On Saturday, February 11, 2012, the Museum hosted a Hungarian language lecture by Dr. Lilla Szabó, curator at the Hungarian National Gallery. Her talk focused on graphic artists working in Slovakia immediately following the Treaty of Trianon. This was the 2nd lecture of the 2011-2012 lecture series. Az előadó Dr. Szabó Lilla volt, a Magyar […]
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, […]
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. […]
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.
Saturday, October 10, 2009: Lecture: “The Legacy of the Anjou Dynasty” – Presenter: Gabriella Nádas, Managing Chairperson, Hungarian Association, Canton, Ohio. For Adults and High School students Saturday, November 14, 2009: Lecture: “The Golden Age of Transylvania and Relations with the Turks” – Presenter: Dóra Solymosi Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. For adults and High School […]
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 […]
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 […]
Through a Cuyahoga Arts and Culture grant, the Museum was able to present a cross-cultural program series, the first of which featured folk songs performed by Roots of American Music and the Kis Magyar Korus.
Experiencing Hungarian Folklore!!! Through this interactive series, we leaned the meaning and cultural value that folklore has in the Hungarian community. At each session, we reviewed the most widely known and best loved Hungarian legends, fables, and folk stories. In addition, we offered activities and entertainment for our younger participants. Concurrently, we hosted focus group […]
Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum Euclid Square Mall, Euclid, OH 44132 [former location] hosted by the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society October 2001-June 2002 once a month, on the second Saturday at 2:00-3:30 p.m. Dear Friends, Throughout the centuries, Hungary, a small country in Central Europe, was often the battleground of clashing forces between East and West. […]
