Magyar Egyház, 1996 (75. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)
1996 / 1. szám
Stephan Csoka's painting of his mother lined ideas of having traveling shows to places where there are higher concentration of Hungarians. He is working on ways to expand the activities to the broader general public so they could get a better insight of what the Hungarians are about. He also touched the financial problems, and he hopes that the Hungarian communities will show their support. Here is some information for those who want to make contact. The Hungarian Heritage Center is at 300 Somerset Street (Starts at the railroad station) in New Brunswick, NY 08903. They could be reached by calling 908-846-5777. It is open every day except on Mondays. You as a Hungarian will do yourself a favor if you make a visit. Joseph F. Balogh Visitors with the receptionist of the museum. Adrien Végh came from Nyíregyháza recently and speaks perfect English without a trace of an accent. Conference room with exhibit and Hungarian style carved furniture The Hungarian peasant room to the United State. The Magyar News in the December 1993 issue ran an article on this outstanding artist. Displayed at the museum, among others, were oil paintings of his mother, self-portrait, Hungarian scenes, horses and also “Bread and Onion,” the first painting he made in 1911 at the age of 14. There was also a nice selection of his etchings. During our visit we were lucky to meet with August Molnár, a retired professor of the university, whose hard work lead to the existence of this unique, and for all Hungarians a most valuable, museum. He talked about plans for the future. They are working on collecting and preserving material from the American Hungarian communities as well as establishing programs with the National Museum in Hungary. Discussions on this matter are already in an advanced stage. There will be exhibits coming from the old country. Mr. Molnár out„.v.yy... page7
