Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre
Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre
Address: 35 Vörösmarty utca,
1064 Budapest VI.
Telephone: (36-1) 3229-804
Fax: (36-1) 3427-320
E-mail: eckhardt@lib.liszt.hu
Opening hours:
On weekdays: 10am - 6pm
On Saturday: 9am - 5pm
On Sunday: closed
Closed for summer holidays in the first 3 weeks of August.
The museum is the reconstruction of Liszt's last Budapest home in
the old Academy of Music, where the world-famous composer lived and
taught from 1881 to 1886. The most valuable part of the collection
consists of Liszt's instruments: two Chickering pianos, a
Bösendorfer piano, a concert harmonium (cabinet organ)
made by Mason (Hamlin, a combined instrument ("piano-orgue")
by Erard and Alexandre, a glass piano ("piano-harmonica") patented
by Bachmann, a unique composing desk with a built-in keyboard
(made by Bösendorfer) and a travelling piano. Temporary thematic
Liszt exhibitions complete the permanent exhibition. The museum
which holds Liszt's Budapest collection of books and scores, is
also a centre for Hungarian and international Liszt research and
takes part in the teaching activity of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of
Music.
Budapest@inf.bme.hu