Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
Cleveland,
Ohio, USA
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E-mail: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com
You can call the Gift Shoppe/Museum at the Galleria at Erieview
directly at 216 523-3900
(voice mail when not open)
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Exhibitions" page, for special exhibitions in year 2006
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2005
We celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2005!
1985-2005
DATE of opening reception: Saturday, November 19, 2005 [NOW PAST]
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 found their way to the United State. These wares were fanciful creations based on Hungarian decorative motifs but incorporated middle eastern and oriental designs as well. The pieces in these exhibition provide a wide range of examples of this wonderful decorative art form.
For more information, call 216
523-3900
or click here.
"An Exhibition of Donated Items - Hungarian
Memorabilia, Folk Art, Ceramics & Porcelain"
(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.
- Exhibition (ended August 20, 2005): "Cleveland Artists of the Early to Middle Twentieth Century, Teachers and 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 special art programs and public art works through the WPA. Their works are still sought after by collectors.
- Exhibition was opened with a Gala Celebration & Champagne Reception & Hungarian Concert marking 20th Anniversary of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society, & the 2nd Anniversary of the New Home of the Hungarian Hertitage Museum, in the Galleria at Erieview, in downtown Cleveland
- Gala Concert was given by Harmonia Orchestra (an exciting, all Hungarian program featuring the soulful and fiery music that inspired composers Bartok, Brahms & Liszt). Performing with the ensemble are: renowned cimbalom player Alexander Fedoriouk, violinists Steven Greenman & Józef Janis, accordionist Walt Mahovlich, & bassist Ken Javor. The musicians come from Central & Eastern European backgrounds & have found a common musical language in Harmonia. They bring to the concert stage the vitality and excitement that inspired the music of the composers they play.
The people from "A View of America" came to the Museum and took many photographs. (They travel all over America and photograph the local attractions.) If you would like to see these pictures, go to their web site: www.aviewofamerica.com, click on Ohio, then on attractions, and you will see the photos.
St. Stephen's Day celebrations, with guest speaker Ms. Valéria Komlós, renown journalist from Budapest (in Hungarian), & opening reception for "An Exhibition of Donated Items - Hungarian Memorabilia, Folk Art, Ceramics & Porcelain" (in English & Hungarian)Ms. Komlós is a well known journalist, head of the paper Magyar Nemzet, writer, historical & social researcher; For an on-line version of this newspaper, visit: http://www.mno.hu/
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Saturday, April 16, 2005: "An Evening of Hungarian Splendor"
with special Guest of Honor His Excellency Dr. Otto von Habsburg, Humanitarian
& Statesman, to benefit Cleveland Council on World Affairs, also featured
culinary delights by Kálmán Kalla, chef to royalty, from the
legendary Gundel Restaurant in Budapest; LOCATION: The Union
Club (Cleveland)
Sunday, April 17, 2005: Reception for His Excellency Dr. Otto
von Habsburg by Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society; LOCATION: Cleveland
Hungarian Heritage Museum, Galleria at Erieview
2004
Our Museum was pleased to present a special exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed Hungarian American artist,
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 Gallery in Michigan, and the Mary Bell Galleries in Arizona, and Chicago, Illinois.
" Even before his graduation from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1982, George Kozmon's work was widely recognized and awarded. His architectural explorations of European structures evolved during an extended stay abroad, thanks in part to the Helen Green Perry Traveling Scholarship. Since those early days Mr. Kozmon has developed a vision and a path for his art. He has exhibited his work in over twenty solo shows, in both commercial and institutional fine art venues. In addition the work has been shown exclusively throughout the United States as well as Toronto, Ontario, Paris, France and Cologne, Germany."
"Mr. Kozmon is the recipient of four Ohio Arts Council grants, as well as a National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship. His work is in many public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Butler Institute of American Art and the Erie Art Museum. Currently Mr. Kozmon's work has moved from static man-made structures to dynamic figural compositions exploring a new vision."
