Kiscelli Múzeum (Kiscelli Museum)

Kiscelli Múzeum (Kiscelli Museum) Review

A short climb up the steep sidewalk of Remetehegy (Hermit Hill) will deposit you at this elegant, mustard-yellow baroque mansion. It was built between 1744 and 1760 as a Trinitarian monastery. Today, it holds an eclectic mix of paintings, sculptures, engravings, old clocks, antique furniture, and other items related to the history of Budapest. Included here is the printing press on which poet and revolutionary Sándor Petofi printed his famous "Nemzeti Dal" ("National Song"), in 1848, inciting the Hungarian people to rise up against the Habsburgs. There are concerts here every Sunday in July.