Am Sunday, May 4, 2025 the Mühlviertel community of Gutau becomes the center of traditional textile art again. Which known far beyond the borders of Upper Austria Dye Open his gates and invites visitors to a colorful festival around the UNESCO cultural heritage “Blue Pressure”. A special highlight this year is to visit the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, which gives the event international.
The dye market has long been a fixed point in the regional event calendar and attracts numerous guests from home and abroad every year. The market town is also expecting a large number of visitors this year, which can look forward to a diverse program.
The heart of the market are the around 100 exhibitorsThe off five nations Come to Gutau and offer the coveted “blue pressure” and other handicrafts at their stands on the market square and the surrounding streets. The “blue pressure”, which was previously used for the work clothes, especially the rural population, can now be found in addition to classic traditional fashion also in home textiles, tablecloths, curtains and increasingly in modern textile design. Also at the fashion show at the Färbermarkt in Gutau you can see blue pressure fashion – classic and modern, designed by “Rita’s Tracht” from Freistadt and the “Atelíer Rabada” from Slovakia.
Im Färberhaus in Gutau was colored and printed until 1968, today it is the only dye museum in Austria. During a visit you can track the elaborate process that is necessary to produce the blue pressure. Immediately opposite in the Witness dye Experience the “blue miracle” up close when you watch the dyers at work.
In addition to the handicraft offer, the market offers a rich culinary and musical supporting program: regional restaurants take care of the physical well -being, while the domestic music band and regional music groups create a good atmosphere. For those interested in culture, there is the opportunity to listen to the “Blauton” ensemble in the parish church, to climb the church tower or to visit the exhibition on the subject of “Indigo of Korea and Austria” in the Klaner carpentry to open the South Korean ambassador is expected. The recognition of blue pressure as an international cultural heritage of the UNESCO opened worldwide contacts and underlines its international importance.
Not only the blue pressure, but also the textile culture and weaving mill knows a long tradition in the Mühlviertel. From Schwarzenberg to Weitersfelden, across the region, the Mühlviertler Weberstraße runs along the relics and modern companies of this profession. Numerous highlights of textile processing keep the cultural heritage alive. The weaving museum in Haslach offers fascinating insights into the history and development of the weaving mill. The Mühlviertel weaving mills stand for high -quality linen products, which in turn are refined in the Wagner Blauprinterei in Bad Leonfelden with the centuries -old tradition of blue pressure and also presented on the dye market in Gutau.
Färbermarkt Gutau
Datum: 04.05.2025, 8:30 a.m. – 04.05.2025, 5:00 p.m.
Art: Exhibitions
Ort: Marketplace Gutau
4293 Leto
Austria
URL: https://faerbermarkt.at/
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