have made it to Spain since the manufactury was set up nearly 200 years ago. Now, 300 pieces of Herend porcelain will be displayed for people to see in Madrid – reports nlcafe.hu.

The Hungarian porcelain-focused exhibition is going to open next Tuesday, under the title Herend: the Art of Hungarian Porcelain – Timeless elegance. Visitors of Madrid’s National Museum of Decorative Arts can marvel at over 300 pieces of handcrafted artefacts, coming from the rich history of the Hungarian manufactury.

The Hungarian embassy in Madrid helped to bring about the exhibition, where visitors can learn about the fascinating history of the Herend manufactury as well as the technologies involved in porcelain-making.

However, some of the most striking aspects of the exhibition are the diverse shapes and vibrant colours that greet visitors.

You can also check out a video about Herend porcelains here:

The Herend porcelain manufactory

Nowadays, the handcrafted porcelain manufactury offers over 16 thousand shapes with about 4 thousand different patterns. The company, founded 192 years ago at the foot of the Bakony, produces around 350-400 new products every year, which get exported to over 60 countries. It is the largest porcelain manufactury in the world.