Babits Mihály Emlékház

About the museum

Babits Mihály and his wife, Tanner Ilona (Török Sophie), bought the house in Esztergom in March 1924. Until 1941, with one exception, the poet spent seventeen summers here, and several of his important poems were written in Esztergom. The writers of the Nyugat circle called the house the “Hungarian Parnassus”.

The house originally consisted of a single room and a kitchen and was gradually extended. After Babits’s death it fell into disrepair and was rented out for years. The Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség (National Office for the Protection of Historic Monuments) declared it a protected monument in 1960, and it reopened as a museum on 6 August 1961.

The highlight of the memorial house is the autograph wall, on which visiting writers, poets and artists signed their names. The veranda opens onto a view of the Várhegy (Castle Hill), the Basilica and the Danube. The memorial house is run by the Balassa Bálint Múzeum (Balassa Bálint Museum).

Highlights

• Babits Room and Török Sophie Room
• Autograph wall
• Veranda with a view of the Basilica and the Danube
• Memorabilia of the Nyugat circle

Permanent exhibition

• Babits Mihály Emlékház – The rooms of the poet’s summer house, arranged as the Babits Room and the Török Sophie Room, and the autograph wall.

Founded

1961

Operated by

Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum – Balassa Bálint Múzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 20 August and 23 October

Visitors over 70 and teachers with a valid ID may also visit free of charge.

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Getting there & parking

By car, the house can be reached from Siszler út (next to the Reformed church) or from Einczinger köz.

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