The national museum of Hungarian literature, in the classicist Károlyi Palace where Liszt played, Franz Joseph came to a ball and Prime Minister Lajos Batthyány was arrested over dinner in 1849. The permanent show is on Sándor Petőfi, the 1848 poet whose verse every Hungarian child learns.
- Address
- Károlyi utca 16, 1053 Budapest
- Hours
- Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00 (tickets until 17:30); closed Mon (pim.hu)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Permanent exhibition HUF 1,600; temporary shows HUF 2,000; combined HUF 2,600; ages 6-26 and 62-70 half price (pim.hu, checked 2026-10)
- Price level
- Ft
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The palace backs onto Károlyi kert, the small inner-city garden locals use at lunchtime.
- Locals call it "PIM"; it also runs readings, book launches and concerts, so check the evening programme.