The Hungarian Cultural Association is a student-run organization at Indiana University.
The HCA organizes programs and events for students of the Hungarian language and Hungarian Studies. Our group is comprised of both Americans and Hungarians alike, and our membership includes undergraduates, grad students, and community members. A few examples of our activities include: weekly "coffee hour" for Hungarian-language conversation, screening of Hungarian films, and guest lectures by not
05/08/2026
Our Hungarian Art and Music of 19th and 20th Century Hungary class visited the Lilly Library during the last week of classes to take a look at the Lilly's amazing collection of Hungarian materials! Thank you, Veronika Trotter, for putting together this wonderful collection of Hungarian history and culture!
05/07/2026
As the semester wraps up, we want to thank everyone who participated in Hungarian Cultural Association events and activities this year! 🇭🇺❤️
We’re so grateful for everyone who attended events, came to coffee hour, supported the organization, and helped us sustain a fun and welcoming community.
We hope everyone has a great summer, and we’re excited for what’s ahead next semester. Stay tuned for updates and future events!
Good luck with finals and safe travels to everyone heading home or abroad!
04/06/2026
Our commemoration of the 1848 Revolution brought together students and faculty in a shared effort to honor history through both academic and cultural perspectives.
With the guidance and support of Professor Valéria Varga and FLTA Henriett Papp, we were able to host an engaging program featuring a lecture by Professor Gergely Rajnai connecting the revolution to American history, a piano performance of Ferenc Liszt’s works by Ben Morton, and a reading of Pacsirtaszó by our president, Brittany Jánosi.
Köszönjük mindenkinek, aki eljött!
03/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our HCA Farsang – Spring Welcoming Carnival! It was such a joy to celebrate together with costumes, mask-making, and delicious traditional treats as we welcomed the spring season.
A very special thank you to our incredible FLTA, Henriett Papp, who did the majority of the organizing and planning to make this event possible — we are so grateful for your hard work and dedication! 💛
And another heartfelt thank you to our wonderful community member Orsi Kun for making the delicious, fresh fánk that everyone enjoyed. They were a huge hit!
Köszönjük mindenkinek, hogy eljöttetek — we loved celebrating with you!
12/21/2025
Even though a bit of time has passed, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Mikulás Nap with us. We had a great turnout and such a lovely time spending the afternoon together.
A special thank you to Eva for leading the mézeskalács decorating — it was a highlight of the event and so much fun for everyone involved!
We’re so grateful for this community and for everyone who helps make our events so special.
Nagyon köszönjük mindenkinek, aki eljött és velünk ünnepelt!
We’re already looking forward to the next one!
11/07/2025
On October 18th the Hungarian Cultural Association organized a Dance House event to familiarize people with Hungarian folk dances. We welcomed prof. Henrik Kovács, a folk dance teacher, kinetography expert, and Fulbright visiting scholar at Kenyon College, Ohio. Prof. Kovács taught us several traditional circle dances, such as Kezes, Kecskés, Pálmácska, and the renowned Csárdás—now recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In addition to folk dance, folk music also played a part in the program: prof. Kovács played us some beautiful folk songs on the traditional Hungarian flute.
We had an amazing time and would like to express our gratitude to such a wonderful instructor and to all who supported this event: Hungarian Cultural Association, Central Eurasian Studies, Russian and East European Institute, IAUNCR, Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance, The Institute for European Studies, and Fulbright Hungary.
10/07/2025
Join us at our Táncház event on Saturday October 18th! We will be joined by professor Henrik Kovács, who will be giving a demonstration on traditional Hungarian folk dancing. We recommend wearing clothes you are comfortable moving around in 💃
09/29/2025
Köszönjük mindenkinek, aki velünk tartott szombaton az őszi pikniken az Oliver Winery-ben! It was wonderful to see such a great turnout and to spend the afternoon together.
Következő eseményünk / Our next event:
Folk Dancing with Dr. Kovács Henrik — October 18th!
Dr. Kovács Henrik is a Fulbright Lecturer at Kenyon College, Dept. of Dance, Drama and Film, where he teaches Labanotation and Hungarian Folkdance. Don’t miss this special opportunity! Stay tuned for more information.
Reméljük, újra találkozunk!
09/23/2025
✨ Meet the HCA Team ✨
Bemutatjuk a 2025–26-os vezetőséget! 🇭🇺
Brittany Jánosi – Elnök
Kirstof Szabo – Alelnök
Bianca Temesváry – Pénztáros
We’re excited to share Hungarian culture, language, and traditions with you this year! Stay tuned for what’s ahead!
Happy March 15th! For all those celebrating, this is a great reminder of the sacrifices made for Hungarian independence.
We are pleased to announce that the Hungarian Cultural Association's commemoration of the 1848 Revolution will be held next week, March 25th, at 4pm, in the Global and International Studies Building at IU Bloomington. We hope many of you can attend! There will be a short program followed by some light refreshments. See you then!