Hungarian Heritage House (Budai Vigadó Theater) (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian Heritage House (Budai Vigadó Theater)
The Hungarian Heritage House is a national institution founded in 2001 by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage with the purpose of preserving and promoting Hungarian folk tradition. The HHH is comprised of three units, each of which contributes to this aim in its own unique way. The HHH welcomes all inquiries, and aims to meet all requests in connection with Hungarian folk tradition.
Founded in 1951, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is devoted to collecting the folklore treasury of the Carpathian Basin and presenting it on stage. The Ensemble's repertoire encompasses all genres related to folk tradition: historical music, authentic folk music, and dance, as well as world music and traditional-based contemporary dance shows.
The Folklore Documentation Center aims to make the vast and precious collection of Hungarian folk treasury available to all who are interested in it. The Documentation Center is accessible online as well as in hard copies at the Corvin tér seat of the HHH.
The Applied Folk Arts Department organizes courses, conferences, dance houses, and play-houses, as well as inviting applications, publishing music and dance CDs and DVDs, and judging works of contemporary applied folk art. The Department is ready to cooperate with any cultural institutions wishing to get acquainted with Hungarian folk art and welcomes individual inquiries as well.
The HHH is situated at the historic building of the former "Vigadó" (Entertainment Hall) of Buda. The building is located in Fő utca (High Street), between Batthyány tér (Batthyány Square) and Clark Ádám tér (Adam Clark Circus).