The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1984 (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1984-01-01 / 1. szám
The New Jersey AMCRICAN-HUNGARIAN A Special Section for the American-Hungarian Community in New Jersey Hungarian Exhibit Featured at State Museum TRENTON — An exhibition of Hungarian folk art and community life, organized in collaboration with the Hungarian Folk Museum of Passaic, has been held at the New Jersey State Museum here since July 9, 1983. It is scheduled to close on January 15, 1984, after having attracted great interest throughout the state. A part of the State Museum’s “The Peoples of New Jersey” program, thanks to a special grant awarded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a series of seminars complemented the exhibit. On September 24, 1983, a slide lecture was presented by Evelyn Dómján and, on October 1st, Katalan Kristo- Nagy and Margit Jara discussed and demonstrated Hungarian embroidery techniques. This was followed on October 15th by a lecture and demonstration on Hungarian folk music conducted by Professor Stephen Erdély of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and by a performance by the Kodály Choir, featuring the works of Bela Bartók. The scheduled series of lectures and demonstrations ended on October 29, 1983, with lectures on the history of Hungary and of the Hungarians by Dr. August Molnár, president of the American-Hungarian Foundation and by Dr. Peter Pásztor, Professor of History at Montclair State College. During the months of November and December, 1983, dances and traditional holiday plays were presented. Among the dance participants were the “Hungária” group, the Hungarian Citizens League of Garfield, the David Skuse Band, Susan and Stephen Kotansky, and Kalman and Judith Magyar, the Guest Curator of the exhibit. Holiday festivities included a Christmas tree, complete with traditional decorations, and a performance by the St. Stephen’s Choir of Passaic. Located in the heart of the Passaic/Garfield Hungarian community, the Hungarian Folk Museum was established in 1981 to exhibit, conserve, and collect Hungarian folk material and to support and involve the community and the interested public through lecture and workshop series and through programs that enhance knowledge of the Hungarian ethnic heritage. The manager of the museum and editor of its quarterly publication is Judith Magyar. For more information about the outstanding work of this museum, write: AHFC/Symposium, Box 262, Bogota, New Jersey 07603, or phone 201-343-5240. January 1984 Page 7 Hurdy-Gurdy, Hungary (1976) Woman’s costume, Kalotaszeg (early 20th c.) Woodcarving, work of Janos Tokay (1978)
