In February, we celebrate International Mother Language Day. In celebration of this day, we heard a lecture by a distinguished Hungarian linguist, Dr. Krisztina Fehér. She presented the results of her research about children’s perception of regional dialects of Hungarian. A regional dialect is a variety of a language spoken in a particular geographical area. The common perception is that regional dialects […]
We invite you to join us for the second program in our 2024 Program Series which will be held on Saturday, March 9, at 2 o’clock at the Hungarian Museum. Title: “Soccer is Your Game for Life”, A Hungarian Immigrant’s Contributions to US Soccer, presented by John P. Gyékényesi, PhD. Dr. John Gyékényesi is a distinguished […]
We invite you to join us for the first program in our 2024 Program Series which will be held on Saturday, February 10, at 2 o’clock at the Hungarian Museum. Title: Regional dialects of Hungarian: How are they perceived by children? Presented by Dr. Krisztina Fehér In February, we celebrate International Mother Language Day. In celebration of […]
On Saturday December 9th, we welcomed 29 children and the many parents and grandparents who accompanied them to the Museum for our Annual Children’s Program. We had a full house, including members of our Board who dropped in, and some adult guests and friends of the Museum who came to see the Domján Exhibit and […]
What a wonderful tradition we celebrate every year at the Museum! It’s our Annual Children’s Program! We invite children to learn about Hungarian culture in a fun and engaging way. The afternoon will start at 2 o’clock, and there will be many activities to entertain children: seasonal crafts, decorating traditional mézeskalács cookies, vocabulary matching games, […]
It was an uplifting literary afternoon for those of us who were privileged to hear Judit Havas present some of the beautiful poetry of Sándor Kányádi. Our presenter enriched her presentation of Kányádi’s poetry by weaving in highlights of his personal and professional life. Kányádi was a personal friend of Judit Havas, and that impacted […]
DR. Krsztina Fehér had a brilliant idea! What better way to immerse her beginning Hungarian language class into the wealth of Hungarian culture than to actually have a class session at the Museum? To that end, members of her classes met at the Museum the morning of September 24th, and spent the hour discovering bits […]
What brought so many friends of the Museum together on a Friday night in October? It was great wine, great food, great music and great company! This year we had the privilege of honoring a fine magyar gentleman, Mr. Frank Dobos. Frank was an active member of our Cleveland Hungarian community, and his poignant words […]
Once again, the Lake County Captain’s Ballpark was the site of an unusual melding of Hungarian and American culture. On a beautiful Friday evening (June 30th), with the warm breezes blowing across the baseball park, we were able to see how America’s past-time could be an occasion for many fans to share with us stories […]
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 […]
