Attila Pók, Deputy Director of the Institute of History, RCH HAS, presently guest professor of Columbia University of New York organized a lecture series titled The Cultural Legacy of Transylvania as the annual event of the Istvan Deak Visiting Professorship at Columbia University at the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, on December 10, 2013, in cooperation with Columbia University Donald and Blinken European Institute, Columbia Harriman Institute, Columbia East Central European Center, the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, and the Balassi Institute. Two of the lectures were held by research fellows of our Institute of History: Stefano Bottoni (Szeklerland in the 20th century: an internal periphery?) and Teréz Oborni (The „Golden Age” of Transylvania – the 17th Century).