Jókai Emlékszoba
An exhibition of the Petőfi Literary Museum in Jókai Mór's garden on Svábhegy, in the writer's former wine-press house.
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About the museum
In 1853 Jókai Mór and his wife, Laborfalvi Róza, bought a plot on Svábhegy, an abandoned quarry together with the house standing on it. The writer replaced the dense scrub with vines and fruit trees, planted lime, maple, chestnut and walnut trees as windbreaks against the wind, and laid out a small ornamental garden around the house. The grape harvests on Svábhegy were important events of literary life, and the garden became a centre of the intellectual life of the time.
After Jókai's death the garden changed hands and gradually fell into neglect, and the summer house had to be demolished because of its dilapidated condition. The area was later replanted with fruit trees, a rose garden and vines. Since 1975 the Jókai-kert has been a protected natural area of national importance, and since 2007 a protected historic garden.
In the garden's former wine-press house is the memorial room of the Petőfi Literary Museum. The exhibition presents the relationship between the writer and nature: as a gardener Jókai was also proud of his fruit trees, vines and birds, and he shared his experiences with his readers in his novels and popular science writings.
Highlights
- Petőfi Literary Museum exhibition on Jókai Mór's life and gardening on Svábhegy
- The former wine-press house in the protected Jókai garden
- The Svábhegy estate of Jókai and Laborfalvi Róza
- Information boards and bird-friendly features in the garden
Permanent exhibition
- Jókai Mór a Svábhegyen – The exhibition presents Jókai's estate on Svábhegy, his gardening and his relationship with nature; the Petőfi Literary Museum has set it up in the former wine-press house.
- Operated by
- Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum
Admission & discounts
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Városkút
By the Fogaskerekű rack railway, or by bus 21 or 212 to the Városkút stop.
Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided group visits between 1 November and 14 March can be requested with prior arrangement; for enquiries call +36 1 317 3611 (extensions 150, 151 and 153). |
