Exhibits
October 8: Getting to know members of our community with rich and interesting family histories and their connections to Hungary.
Dear Friends of the Museum! We invite you to join us for an IN PERSON program at the Hungarian Museum on Saturday, October 8th at 2 o'clock. We have invited five members of our local Hungarian-American community to share the story that formed their Hungarian identity. Some of the questions they may discuss include: What are your connections to Hungary? When did you-your ancestors come to the US? What Hungarian traditions-customs do you keep in your family? Any interesting family stories that you share about your ancestors from one generation to the next? What do you most appreciate about your Hungarian heritage?
How many of us have thought about our Hungarian identity as we live our daily lives in the Hungarian Diaspora? This program gives us a chance to listen to the stories of some of our fellow Hungarian-Americans, and perhaps to reflect on our own sense of Hungarian identity. Our featured speakers are Richard Sarosi, Alex Kezdi, Lel Somogy, Ilona Solomon and Alex Viiberg. They represent a diverse group of Hungarian Americans and will share different experiences of their life in our Cleveland Hungarian community.
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e program will begin at 2 o’clock, and the Museum will be open from 1 through 4 p.m. The program will be English, and as usual, refreshments will be served after the presentation.
For your convenience parking is available in the Galleria garage at $7. Suggested donations: $10 adults and $5 students.
Join us in welcoming our speakers who are members of our Cleveland Hungarian community!
A viszontlátásra! Hope to see you there!
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October 14, Friday evening- Wine tasting to support the Museum
Plan to join us for our annual Vintner Dinner on Friday, October 14th! This dinner is our main fundraising event and we would love to see you there! Once again we will feature wonderful Hungarian wines that are unique and come to us from small vineyards located in the various wine-growing regions of Hungary.
This year's Vintner Dinner will be held at the Woodside Event Center at St. Michael's, in Broadview Heights, Ohio. We will offer five wines to taste at our dinner, each will be paired with the foods that are being served. The evening will also feature live music by Harmonia, along with a raffle.
What a great way to start the weekend early by tasting delicious Hungarian wines!
Ticket information is available on this website -go to the pictured invitation and click on either image to order tickets or to make a donation!!
A great night at the Ballpark!
August 5th, Friday night, proved to be a great night at the Captains' Ballpark in Eastlake...it did not rain, a soft breeze was blowing over the ballpark, the Hungarians were well-represented, and the Captains won the ballgame in extra innings!! During the game the Museum hosted many children as we painted faces with Magyar folk motifs, but we also painted names on arms and cheeks written in ancient Hungarian runic letters called "rovás írás". A special shout-out to the Magyar Club of Fairport Harbor who arrived in matching t-shirts! It was wonderful working with our Mary Jane Molnár who was wearing her hat as president of the Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio and Richard Sárosi who is on the Board of the William Penn organization. Our three organizations have been a part of this event for many years. To see the Magyar colors on the stadium's jumbotron screen as we sang the Hungarian National Anthem was a particularly moving moment. For more photographs of this special evening, , click "Read More".
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.
