On October 25th, Friday afternoon, members of the Angyalföldi Vadrózsa folk dance group visited our Museum. They came to Cleveland as part of a multi-city tour, and performed at John Carroll University on Saturday evening, October 26th, as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Bocskai Radio program.They were beyond outstanding, mesmerizing everyone with their energy, […]
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What a wonderful evening supporting the mission of the Hungarian Museum!!!
Friday evening, October 11, was a wonderful evening for those who attended the Vintner Dinner. The Vintner Dinner is the primary fundraising event for our Museum, and it has become the primary opportunity to taste fine Hungarian wines that are not available in the wine stores around the Cleveland area. Our Honoree this year was […]
Middle school students visit the Museum.
On July 17th, members of our Board, our curator and our librarian, along with some gracious volunteers, welcomed some special guests to our Museum. As Eva Szabo reported to our Board, “we had the good fortune to see 18 middle school members, some counselors and two adult teachers from the Western Reserve Academy in Hudson. […]
Saying farewell to our founder….
How do you say good-bye to someone who breathed life into a dream, and that dream became the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum? How do we say “Isten Veled Ottó”, when what we really want to say is “wish you were still here”? Our beloved founder, Otto Friedrich, passed away this year on February 13th, on […]
MEGHÍVÓ – INVITATION
A Clevelandi Magyar Múzeum szeretettel hívja és várja önt és családját Irodalmi délutánjára: Mire: Vannak vidékek…. Kányádi Sándor verseiből és műfordításaiból előad Havas Judit előadóművésznő és irodalomtörténész. Mikor: 2023. november 11-én 2 órai kezdettel Hol: Galleria at Erieview, 1301 E 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44114 Havas Judit Artisjus-díjas, a Magyar Rádió Nívó-díjas, Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend […]
For art lovers, a perfect afternoon- the Zalany Exhibit Opening
On June 10th, we gathered at the Museum to hear Steven Zalany speak about the items from his extensive art collection that are currently on exhibit at the Museum. Mr. Zalany began collecting art in the 1990s, and recently he has concentrated on collecting mid-century modern ceramic pieces as well as Art-Nouveau and Art-Deco pieces […]
Residents from Rose Senior Living visits the Museum
It is always such a great pleasure to welcome a group to our Museum. On April 20th, residents from the Rose Senior Living, in Avon, Ohio visited and toured the Museum. We had a great time together as we explored the treasures in our collection of artifacts and costumes, as well as sharing highlights of […]
3rd program in Lecture Series examines Hungarian and Polish democratic revolutions.
Please join us at the Cleveland Hungarian Museum on Saturday, April 15th, for the 3rd program in our 2023 Spring Lecture Series! “Democratic revolutions in Authoritarian States: Analysis of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the 1980 Polish Solidarity Movement”, Presented by Marcin Zgiep. Modern democracy is a Western (American, British or French) ideal which is […]
Up Next in Our Lecture Series-The Way to Nirvana(Nirvána)
Please join us on Saturday, March 11th at 2 o’clock at the Hungarian Museum for our program entitled “The Way to Nirvana (Nirvána”). Presented by Dr. John Nádas What is Nirvana? For 2500 years it has been described as the ultimate state of existence. Yet in the current era, what it is is a complete mystery. […]
Children’s program was truly a gift of culture!!
The last program of the 2022 Fall Lecture Series was held at the Museum on Saturday, December 10th, with 29 children participating. Their parents and/or their grandparents came along, and all of them were looking forward to visiting with Mikulás Bácsi. While the children waited for the good bishop to arrive, they had the opportunity to participate […]