2017

Screening of Oscar-winning Son of Saul

The Balassi Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center, the Hungarian House of New York, and the American Hungarian Library and Historical Society screened first in Hungarian Son of Saul, Golden Globe- and Oscar winning Hungarian movie about the Holocaust. The screening was followed by public discussion with leading actor Géza Röhrig….

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Good Friday: Traditional Easter Egg Decoration

The Hungarian House of New York organized a traditional Easter egg decorating workshop on Good Friday. Dyeing and decorating eggs have a long history in the Hungarian tradition. Techniques and motifs show the same regional variety as Hungarian embroideries do. The wax-resist egg dyeing technique was presented and thought according…

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Day of Hungarian Poetry 2017: Screening the Legendary Movie of Sindbad

On the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Poetry (April 11) the Hungarian House of New York hosted the screening of and public discussion on classic Hungarian movie Sindbad. Co-organized with the Hungarian House NYC and the American Hungarian Library and Historical Society, we were pleased to present the legendary…

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Four-hands Piano Concert for Children

Two Hungarian pianists, Zsolt Farkas and Andrea Várnagy played in the Hungarian House of New York on 28th January, 2017. The children’s concert at 12 am was an interactive, playful piano concert. The program included pieces by Grieg, Dvorak, Liszt, Ravel, Weiner Leo as well as poems by contemporary Hungarian…

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Day of Hungarian Culture – Concert of Nikolett Pankovits

The Day of Hungarian Culture (January 22) is celebrated each year on the anniversary of Ferenc Kölcsey completing the final draft of Himnusz (Hymn), the poem which, set to music, became the national anthem of Hungary. Celebrating it in the Hungarian House of New York, in this year Nikolett Pankovits…

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