The Hungarian nation is repaying a 150-year-old debt with the opening of the Palace of Arts . This institution, which is unique in Central Europe, opened its doors on 14th March 2005.

In keeping with the basic conception of bringing together different branches of the arts under one roof, the building will have permanent residents: the Ludwig Museum , the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus and Music Library and the National Dance Theatre. At the same time, the areas under the common roof, the theatre hall with a seating capacity of almost 500 in the eastern part, the modern National Concert Hall with a seating capacity of more than 1,800 and other impressive multifunctional spaces are open to all participants of Hungarian cultural and economic life. Besides international artists in music, singing, dance or the fine arts, emerging talented young artists will be welcomed in the newly constructed spaces.

The imposing structure of the Palace of Arts covers a ground area of 10,000 sqm on the Pest side of Lágymányos Bridge next to the National Theatre. The total floor space of the building is 70,000 sqm, meaning that if all the areas were occupied simultaneously, it would house about 4,500 people, the population of a medium-sized village! Under the common roof, the impressive lobby is shared by three main units: the Ludwig Museum, the National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre with high-quality acoustics, as well as service areas to support these spaces and areas offering facilities open all day: snack-bars, a restaurant, a café, an Internet café

Narval Acoustics of Budapest, Penton's recently appointed Distributor in Hungary installed the public address system for the whole building using approximately 1000 Penton speakers including RCS8/TCOAX, RCS6/TCOAX, RCS5/TCOAX ceiling speakers, JD20/T Music cabinets, PBC10/TCOAX plastic cabinets and VCT80R volume controls.