Wonderful works of art by László Csomortáni Gál will grace the walls our Museum. The artist was born in 1978 in Csíkszereda, Romania, a city in Transylvania, home to a large Hungarian population. He grew up in Csíkcsomortán, in a rural environment. He has chosen to continue to follow a simple lifestyle in a state […]
Valentine’s Day 2026 was a truly memorable day at the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society Museum. Our guest speaker, Tom Kaschalk, a proud Clevelander whose roots run deep on the city’s Southeast Side, delivered a captivating and richly personal presentation. Tom’s story is closely intertwined with Cleveland’s Hungarian community. Three of his four great-grandparents emmigrated from […]
Despite the warnings from the National Weather Service and some cases of the sniffles, we welcomed children to our annual program dedicated to entertaining youngsters. The ages varied from 2 and a half through 11. They worked on Hungarian folk design themed crafts, they became familiar with Hungarian playing cards. They spent time decorating traditional […]
Please join us on Saturday, February 14th at 2 o’clock for the first in our 2026 Spring Lecture Series, live at the Hungarian Museum The Tavern On The Corner: Pub Crawl Through Cleveland’s Old Neighborhood. Presented by Tom Kaschalk Cleveland’s neighborhood taverns are more than just places to grab a drink—they are living pieces of […]
On Monday evening, October 27th, students and their teachers from the Cleveland Hungarian School came to the Museum for an hour of learning activities. Three “retired” educators, who are also members of our Board (Eva, Marian and Andy), worked on various activities with the students. The students went from working with a floor map of […]
Every once in a while we are witnesses to a very special program, and as we journeyed through the “Soulful Voice of Hungary”, we learned so much about the “Klasszikus Magyar Nóta! This is an art form that has been recognized by the Hungarian government as a “Hungarikum”, a national cultural gem. Many of us sitting in […]
Our September program promises to be a treat fro lovers of Hungarian music. Entitled The Soulful Voice of Hungary: A Journey Through Klasszikus Magyar Nóta (The Classical Hungarian Art Song), the program will begin at 2 o’clock and will be held at the Hungarian Museum. Briefly, “Klasszikus Magyar Nóta”—recognized today as a Hungarikum—is a distinct and deeply […]
The American Nationalities Movement held its Annual Captive Nations event on July 17th, and one of the two honorees was the Cleveland Hungarian Museum. The American Nationalities Movement has 49 nationalities which are represented in this unique organization, a fact that demonstrates that Cleveland is indeed an ethnically diverse city. In his letter to the […]
To say we had a wonderful party would be an understatement. Simply put, we had a great turnout, great music by Harmonia, generous donations to our Fund-A-Need campaign, some really fine wines, tasty treats both savory and sweet, but most of all, a lot of good wishes that came our way on Saturday. Our president […]
On Saturday, April 12th, the Museum hosted a program featuring Nicholas Boros, whose presentation on Hungarian shrines in the United States proved to be a memorable presentation. We had a sneaking suspicion that this program would be well-attended, and it was!! (You know that is the case when we have to bring in more old chairs […]
