• Home
• Channel: Community & Culture
• Museum To Investigate Poet Petőfi’s Death

Museum To Investigate Poet Petőfi’s Death

• 27 Feb 2019 12:23 PM
• Hungary Around the Clock

The Petőfi Literary Museum and the Defence Ministry Military History Institute signed a co-operation agreement on Tuesday on exploring the battlefield near Sighisoara in Romania where the poet Sándor Petőfi is believed to have died at age 26.

Petőfi presumably died in battle against Russian forces on July 31, 1849, but his body was never found.

Szilárd Demeter, head of the Petőfi museum, said the question has not yet been explored by means of modern archaeological methods.

Results of the research will be presented by the two museums in publications and in exhibitions.

MTI Photo: Illyés Tibor

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Investigate Hungarian Poet Petőfi Death

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Around the Clock

Since 1995 Hungary Around the Clock has proven to be one of the most comprehensive sources of daily English-language news about Hungary. It covers ongoing domestic politics and foreign relations, as well as business and economic matters. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.

Explore More Reports

Top 5+1 Iconic Hungarian Visual Artists

• 19 Nov 2024 6:02 PM

Hungary has contributed to the global art scene on many occasions. Aside from a couple of dozens of film directors and actors from Hungary who have made a lasting impression on the world, visual artists must be highlighted too. The Culture Trip has collected six of the best ones.



The Coronation Mantle on Display in National Museum Budapest

• 14 Nov 2024 11:48 AM

One matchless treasure held by the Hungarian National Museum is the mantle that used to be worn by Hungarian monarchs at their coronation; it is a garment that King Stephen I (St. Stephen of Hungary) and his wife Gisela of Bavaria had made in 1031.



Tények Exclusive Interview with Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary

• 16 Aug 2024 7:38 AM

Mr. President, thank you for receiving us. On behalf of TV2, we consider it a great honour that you are giving your first major television interview to us. Thank you for having me on your show, and a warm welcome to our viewers.



Rare Renaissance Marble Carving Unearthed in Visegrád Castle

• 3 Jul 2024 1:53 PM

A unique Renaissance altarpiece has been discovered at Visegrád Castle (Central-Hungary).