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The Museum is open to visitors on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11-3. If you would like to visit us on another day when we are not open, you can make an appointment by either calling the Museum telephone number, 216-523-3900 and leaving a message, or you can write a message to our email address, museum@clevelandhungarianmuseum.org, and we will reply and arrange for your visit.  Please give us at least a 4 day notice!

Friday, October 13th, is the date for the Museum's annual Vintner Dinner and Dance. With wonderful Hungarian wines to taste and a delicious dinner with music by Harmonia, you don't want to miss this enjoyable evening. We will feature five wines from various wineries in Hungary. These are wines that are unique and are not readily available. You can order tickets or make a donation online on this home page of our website. Your participation in this fundraiser is appreciated, as we could not live our mission without the financial support of our members and friends!

To our health! Egeszségünkre!

On Saturday afternoon, September 9th, we gathered at the Museum for the opening of an amazing exhibit featuring the creative artwork of Evelyn Domján.

It was a wonderful event, featuring George Kozmon's in-person conversation with Michael Domján, Evelyn's son, who joined us via Zoom from Austin, Texas.

The story of Evelyn Domján and her husband Joseph came to us first hand as her son described his parents' relationship, their partnership in creating woodcuts, and finally, the unfolding of Evelyn's creative spirit as she surrounded herself with the magical images that came from her creative mind and heart. The audience had a chance to ask questions of George and Michael, which added a nice touch to this exhibit opening.

After the presentation, our guests were able to feast their eyes on what I would refer to as an artistic extravaganza for the eyes. From variations of the traditional Hungarian párta, to fanciful purses and door panels, one begins to understand that there was no end to Evelyn Domján’s creativity. As George Kozmon and Michael Domján concluded, Evelyn not only had an impact on her environment, she actually created her unique aesthetic environment.

On June 10th, we gathered at the Museum to hear Steven Zalany speak  about the items from his extensive art collection that are  currently on exhibit at the Museum. Mr. Zalany began collecting art in the 1990s, and recently he has concentrated on collecting mid-century modern ceramic pieces as well as Art-Nouveau and Art-Deco pieces by Zsolnay, decorative pieces by Fischer, and modern and turn of the century sculpture and paintings by artists that span over a century and a half. He shared his extensive knowledge of the various artist colonies in Transylvania and throughout Hungary, focusing on some of the prominent founders of these groups, as well as many artists whose works encompass various styles of painting and sculpture. We learned when the various artists worked, where they studied art, and which artist colony they joined. On a personal note, he was asked about which pieces that were on exhibit were his favorites, and he spent time describing each piece that graces the exhibit wall of our Museum.

It was truly a memorable afternoon, as many of our guests had the opportunity to view some beautiful and unique pieces of Hungarian fine art.