William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-12-01 / 12. szám
Magyar Matters ) Remembering the 1956 Revolution William Penn Association members, along with members of the Hungarian American community, gathered at numerous locations throughout the nation in late October to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Above, members participated in a ceremony at a memorial honoring the Freedom Fighters of‘56 in Youngstown, Ohio. AHF to host annual Festival of Trees, Christmas Craft Fair in December NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A holiday tradition with an international flavor will return to the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation in New Brunswick with the opening of the 29th Annual Festival of Trees on Sunday, Dec. 3. The museum will also host its first Karácsonyi Kézműves Vásár (Christmas Craft Fair) on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., featuring handmade gifts, walnut and poppyseed rolls and outdoor activities. During the Festival of Trees, which runs through Jan. 12, Christmas trees decorated by volunteers from about a dozen ethnic groups will be on view. CLEVELAND — Over a lifetime, Piroska and Sándor Zoltán collected a wide variety of paintings by renowned Hungarian artists of the late 19th and early 20th century. Now, for the first time ever, 29 paintings from the collection will be featured at an exhibit in the Cleveland Hungarian Museum. The exhibit compiles works by József Csillag, Árpád Feszty, Aladár Edvi Illés, Béla Iványi-Grünwald, Jenő Kárpáthy, László Neogrády, Ferenc Olgyay and others. An opening reception was held The trees are trimmed with handmade ornaments, cookies and treats. The public is invited to the opening reception on Dec. 3 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Individuals representing the decorating groups will be present in folk dress, entertaining with holiday music and verse. Many will also be serving their special holiday treats. Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The museum is located at 300 Somerset Street in New Brunswick, NJ. For more details, call 732-846-5777 or see the museum's website: www.ahfoundation.org. Oct. 28, during which Zsuzsa Sztaray, niece of Piroska and Sándor Zoltán, discussed her involvement with the collection, sharing with the audience the process of researching and identifying the paintings and artists included in this collection. The exhibit will be on display until March 2018. The museum is located at 1301 East 9th St., Cleveland. Visiting hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, contact the museum at 216-523-3900 or at museum@cleveland hungarianmuseum.org. Univ. of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms celebrate the holidays PITTSBURGH -- The Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh invite everyone to a Holiday Open House to be held Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The 30 rooms, each furnished in the traditions of various European, Asian and African cultures, are located in the University’s Cathedral of Learning in the Oakland section of the city. From now until Jan. 13, the rooms will be decorated in the holiday traditions of each nationality. During the open house, guides in ethnic dress will describe the history and meaning of each room’s decor. The open house will also feature performances of holiday dances and customs every 15 minutes, as well as ethnic foods, craft demonstrations and an ethnic marketplace. To learn more, visit the Nationality Rooms website at www.nationalityrooms. pitt.edu, or call 412-624-6001. Exhibit tells story Nationality Rooms PITTSBURGH -- A painting from 1947 of the Hungarian Room at the University of Pittsburgh is among items featured in an exhibit detailing the story of the University’s famed Nationality Rooms. Entitled “Narratives of the Nationality Rooms: Immigration and Identity in Pittsburgh,” the exhibit was created by students enrolled in the University’s Museum Studies Exhibit Seminar. It includes displays of seldomly seen artifacts, photographs, documents and water colors by Andrey Avinoff which provide insight into the creation of the Nationality Rooms, the cultures they reflect and the ways in which immigrant identities have become embedded in these unique historic spaces. The painting of the Hungarian Room was created before the stained glass windows were installed. The exhibit is on display until Dec. 8 in the Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Dr., Pittsburgh. Exhibit features rarely seen paintings WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 December 2017 ° 9
