Is there anyone in Hungary who has not heard the name of Petőfi? And also: can we say anything new about him? The exhibition endeavours to plot the figure of the poet with until now unpublished manuscripts, his personal belongings and objects. What the visitors will find is on what basis and what Petőfi chose in various situations in his life, the regularities and irregularities in his decisions. We also try to reveal what ambitions and expectations his parents had towards him, his years at school full of adventure, his time in the army, when he worked as an actor on the road and the young man preparing to become a husband.

We may walk around the marble tables of the famous Pilvax Cafe, or peep into the home of Sándor Petőfi and Júlia Szendrei. We may learn of the family, the friends, or readings of the poet or take part in the events preceding the revolution of 1848, and the political struggles of the Republican poet.