From October 7 – To February 24, 2007 (extended) “Spirit of Freedom 1956” – “Az 1956-os Forradalom Ötvenedik Évfordulója” TIMES through February 14: Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays: 11 AM.-3 PM, Fridays: 11 AM-5 PM; LOCATION: At the Museum located in the Galleria at Erieview at E. 9th Street & Lakeside Ave. in downtown Cleveland, free parking […]
Hungarian Dolls / Magyar Díszbaba This exhibit featured many forms of Hungarian dolls. The collection showsed not only the old and the new, but also a variety of colorful costumes. There were over 120 dolls, dressed in Hungarian regional costumes. In most cases these dolls showcased Hungarian folk costumes and decorations in the form of […]
This special exhibit featured local Hungarian-American artisans & craftsmen. Works covered PHOTOGRAPHY, WATERCOLOR, CERAMICS, WOOD CARVINGS, DECORATED EASTER EGGS, and many other items. Artisans featured were: IMRE BOGARDY GEORGE BUZA TINY HALACSY MARIANNE LEGEZA LÁSZLÓ LIESZKOVSZKY ANDREW & MAGDA TEMESVÁRY & in memoriam MARGARET DÓSA & ZSOLT GREGORA (Opening reception was held Saturday, April 1, […]
FISCHER – HUNGARIAN DECORATIVE POTTERY – CSODÁLATOS MAGYAR KERÁMIA DATE of opening reception: Saturday, November 19, 2005 Ignac Fischer learned his craft at Herend and in 1867 founded his own pottery manufacture in Pest. Imagination has no bounds and Fischer produced a wealth of decorative art pottery that was extensively exported. Many of the pieces […]
from August till mid November, 2005 The Museum celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2005 & the generosity of its supporters by showcaseding recent donations that, because of space limitations, had not been exhibited before.
Special Exhibition, Gala Celebration & Concert, March 19 [now past]: New exhibition: “Cleveland Artists of the Early to Middle Twentieth Century, Teachers & Innovators” (The highly respected painters and printmakers JOHN CSÕSZ, KÁLMÁN KUBINYI, PAUL RIBA, and SÁNDOR VÁGÓ, played a large role in the art community of Cleveland as artists, teachers and contributors to […]
The Zsolt Gregora Estate Collection: Hungarian Folk Art [embroidery, ceramics, wood carvings, musical instruments, Herend porcelain] Click here for much interesting information about Hungarian Folk Art More on Folk Art Folk Art Photos Folklore Art and Tourism
This exhibit covers almost 1,000 years of friendly historical interaction between Hungary & Poland. It highlights many important historical figures the two countries have shared or given each other: kings, saints, generals, and political leaders such as Louis the Great, St. Kinga, Ulászló I, Louis II, Stephen Báthory, József Bem and many others. The two […]
Our Museum was pleased to present a special exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed Hungarian American artist, — Mr. George Kozmon — George Kozmon received his BFA from The Cleveland Institute of Art and has been shown internationally in France and Germany and in numerous galleries in the U.S. including the Robert Kidd […]
Suggested Background Reading Cleveland was at one time the city with the second largest population of Hungarians in the world (after Budapest). The recommended source for Hungarian immigration history especialy for Cleveland &NE Ohio is the book entitled Hungarian Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland by Susan M. Papp, with an Introduction by Joe Esterhas. This history […]
