Hungarian Heritage House

National Network
Hungary
Address

1011 Budapest
Corvin tér 8.
Hungary

Telephone
(+36 1)225-6049
Telephone (other)
(+36 1)225-6079
Fax
(+36 1) 201-5017
E-Mail
hhfoig@hagyomanyokhaza.hu
E-Mail (2)
toth.melinda@hagyomanyokhaza.hu
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
General Information
1. The Heritage House is a public institutionm with 140 employees. 2. Budget in a year 714.100.000 Ft. We are budgetary institution 3. NKA, Ministry of Education and Culture, Appertus Foundation, Szerencsejáték Zrt 4. Hungarian State Folk Ensemble performances, adult education, productions for schools, conferences. 5. Ministry of Education and Culture, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Musichology, Etnographical Museum, Hungarian Institue for Culture, Fonó Music Hal
Mission and Objectives

The Hungarian Heritage House was founded for cultivating and promoting the folk tradition of the Carpathian-basin. Its aim is to quest, preserve, interpret, systematize and open up the traditional communication systems (folk dance, folk music, folk poetry) and the values of folk art maintained by oral tradition. Its mission is to arouse and to keep alive the internal and external interest in folk traditions, popularize the material and non-material values of folk art. The institute would like to attain that the folk traditions of the Carpathian-basin (including the folk traditions of minorities living in the Hungarian language-area) be organ part of our everyday culture.

Main Projects / Activities

The elementary activities of the Hungarian Heritage House:
dance and music concerts in Hungary and abroad,
presenting on stage the authentic dance and music heritage of the Carpathian basin
productions for schools, developing international relations, the organization of foreign productions
developing a Folklore-Archivation System (FAR),
coordination of the folklore researches
organization of lectures accompanied by audio and visual illustrations
digitalization of audio records, video cassettes, photos.
library activities
constructions of database, the database of the Martin Media Library
organizing handicrafts programmes, courses in teaching folk games and folk crafts
folk dance, folk music, folk narratives, educational programmes,
participation in contests, jury works, organizations and works of conference and exhibitions
embroidery, costumes exhibition
training of the trainers, teachers' further training
Young Master of Folk Arts contest
organisation of regional symposiums
operating the Applied Folk Art Advisory Board
operating of the Hungarian Applied Folk Art Museum
publication of books, CDs DVDs, maintenance of the institutional website

Contact (1) Full Name
Melinda Tóth (Program Manager)
Head of the organisation
László Kelemen (General Director)