Mr. George Kozmon is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum. He was also one of the "Guests of Honor" at the 5th Annual Benefit Vintner Dinner in 2002, hosted by the Museum.
Partially adapted from:
http://www.ohioartists.com/kozmon.htm
& also see above for selected photos
of works by, the artist
The artist's personal
website:
http://www.kozmon.com/
Photo of Painting by George
Kozmon:
http://www.equanimityoga.com/
2003
Saturday, 15 March,
2003
Mr. Elmer Meszaros, Program Emcee, introduces the Honorable Jane
Campbell, Mayor of Cleveland, who prepares
to read a Proclamation in honor of the Museum, and who will cut the
red-white-green ribbon, officially opening the
Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum in the Galleria at Eriview in downtonw
Cleveland. The Mayor stands
underneath the "Székely Kapu" or Transylvanian Gate, hand carved by
the Hungarian Boy Scouts of Troop 22,
Cleveland, which forms the entrance to the Museum.
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For Service "above and beyond the call of
duty" |
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Maria Friedrich Otto Friedrich Kathy Gulden Hajnal Kézdi George Kozmon Andrew Lázár |
Elmer Mészaros Magdalene Mészáros Zoltán Mestrits Klára Papp Martha Pereszlényi-Pintér Valerie Ratoni-Nagy Thomas Ratoni-Nagy |
Kori Smith Éva Szabó Steve Szappanos Susan Szappanos Andrew Temesváry Mary Temesváry Steve Tokar |
Tuesday, 25 March, 2003
His Excellency András Simonyi, Ambassador from
the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary,Washington, DC,
visits the Museum.
(March 25, 2003): Mr. August B. Pust, Ph.D., Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, Washington. DC, presents the Ambassador with a preliminary draft of the monograph researched and written by a Museum Committee on the life of General Michael de Fábriczy Kováts, Hungarian-American hero of the American Revolutionary War of 1776, who fought alongside and with General George Washington for American independence. Also pictured (L-R) Dr. Ferenc Szebényi, Political Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, Washington DC; Mrs. Maria Friedrich, Vice President, CHHS & Museum; Mr. Pust; Mr. Simonyi; and Mr. László Böjtös, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Hungary, Cleveland; Behind the group are posters and other realia depicting the life of General Michael de Fábriczy Kováts; [Prof. Margaret Kotnik (not pictured) heads the Fábriczy de Kováts Committee (which includes Mr. Pust, Mr. Ted Horváth, Dr. Magdalene Mészáros, Mr. Lél Somogyi, Mr. Steve Szappanos, and Prof. Clara Thurner.)]
(Some of our past exhibition
web pages are
still available - please click below to see
highlights:)
See also our "About the Hungarian Heritage
Society" webpage,
which includes earlier history and exhibitions.)
