List of EXHIBITS at the Museum of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society by Curator Andrew Lazar
April, 1986 – Opening of the Museum an Exhibit at St. Elizabeth Church
Sept. 26, 1987 – 2nd exhibit at St. Elizabeth
Nov. 25 & 26, 1988 – exhibit regarding museum at St. Elizabeth for the Hungarian Association’s World Congress at the Bond Court Hotel
March 2 to April 30, 1992 – Hungarian Folk Art – A Celebration of Hungary at the Natural History Museum
April 24 to May 23, 1993 – Magyar Art in the Era of the Dual Monarchy at the Beck Center
Nov. 24, 1995 – Family Days/Family Traditions at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
Oct. 23 to Nov. 9, 1996 – 40th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution
Nov., 1996 – Hungarian Stamps and Coins
Feb – March, 1997 – Hungarian Embroidery and Fancy Needlework
Apr – May, 1997 – Hungarian Pottery and Porcelain
May 30th to July, 1997 – Contemporary Hungarian Americans – An Exhibit of Fine Arts
Aug., 1997 – Photography of Robin Hlobeczy
Sept. – Oct., 1997 – Hungarian Dog Breeds
Nov., 1997 to February, 1998 – A Sampling of Hungarian Art and Culture
March – April, 1998 – 150th Anniversary of the 1848 War of independence
May 2 to May 23, 1998 – Herend – The Art of Hungarian Porcelain
June, 1998 – Hungarian Arts and Theater at the Cleveland Playhouse
June 19,1998 to June 23, 1999 – Hungarian Images at the Lake County Historical Society
Oct. 3, 1998 to January, 1999 – Hungarian Embroidery at Notre Dame College
March 13 to April 18, 1999 – Moments in Hungarian History at John Carroll University’s Grasselli Library
Oct., 1999 to February, 2000 – Hungarian-American Contributions to Cleveland
March to July, 2000 – Hungarian Artists of the Emigration
Aug., 2000 to January, 2001 – St. Stephen and the Holy Crown
January 20, 2001 to present – Hungarian Textiles – Weaving, lace and embroidery
June 21 2001 – Hungarian Military History
Nov. 1, 2001-Feb. 2002 – Zsolnay porcelain and ceramics
Feb. 16, 2002 – Artistic Impressions – Bogárdy I., Buza Gy., etc.
April 20, 2002 – NASA – Hungary’s Space Activities.
July 20, 2002 – Hungarian Prints, Portraits and Landscapes with focus on Stephen Csóka
Oct. 12, 2002 – Halas Lace
July 26, 2003 – Through the Looking Glass –Zsolt Gregora photography
Oct. 1, 2003 – Hungarian Immigration – America, Ohio, Cleveland –over the last 200 years.
March 20, 2004 – George Kozmon – 20 Years Retrospective
Aug. 21, 2004 – Zsolt Gregora Estate Collection
Nov. 20, 2004 – Hungarian and Polish Friendly Relations. 1000 Years of Historical Interaction
March 19, 2005 – Cleveland Hungarian Artists of the Early to Middle Twnetieth Century, Teachers and Innovators – Kálmán Kubinyi, Pál Riba, John Csősz and Sándor Vágó
Aug. 20, 2005 – Donated Items: Hungarian Memorabilia, Folk Art Ceramics & Porcelain
April 1, 2006 – Local Hungarian-American Artisans and Craftsmen – Imre Bogárdy, George Buza, Tini Halácsy, Marianne Legeza, László Lieszkovszky, Andrew and Magda Temesváry and in memoriam Margaret Dosa and Zsolt Gregora
Aug. 5, 2006 – Hungarian Dolls
Oct. 7, 2006 – Spirit of Freedom 1956 – 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
April 14, 2007 – Domján – Master of the Color Woodcut” Centennial exhibition.
