The Museum is open to visitors on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11-3 and on those Saturdays when we have a program at the Museum. 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! Love to see you at the Museum!!!

The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society's Annual Meeting took place on February 26th at the Museum. Reports to the membership were given by the President, Tax Advisor, Curator Treasurer and Endowment Committee Chairman. The membership elected 10 Directors for 3 year terms and 4 Officers (President- János Szigeti ,Vice-President-Bea Tabor, Secretary-Zsuzsanna Gyori and Treasurer-Hajnalka Kezdi) for a 1 year term. For a full list of our Board of Directors please refer to the Home tab on our website and click on "Meet the Directors and Committee Members".

Did you know that the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society was incorporated as a non-profit corporation over 40 years ago?  The mission of the founders was to support a museum that would preserve the history of the Hungarian immigrant community in Northeast, Ohio, and would showcase Hungarian culture through its collection of fine art, folk art, books, and archival material. Since 1985, our collection has grown, our exhibits have embraced many topics, and our library has over 8000 volumes. Interactive computers enrich our exhibits, and our regular programming covers a broad range of topics. We have hosted children, high school students, college students, family reunions, political dignitaries, and the thousands of visitors who have come through our Székely gate to view our collection. With the support of our community, we have grown into a first class cultural gem located in downtown Cleveland.

Come visit us as we celebrate America 250 with a fabulous special exhibit on famous Hungarian-Americans.

Save the date! Friday, October 16th, we will have our 30th Vintner Dinner, featuring five wonderful Hungarian wines. It's a great fundraiser and we look forward to seeing you in the fall. We will post more information later in August.

***ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SEPTEMBER 12, 2026***

The Museum will host a forum for discussing the extensive contribtions of immigrants over this country's 250 years.

Join us for a remarkable afternoon with members of some of the nationalities that built this country as we continue to celebrate our country's anniversary by honoring the men and women who shaped our nation's history. The Event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. COME and be in the audience, join in and add to the discission and share your history.

We look forward to welcoming a broad audience from many of Cleveland's nationalities!

This is a very unique event made possible by the rich mix of these nationalities still with significant presence in the greater Cleveland area and who are active in the preservation of their heritage. This may never happen again, at least not in this way and for such a special event as the country's landmark anniversary.

• The Museum will be OPEN at 1 pm. The Discussion will begin at 2.

The exhibit celebrates the Hungarian immigrants and their descendants in the development of, and contributions to, various fields of endeavor including Science, Mathematics, Business, the Military, Architecture, Literature, Cinematography, Film, Art, Photography, Entertainment, and Sports.

Of direct relevance to this anniversary is the founding and training of recruits for the US cavalry during the Revolutionary War by Colonel Michael Kovats and his heroic engagement at the Battle of Charleston, SC on May 11, 1779, where he lost his life.

The exhibit recounts the dedication and service of many Hungarian officers who took part in the Hungarian War for Independence of 1848 - 1849, who then came to the United States and formed an experienced military officer contingent to the Union in the Civil War.

There are 148 names on the Legacy Wall who made noteworthy contributions in those various fields noted above.  They range from being awarded the Medal of Honor for their service to this country to winning the Nobel Prize in Science, Economics and Medicine; from winning the Academy Award for their role in Acting, Cinematography, Directing or Music to receiving the Pulitzer Prize in Literature.

The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by American publishing tycoon Joseph Pulitzer who immigrated from Mako, Hungary. With money he bequeathed to Columbia University, the prestigious annual monetary award continues to recognize achievements in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music and drama.

Every individual in the Exhibit is exemplary and deserving of recognition for the determination and dedication with which they achieved their contribution to their field; collectively, these Hungarian-Americans have enriched the culture and elevated the stature of the United States of America over its 250th year history.

The Exhibit is supplemented and enhanced by interactive video experiences featuring many of the individuals and their accomplishments, explanations and examples of the science and math or business and artistic successes for which they are known.  There are also videos of their personal background and history as Hungarian immigrants or as their descendants which add to our understanding and appreciation of their contributions and their Hungarian-American experience.