(The following exhibits were on display at the locations noted:)
1. April, 1986 - Opening of the Museum and Exhibit, St. Elizabeth Church
2. Sept. 26, 1987 - 2nd exhibit at St. Elizabeth
3. November 25 & 26, 1988 - exhibit regarding museum at St. Elizabeth for the Hungarian Association's World Congress, Bond Court Hotel
4. March 2 - April 30, 1992 - Hungarian Folk Art - A Celebration of Hungary, Natural History Museum
5. April 24 - May 23, 1993 - Magyar Art in the Era of the Dual Monarchy, Beck Center (Lakewood)
6. November. 24, 1995 - Family Days/Family Traditions, Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
7. October 23 - November 9, 1996 - 40th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution
8. November 1996 - Hungarian Stamps and Coins exhibit
(The following exhibits were on display at the the
Richmond Square Mall location of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage
Museum:)
9. February - March, 1997 - Hungarian Embroidery and Fancy
Needlework
SEE: 1) Highlights
of Embroidery; 2) Artists of the Western Reserve;
3) Photography Exhibit
10. April - May, 1997 - Hungarian Pottery and Porcelain
SEE:Highlights
of Pottery & Porcelain
11. May 30th - July, 1997 - Contemporary Hungarian-Americans
- An Exhibit of Fine Arts -
SEE: 1) Highlights
of Embroidery; 2) Artists of the Western Reserve;
3) Photography Exhibit
12. August 1997 - Photography of Robin Hlobeczy
SEE: 1) Highlights
of Embroidery; 2) Artists of the Western Reserve;
3) Photography Exhibit
13. September - October 1997 - Hungarian Dog Breeds
SEE:
Highlights of Hungarian Dog Breeds
14. November 1997 - February 1998 - A Sampling of Hungarian Art and Culture
(The following exhibits were on display at the the
Richmond Square Mall location of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage
Museum:)
15. March - April, 1998 - 150th Anniversary of the 1848 War of
Independence
SEE:
Highlights of the 1848
War of Independence & Louis Kossuth
16. May 2 - May 23, 1998 - Herend - The Art of Hungarian Porcelain
17. June 1998 - Hungarian Arts and Theater, at the Cleveland Playhouse
18. June 19, 1998 - June 23, 1999 - Hungarian Images, at the Lake County
Historical Society
SEE:
Highlights of two off-site exhibitions
19. Oct. 3, 1998 - January 1999 - Hungarian Embroidery, at Notre Dame College
20. March 13 - April 18, 1999 - Moments in Hungarian History, at John
Carroll University's Grasselli Library
SEE:
Highlights of two off-site exhibitions
21. October 1999 - February, 2000 - Hungarian-American Contributions to Cleveland
20. March - July, 2000 - Hungarian Artists of the Emigration
SEE:
Hungarian Artists of the Immigration
22. Aug., 2000 - January, 2001 - St. Stephen and the Holy Crown
SEE: Herend Exhibit,
Millennium Exhibit,
Holy Crown of St. Stephen Replica
23. January 20 - June 10, 2001 - Hungarian Textiles - Weaving, Lace
and Embroidery
SEE Hungarian
Textiles, Weaving, & Fancy Needlework
24. June 2001 - October 2001
SEEHungarian
Military History in Art, Artifacts, and Memorabilia
25. November 2001 - February, 2002
26. February 2002 - April 2002 - "Artistic Impressions"
Opening reception was: Saturday, February 16, 2002, 3-5 PM
Watercolors: Mr. Imre Bogárdy; Photographers:
Mr. George Búza, Mr. Zsolt Gregora, Mr. Stephen Spinder,
Mr. Béla Temesváry; as an added attraction, Mr. Spinder,
visitor from Hungary, presented a slide show of his work on Saturday,
March 9, 2002, at 4 PM, after the Hungarian History Lecture.
27. April 20, 2002 - Mid July 2002
SEE Web page
for following (click this line)
"NASA-Hungary Space Research Activities"
"50 Years of Hungarian Scouting in Cleveland"
"150th Anniversary of Louis Kossuth's Visit to America"
28. July-December, 2002
SEE Web page
for following (click this line)
1) Hungarian Prints, Portraits, & Landscapes, focusing on
Hungarian-American Artist Stephen Csoka
2) Scouting in Cleveland
3) 150th Anniverssairy of Louis Kossuth's Visit to America
4) Halas Lace Exhibit, Ursuline College Student Center, also at Museum
SEE:
The Hungarian Immigrant Experience (Spring, 2004)
. . . AND A FEW MORE LINKS FROM OUR ARCHIVES:
Highlights of the FIRST Vintner Dinner
Highlights of the (2002) Vintner Dinner
Christmas in Hungary
- not an exhibition - but much interesting information
Hungarian
EASTER Traditions
[=decorated eggs, links to easter sprinkling, & also religious
themed Hungarian Easter traditions]
Seminar
Series on Hungarian History
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