The Museum is open to visitors on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11-3.  If you would like to visit us on another day when we are not open, you can make an appointment by writing a message to our email address, museum@clevelandhungarianmuseum.org, and we will answer your email and arrange for your visit.  Please give us at least a 4 day notice!

Did you know that the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society was incorporated as a non-profit corporation 40 years ago?  A new exhibit highlights our 40 year history.  The mission of the founders was to support a museum that would preserve the history of the Hungarian immigrant community in Northeast, Ohio, and would showcase Hungarian culture through its collection of fine art, folk art, books, and archival material. Since 1985, our collection has grown, our exhibits have embraced many topics, and our library has over 8000 volumes. Interactive computers enrich our exhibits, and our regular programming covers a broad range of topics. We have hosted children, high school students, college students, family reunions, political dignitaries, and the thousands of visitors who have come through our Székely gate to view our collection. With the support of our community, we have grown into a first class cultural gem located in downtown Cleveland, and we are celebrating this milestone this year. Come visit us!

We mourn the loss of a longtime supporter of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum. Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown passed away on July 15th. She will be missed by the members of not only this Hungarian Museum, but by the greater Cleveland Hungarian community.

Save the Date!!! Our annual Vintner Dinner, featuring wonderful Hungarian wines will be held on Friday, October 10th!!!

You will have the chance to taste delightful white wines, a rich red wine and a delicious dessert wine, all from award winning boutique vineyards from some of the best wine-growing regions in Hungary.  Plan on supporting the mission of the Hungarian Museum!

If you are interested in receiving an invitation, you may contact Bea Tabor, Vintner Committee Co-Chair at bea.tabor@gmail.com.

Our September program promises to be a treat fro lovers of Hungarian music. Entitled The Soulful Voice of Hungary: A Journey Through Klasszikus Magyar Nóta (The Classical Hungarian Art Song), the program will begin at 2 o'clock and will be held at the Hungarian Museum. Briefly, "Klasszikus Magyar Nóta"—recognized today as a Hungarikum—is a distinct and deeply expressive genre of Hungarian vocal music that bridges folk roots with classical performance traditions. This presentation offers an engaging journey through the emotional landscapes, cultural history, and artistic essence of this unique style. Through storytelling, images, and live performance, Emőke Armington will explore how these richly ornamented melodies have captured Hungarian identity for generations. Discover the social backdrop, poetic texts, and musical form of the “nóta”, and experience its enduring power to connect hearts across borders and time.

Emőke Armington

Emőke Armington is a classically trained Hungarian-American vocalist, music educator, and cultural ambassador. She studied in Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Germany and Canada before continuing her career in the United States. With a passion for both traditional and classical music, she performs and teaches across multiple disciplines and age groups. She is dedicated to preserving and reimagining Hungarian musical heritage through community events, educational outreach, and soulful performances of “nóta” and folk repertoire.

Please join us for this exciting program. There is parking in the Galleria Garage. The Museum is located in the Galleria on the Lower Level.

As always we have a refreshment table with wonderful treats to serve our guests. This after-program reception gives our guests and speaker a chance to further discuss various aspects of the presentation.

Suggested donation $10. Hope to see you ! A viszontlátásra!

The American Nationalities Movement held its Annual Captive Nations event on July 17th, and one of the two honorees was the Cleveland Hungarian Museum. The American Nationalities Movement has 49 nationalities which are represented in this unique organization, a fact that demonstrates that Cleveland is indeed an ethnically diverse city.  In his letter to the members, Ralph J. Perk, Jr. wrote "Each, through their work in their respective fields, has made a great difference in their respective communities and for the greater benefit of all our nationalities." Ralph Perk was absolutely correct in his assessment of the Museum's role in enriching the Cleveland Hungarian community as well as the greater Northeast Ohio community. Janos Szigeti, our president, accepted the award on behalf of all the Museum officers, its Board, and the entire membership. Many members of our Board as well as friends of the Museum attended the dinner. (Thanks to Mike Horvath, one of our Board members, for the photograhs!)

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To say we had a wonderful party would be an understatement. Simply put, we had a great turnout, great music by Harmonia, generous donations to our Fund-A-Need campaign, some really fine wines, tasty treats both savory and sweet, but most of all, a lot of good wishes that came our way on Saturday. Our president assembled a very fine Committee which set about organizing the 40th Anniversary event. The Committee dealt with programming, grabbing live music for the day,  the new exhibit, the refreshments, the location of chairs and tables, a sound system, publicity, interviews on radio programs, printing of flyers, having the Museum cleaned so that it sparkled in the sunlight on Saturday, and many many more details. In the meantime, the Museum continued to be open as usual. That's a lot of volunteer hours!

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