The Zsolnay Museum, Pecs (must see)

The building that houses the Zsolnay Museum was first mentioned in documentation in 1324. In 1476 the first public library was established in the building. In times of Turkish rule it was transformed into a house for the Turkish high priest. The museum itself opened in 1928, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vilmos Zsolnay. It was created thanks to the efforts of the master's daughter Terez, and the granddaughter of Vilmos Zsolnay, Matyasovszky-Zsolnay Margit. The main exhibition demonstrates the ornamental works of the famous Zsolnay factory. Visitors are always amazed with the richness of the ceramics collected by Vilmos Zsolnay in Egypt and Persia. The Zsolnay Museum may also surprise you with works by the great Italian sculptor with Hungarian origins, Amerigo Tot, whose exhibition can be found on the ground floor of the building. The other half of the same building can give you the overview of the Renaissance stone room and stoneworks found in the region of Pecs.