Let’s collect Hungarian heritage artifacts in Canada!

We celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary this year. The first Hungarians arrived in the Saskatchewan region in the 1880s, and after that Hungarians immigrated to Canada in several waves. They have contributed immensely to the development of Canada. The Hungarian contribution and the rich Hungarian heritage have had a great significance in Canada. We can be proud of Hungarians in the agricultural sector, as well as the cultural, scientific, political and business life. Last year, when we commemorated the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight we presented the outstanding achievements of Hungarian Canadians. This year's anniversary, Canada 150 is an excellent opportunity to look back and commemorate the legacy of Hungarian Canadians going back more than a hundred years. This inventory of the Hungarian heritage may lead to a further deepening of relations between the two countries.

The Embassy of Hungary asks for the assistance of everyone ready to help in collecting all artifacts that were created in Canada by Hungarians or any signs that establish links between Canada and Hungary. We would like to focus primarily on the following areas, but the list is not exclusive:

  1. Art works in public places (e.g. Bartók sculpture at the National Art Center)
  2. Hungarian memorials in public areas (e.g. monuments of 1956)
  3. Székely gates placed in public places and other symbols representing Hungarian art
  4. Hungarian street signs (e.g. Budapest street in Kanata or Majoros street in Kelowna)
  5. Sculptures and other installations expressing gratitude to Canada located in public areas
  6. Canadian monuments and works of art on the Hungarian contribution to the development of Canada, including monuments in Hungary.

Please share your photo or message on Facebook or Twitter using hashtags #Kanada150 and #HungarianheritageinCanada or send it to the e-mail address of the Embassy: mission.ott@mfa.gov.hu, or postal address: 299 Waverley Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0V9.

In addition, the Embassy collects the Hungarian values in the following areas.

  1. Literary and musical works
  2. Significant research results, international science awards
  3. Hungarian-born MPSs and MLAs
  4. Hungarian-born athletes, members of Canadian national team, athletes who have achieved outstanding results in international sports events
  5. Introducing Hungarian technology in farming, fruit growing and vinery
  6. Successful businesses founded and operated by Hungarian Canadians

We have the opportunity to introduce the Embassy at the Canada 150 Celebrations this October. The most important appearance of the Embassy is going to be in the International Pavilion of the Government of Canada (http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/planning/canada-150/international-pavilion-7-clarence-street). In the International Pavilion Hungarian exhibitions will be presented for five weeks. Details are coming soon concerning the program.

If we manage to gather material which may contribute to the remarkable presentation of the Canadian Hungarian heritage, it is going to be exposed at the Hungarian exhibition this October.