The Museum is open to visitors on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11-3 and on those Saturdays when we have a program at the Museum. 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! Love to see you at the Museum!!! We will be open on Friday, November 27, 11am - 3pm.

The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society's Annual Meeting took place on February 26th at the Museum. Reports to the membership were given by the President, Tax Advisor, Curator Treasurer and Endowment Committee Chairman. The membership elected 10 Directors for 3 year terms and 4 Officers (President- János Szigeti ,Vice-President-Bea Tabor, Secretary-Zsuzsanna Gyori and Treasurer-Hajnalka Kezdi) for a 1 year term. For a full list of our Board of Directors please refer to the Home tab on our website and click on "Meet the Directors and Committee Members".

Did you know that the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society was incorporated as a non-profit corporation over 40 years ago?  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.

Come visit us as we celebrate America 250 with a fabulous special exhibit on famous Hungarian-Americans.

***ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SEPTEMBER 12, 2026***

The Museum will host a forum for discussing the extensive contribtions of immigrants over this country's 250 years.

Join us for a remarkable afternoon with members of some of the nationalities that built this country as we continue to celebrate our country's anniversary by honoring the men and women who shaped our nation's history. The Event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. COME and be in the audience, join in and add to the discission and share your history.

We look forward to welcoming a broad audience from many of Cleveland's nationalities!

This is a very unique event made possible by the rich mix of these nationalities still with significant presence in the greater Cleveland area and who are active in the preservation of their heritage. This may never happen again, at least not in this way and for such a special event as the country's landmark anniversary.

• The Museum will be OPEN at 1 pm. The Discussion will begin at 2.

October 23, 2026 marked the 70th anniversary of the first day of  the 1956 Hungarian Revolution against Communist repression and Soviet occupation. The Hungarian community of Cleveland celebrated this important anniversary with a memorable program, and many Hungarian organizations joined in commemorating this important event in Hungary's history. The Museum contributed to this community-wide commemoration by setting aside a separate exhibit featuring iconic images of the Revolution, and some items connected with those events, along with a  Hungarian flag, minus the Communist symbol of the hammer and sickle, which was cut out from the flag by the freedom fighters. The Museum 's archival material and library also contains primary source material connected to the events of 1956. Many friends and members of the Museum are "56ers",  and it is our mission to commemorate this compelling time in Hungary's history.

Friday, October 16th, saw friends of the Museum gather for the Annual Vintner Dinner, despite the rain, because they knew that they were in for some wonderful wine-tasting! From the very beginning 30 years ago, the purpose of the dinner was to raise funds in support of the mission of the Museum. As the years have gone by, we have been able to procure wonderful wines for our guests to taste. This year featured 5 wines from various small wineries throughout the famous wine growing regions of Hungary, including Badacsony, Tokaj and Villány.  Along with the lovely venue and table decorations, the wonderful music of Harmonia filled the dining room. This year our guests of honor were Nora and Zsuzsanna Sztaray, whose generous donation of 19th and early 20th century Hungarian paintings, along with ceramic pieces and costumes, have greatly enriched the Museum's collection. Board members of the Museum contributed to a very rich raffle table, and guests were able to browse through binders featuring information on the past Vintner Dinners. It was universally agreed, that this  event is a great way to start the weekend!