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Všední kroj / Everyday folk dress workshop with Sonya Darrow

Learn about the resourceful expressions through the everyday folk dress with Czech-American artist Sonya Darrow:

  • The work of Sonya Darrow as “heritage caretaker” both in the US and in the Czech Republic
  • History of the “everyday folk dress” (všední kroj) along with the working folk dress (pracovní kroj)
  • Different techniques used traditionally to decorate the “everyday” folk dresses
  • Different materials that could be used for contemporary folk dress & the ways in which they could be used in a meaningful way

Stick around after the workshop for a special guided tour of the exhibition, Heritage Caretakers of Moravia, with Sonya Darrow at 1:00 p.m.

Registration required, space is limited. Recommended for ages, 13 and older.

Details

Date:
March 7, 2020
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Venue

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
1400 Inspiration Pl SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 United States
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Phone
319-362-8500