Szabó Magda Memorial House Museum

The literary memorial house is a branch of the Debrecen Reformed College Museum; it has been open since 2017 in the courtyard of the writer’s former school, the Dóczi Girls’ Educational Institute. The separate building evokes the world of Matula with a statue of a 19th century girl with a pint in front of the entrance. The sculpture is a symbol of the fulfilment of human desires in one of Magda Szabó’s most popular novels, Abigél, and the memorial invites us into an imaginary world, made real with original objects. In 2017, the memorial house was included in the Debrecen Register of Values, and in 2018 it received professional recognition.