Petőfi Literary Museum

The Petőfi Literary Museum (PLM) is a major Hungarian museum in Budapest. It was founded in 1954, as the successor organisation to Petőfi House and, today, is housed in the former Károlyi Palace. It was named to honour the memory of Sándor Petőfi.

Key facts

Type: literary museum, literary archive
Built: 1954
Named after: Sándor Petőfi

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 47.491592, 19.058235Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Petőfi Literary Museum (en.wikipedia.org), as of 23 July 2026

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