Hungarian Dolls

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 fanciful needlework and embroidery. These dolls are a reflexion of a bygone era, that came alive in this exhibit!

August 5 through September 16, 2006

The dolls ranged in size from three inches to three feet. Visitors to the Museum could view the dolls at their leisure, and also could pick up a handout which identified the region from which each doll’s costume hailed, with a map of Hungary indicating each region..

THIS SPECIAL EXHIBITION ON “HUNGARIAN DOLLS” OPENED WITH A RECEPTION on SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 3:00 PM at the MUSEUM. It continued through Sept 16, 2006.

A Clevelandi Magyar Történelmi Társulat szeretettel meghívta Önt és kedves családját a most már múlt kiállításunkat megtekinteni, ahol bemutattuk MAGYAR DÍSZBABA gyűjteményünket.

Would you like more information on Dolls, and especially Hungarian Dolls?  Check out these links below!

Hungarian Folk Dolls of Transylvania
http://www.hungariandolls.com

Hungarian Folklore Dolls
http://www.folklorbabak.hu/angol/index.php

Magyar folklore babák honlapja (magyarul)
http://www.folklorbabak.hu/magyar/index.php?menu=11

Mezokövesd boy doll photo & description – scroll down to see
http://home17.inet.tele.dk/ethnics/Index8.htm

Boy doll fromHungary dated 1937, photo, scroll down to see
http://www.trojanhorseantiques.com/dolls_page_2.htm

A history of the doll
http://ctdollartists.com/history.htm

United Federation of Doll Clubs
http://www.ufdc.org/

Local chapter (Indiana, Michigan & Ohio) United Federation of Doll Clubs
http://www.ufdc.org/ufdcregion12.htm

About doll collecting
http://collectdolls.about.com/

National Costume dolls
http://collectdolls.about.com/od/souvenirdolls/p/nationalcostume.htm