On Saturday, November 12th, 2011, we hosted the second in our 2011-2012 Lecture Series – Theodore Von Kármán – (1881-1963), Hungarian-American research engineer and physicist active in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. Our presenter was Dr. Pál Gyékényesi, retired NASA engineer. Theodore von Kármán (original Hungarian name: Szöllöskislaki Kármán Tódor) (May 11, 1881 – May 7, […]
Thursday evening, November 3rd, 2011: Liszt piano recital, Cleveland Institute of Music, featuring internationally known Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi, recipient of the Kossuth prize, Hungary’s highest artistic honor. Gergely Bogányi, who hails from a musical family, is one of the youngest ever pianists to have won the Kossuth Prize. He was born in 1974 in […]
The first program of the 2011-2012 Lecture Series was held on Saturday, October 8th, 2011, “Cleveland’s Buckeye Neighborhood.” Author John T. Sabol shared with the audience the research behind his book on the Buckeye neighborhood, and signed copies. “Although it has been called “Little Hungary” or “Little Budapest,” Cleveland’s Buckeye Road neighborhood exceeds that description. […]
Pál Schmitt President of Hungary (2010-2012) Historic First Visit to Cleveland & to the Hungarian Heritage Museum Pál Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary (2010-2012), visited Cleveland , Ohio, home of the largest Hungarian community in the U.S., over the weekend of September 17-18, 2011. Among his various appearances, activities, and presentations, President Schmitt and his […]
Tour of Observation Deck on Terminal Tower, Soldier’s & Sailors Monument, Chop House for lunch, then on to Lakeview Cemetery and the Wade Chapel and President’s Garfield Tomb. Price $45 per person, contact Marsha at 440-442-3413. Click on the titles below for information about the sights to be visited:
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Opened: April 29, 2011 – Last Day: September 9, 2011 Exhibit Information: This exhibit on Hungary presents photographs depicted the many views and moods by three renowned photographers – George Buza, George Gati and Stephen Spinder. The photographs imparted in black and white and color the many faces of Hungary as interpreted by these three […]
The series highlighted the experiences of past and current explorers of our known world. From the unknown depths of our minds to the dangerous southern oceans, the series featured the adventures of Hungarians who have stepped into a part of our world that few of us have been able to explore for ourselves.
The Museum was honored to host Kinga Göncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary, on September 23, 2006. The event was co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary.
