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Mission statement

The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society’s mission is to preserve Hungarian culture and the history of Hungarians in Northeast Ohio, so that present and future generations can draw upon its collection for education, inspiration and enrichment. To carry out its mission, the Society sponsors educational and research activities, and operates a museum and library as a repository and exhibition center for Hungarian historical, literary and artistic items.

News about the Museum: hours we are open and future programming!

Come visit us!

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 writing a message to our email address, museum@clevelandhungarianmuseum.org, and we will answer your email and arrange for your visit.  Please give us at least a 4 day notice! Once again winter is coming to Northeast Ohio! Our Museum is staffed by volunteers, and if the weather causes dangerous driving conditions, we are often closed. Please call the Museum after 11 o'clock to verify that someone is present and the Museum is open.

The Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday November 29th, so that our volunteers can spend time with their families. On Christmas week, we will be open on Monday, December 23rd, closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and December 26th, and open on Friday, December 27th.

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Hungarian Government through the Bethlen Gábor Fund Management, in support of our efforts to share with the greater community our Hungarian culture and history and the Hungarian immigrant story of Northeast, Ohio.

Coming up soon!! Give the gift of culture to a youngster on Saturday, December 14th, and bring them to the Museum's Annual Children's Program!! The program begins at 2 o'clock, and will feature crafts, games, a puppet show, decorating the best cookie in the world (Hungarian mézeskalács), folk dancing and a visit by Saint Nicholas (Mikulás Bácsi)! We welcome children from ages 3 to 13, and we will feature appropriate activities for all ages. Donation is $5 per child. Children must be registered to participate.  Please email Andrea Meszaros at meszarosandyneni@gmail.com or call 440-247-5144.

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What a wonderful evening supporting the mission of the Hungarian Museum!!!

Friday evening, October 11, was a wonderful evening for those who attended the Vintner Dinner. The Vintner Dinner is the primary fundraising event for our Museum, and it has become the primary opportunity to taste fine Hungarian wines that are not available in the wine stores around the Cleveland area.

Mr. George Pogan

Our Honoree this year was Mr. George Pogan, who has served our Hungarian community in many ways. George was instrumental in having Hungarian Night included on the schedule of the Chagrin Documentary Film Fest. Every year our community has the opportunity to see quality documentary films created and directed by talented Hungarian film makers. Our Vintner Dinner was well-attended, the dinner provided by St. Michael's Woodside Event Center was delicious, the music provided by Harmonia was a treat for our ears, and our MC was his usual gracious and humorous self! But most importantly, our guests were having a wonderful time and lavished us with their support for our raffle, and applause for our wines. We hope to repeat this successful event next year. Stay tuned!!

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Folk dancers from Hungary visit our Museum

On October 25th, Friday afternoon, members of the Angyalföldi Vadrózsa folk dance group visited our Museum. They came to Cleveland as part of a multi-city tour, and performed at John Carroll University on Saturday evening, October 26th, as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Bocskai Radio program.They were beyond outstanding, mesmerizing everyone with their energy, beautiful technique and amazing choreography.

It was a magyar cultural treat! The members of this group were gracious visitors to our Museum, and their comments written in our guest book are a testament that our efforts to showcase our culture and Cleveland’s Hungarian community are a worthwhile mission.

We invite all our readers to visit our Museum in order that you can experience the wonders of Hungarian culture and the history of the Northeast Ohio Hungarian community.

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Middle school students visit the Museum.

Group pic in frot of the Hungarian Museum

On July 17th, members of our Board, our curator and our librarian, along with some gracious volunteers, welcomed some special guests to our Museum. As Eva Szabo reported to our Board, "we had the good fortune to see 18 middle school members, some counselors and two adult teachers from the Western Reserve Academy in Hudson. They were part of the Young Scholars Program and had a long agenda for the day.  By visiting our museum at 1:30, they hoped to learn of Hungary...."

These wonderful photographs serve as compelling images of how we live our mission, and the rich cultural experiences that we offer to the greater Northeast Ohio community.

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We have launched our Online Collections Catalog
and we are excited to share them with the world!

~ WELCOME to our ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE ~

You can see the many wonderful items that have been entrusted into our care ** no matter where you are **

Click here to visit the Museum’s exciting new resource!  There’s a lot more to come, so check back often!!

 

In February, 2020, the Museum received a grant from the Ohio History Connection, which allowed us to purchase software that will enhance our ability to catalog our collection, and incorporate donor and support information into one database. As a recipient organization, we are please to announce that this project is made possible in part by the Ohio History Fund, a grant program of the Ohio History Connection. The Ohio History Fund is made possible by voluntary donations of state income tax refunds, sales of Ohio History “mastodon” license plates, and other donations.

The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society which sponsors the Museum and its Programs, is an Ohio state registered non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. Your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.