Free First Saturday for Students: Madame Plam and the Women’s Suffrage

Cost: FreeWomen had the right to vote in Czechoslovakia since it was formed in 1918. This was all because of the Women’s Suffragette Movement and the women who fought for equal rights. Františka Plamínková – or Madame Plam – was a teacher, journalist, and suffragette in Czechoslovakia, but she also traveled to help women in...

Free First Saturday for Students: Madame Plam and the Women’s Suffrage

Cost: FreeWomen had the right to vote in Czechoslovakia since it was formed in 1918. This was all because of the Women’s Suffragette Movement and the women who fought for equal rights. Františka Plamínková – or Madame Plam – was a teacher, journalist, and suffragette in Czechoslovakia, but she also traveled to help women in...

History on Tap: Uncovering the History of Women’s Suffrage in Iowa

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: NCSMLKären Mason, Iowa Women’s Archives Curator, is joining us again for our first History on Tap of the year!  2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment being submitted to the states by Congress for ratification. In celebration of this anniversary, Kären will talk about the “Iowa’s Suffrage Scrapbook”, draw...

History on Tap: Uncovering the History of Women’s Suffrage in Iowa

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: NCSMLKären Mason, Iowa Women’s Archives Curator, is joining us again for our first History on Tap of the year!  2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment being submitted to the states by Congress for ratification. In celebration of this anniversary, Kären will talk about the “Iowa’s Suffrage Scrapbook”, draw...

From India to America: Routes of the Roma

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Location:NCSML at 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Cash bar and light refreshments available.“From India to America: Routes of the Roma” will be the topic March 19 at the NCSML when historian Ian Hancock speaks about the history of the Romani people. The free public lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. One of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani...

From India to America: Routes of the Roma

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Location:NCSML at 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Cash bar and light refreshments available.“From India to America: Routes of the Roma” will be the topic March 19 at the NCSML when historian Ian Hancock speaks about the history of the Romani people. The free public lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. One of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani...

History on Tap: Lasers and Beer! – mapping Iowa City’s historic beer caves, and other adventures in 3D scanning

Thew Brewing Company 2002 301 2nd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...

History on Tap: Lasers and Beer! – mapping Iowa City’s historic beer caves, and other adventures in 3D scanning

Thew Brewing Company 2002 301 2nd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...

Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress Opening

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

You are invited to join us in celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will perform a lullaby on the fujara. Helene Cincebeaux will talk about her more than 50 years of collecting Czech and Slovak folk dress and her adventures that went...