Zoltán Ambrus (1861-1932) was a writer, translator and critic, and from
1917 to 1921 director of the National Theatre. From his novels
and short stories amounting to sixteen volumes the most original
is his novel entitled Midas király (King Midas) of
autobiographic inspiration. In addition to this, his drama criticism,
written in a special personal style, and his translations of French
works of realism made his name wellknown.
Zoltán Ambrus and his family, from 1897 on, spent the summer regularly in Gödöllő, in a house they purchased in Lovarda Street. Although a great part of the writer's considerable library in Gödöllő was destroyed during World War II, his manuscripts and personal belongings were taken away successfully and saved in Budapest.
A bust of Zoltán Ambrus, made by the sculptor Barna Buza, was erected in the garden of the house in Lovarda Street in 1985. The memorial room, with the writer's furniture and personal items was opened in 1990.
The memorial room may be visited by appointment with the family,
between May and October.