On September 15, 2009, the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society sponsored a visit of “old-world” churches, soon to be closed, and which included coach, guided tour and catered wiener schnitzel lunch.
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Hungarian Baseball night – 2009
CLASS A AFFILIATE OF THE CLEVELAND INDIANS: • Pre-Game Parade for all Hungarians! • Magyar Himnusz & The Star-Spangled Banner to be performed by a local Hungarian singer • Hungarian Strudel, Hungarian Sausage, and Stuffed Cabbage to be served at the concession stands • Hungarian Wine Tasting and Wine offered at our Left Field Bar […]
“BUCKEYE ROAD” A Hungarian Neighborhood in Cleveland
Buckeye Road Neighborhood – A Hungarian Community in Cleveland Depicting the history of the Hungarian Buckeye Road neighborhood from the early 1900s to its demise in the late 1900s, this exhibition showsed the changing neighborhood through pictures and memorabilia. It was a nostalgic review of a once vibrant and close knit community, which has since […]
Hungarian Applied Arts: Influence of Folk Art in Textiles & Pottery
Created for both function and beauty, and tailored and modified throughout the years to fit the to the ever-changing tastes of society, the exhibited items ranged from industrially mass produced to individually hand crafted items designed and produced primarily in Hungary and the United States. The exhibition exploresdthe various facets of the influence of folk […]
The Art in Folk Dance, 2009
The Art in Folk Dance was the last of our cross cultural programs funded in part by a Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) grant. Held on May 9, 2009 at the Museum, the program featured the Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble and the Folklorna Skupina Kres Slovenian Dancers. The two groups introduced and performed various folk […]
Seasonal Customs and Leisure Activities, March 14, 2009
This program, the 2nd in the cross cultural series funded in part by a grant from the CAC, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, sought to compare the world of Hungarian and African village life as folks lived the cycles of birth, child rearing, love and old age. The audience was also introduced to leisure activities […]
Cleveland International Film Festival – March 2009
2 HUNGARIAN FILMS WERE SHOWN @ the March 2009 CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! This year’s Cleveland International Film Festival of March 2009 included two Hungarian films: “BAHRTALO” and “THE INVESTIGATOR,” at Tower City Cinema. You can look on www.clevelandfilm.org for more information, including a summary of the films, their plots, directors, and awards.
Visit to the Cleveland Art Museum’s fabulous exhibit on Faberge, Lalique and Tiffany
CHHS members and all supporters of the Museum were welcome to participate in a group viewing Thursday, January 8 at 1:00 p.m. of the Cleveland Art Museum’s fabulous exhibit on Faberge, Lalique and Tiffany. ZSUZSA RÁCZ, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND HUNGARIAN MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS, IS A DOCENT AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART AND LED […]
Christmas Program – 2008
T h e Cl e v e l a n d H u n g a r i a n H e r i t a g e S o c i e t y hosted you, your children and grandchildren, all who like to work with their hands, listen to stories, learn new words, […]
Ruralia Hungarica – Hungarian Country Life
Special exhibition of oil paintings, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a simpler and gentler bygone era, idyllic village life, and romanticized rural scenes of the Hungarian countryside of the past. “RURALIA HUNGARICA” “Hungarian Country Life” The paintings in this exhibit by Hungarian painters had included: Márton Barabás, Ilona Berkes, Béla Ivanyi-Grünwald, Antal Neogrády, László Neogrády, […]