Sept. 15, 2007 – The Designing Spirit in Hungarian Folk Art, Andor Czompó’s collection of Hungarian folk costumes
March 1, 2008 – 75th Anniversary of the 4th World Scout Jamboree held in Gödöllö, Hungary, and concurrently – Hungarian Postage Stamps – “A Trip Through 140 Years of History and Art
July 19, 2008 – The World of Hungarian Operetta” – celebrating Hungarian composers
Dec. 6, 2008 . Ruralia Hungarica” Hungarian Country Life as depicted in oil paints
Jul. 7, 2009 . “Hungarian Applied Art – Influence of Folk Art in Textiles” “Buckeye Road – Hungarian Neighborhood In Cleveland”
Feb. 20, 2010 . “Hungarian Classical Music Composers”
Jun. 19, 2010 . “Point of Reference – in Sculpture with Paintings” The works of sculpture Gyuri Hollosy
Oct. 9, 2010 . “Commemorating Twenty-five Years” Chronology of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society’s activities over twenty-five years.
Apr. 21, 2011 . “Visions of Hungary – Photo Perspectives by Buza, Gaddi, and Spinder”
Sep. 10, 2011 . “Ferenc (Franz) Liszt – 200th Anniversary Commemoration” Life and works of Liszt on occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Feb. 27, 2012 . “Donated Items – From 2007 to 2012” featuring items donated to the Museum
Mar. 31, 2012 . “4 Under 30 – Young Hungarian/American Artists” Featuring artists K. Lazar, J. Nadas, P. Tabor, and K. Walter; curated by George Kozmon.
Aug. 26, 2012 . “Donated Items II”
Mar. 24, 2013 . “Hungarian Cultural Gardens – Celebration of 75 Years”
Jul. 26, 2013 . “Hungarian Songwriters – From Broadway to Hollywood”
Part of 2014 and beginning of 2015 shut down due to construction and new location in Galleria
Apr. 11, 2015 . “End of the Cold War” – “Fall of Communism in Hungary and Eastern Europe” – Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Jan. 23, 2016 . “Kozmon: Primal Topography” – featuring the new direction in 60. employing digital processes in his art work and lecture.
Jul. 9, 2016 . “Vistas of Hungary” featuring the Ecological, Architectural, Cultural, and Historical Vistas of Hungary; both in images, write-ups and video presentations. The opening reception had John Parkerson, Honorary Consul General of Hungary, speaking about Hungary – Full of Wonder and Surprises.
Oct. 23, 2016 . “Spirit of Freedom – the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution” The opening reception had Edith Lauer give a presentation about the events and aftermath of 1956.
Mar. 11, 2017 . “The Sebo Collection – Paintings, Porcelain, Metalwork, Folk Art and Textiles” Featuring the donated items over a 5 year period by Stephen and Eva Sebo. The opening was coupled with a lecture by Deba Gray of Gray’s Auctioneers titled: “Appraising Your Treasured Collections”.
Jul. 22, 2017 . “Discover Hungary – More than You Imagine” featuring a multi-media presentation highlights the many wonderful things Hungary has to offer visitors from its rich architecture in its capital city, Budapest, to the charming picturesque villages, from its breath-taking mountain regions, its caves and natural wonders in its national parks to the internationally important ecologically protected environments, from its vast plains to the Lake Balaton. And then there are castles and wineries, thermal baths and water parks everything from carefree leisurely activities to exhilarating challenges.
October 28, 2017 . “Late 19th and Early 20th Century Hungarian Artists – The Zoltán-Hegedüs Art Collection” Piroska and Sandor Zoltan collected a wide variety of paintings by renowned Hungarian artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Of the 87 paintings in the collection I picked 29 of the best based on variety of genres and styles that is most representative of the entire collection. This exhibit compiles some of the most exquisite pieces – paintings by Csillag, Feszty, Edvi-Illes, Ivanyi-Grunwald, Karpathy, Neogrady, Olgyay and others.
May 19, 2018 . “Hungarian – American Contributions to Science, Mathematics and Business” There are 49 people included in this exhibit along with their Bios and accomplishments. The touch screen computers and tablets which augment and enhance this exhibit and gives a more in-depth and personal perspective about these accomplished individuals.
June 11, 2019 “Discover Hungary – More than You Imagine” Featuring a multi-media presentation highlights the many wonderful things Hungary has to offer visitors.
November 9, 2019 “Folk Art to Fine Art – Donations From Personal Collections” Donations by supporters of the Museum of folk costumes, embroidery, ceramics, wood carvings leather work, porcelain, paintings and etchings. Including the vast collections from the Kristoffy Estate.
