Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau Exhibit Tour

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

Join Curator Stefanie Kohn for a guided tour of Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, where you’ll learn about the history, stories, and significance behind the 75 works in the exhibit, including rare original lithographs and proofs, paintings, drawings, posters, books, and portfolios from the Dhawan Collection, one of the finest private collections of Mucha’s...

Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau Exhibit Tour

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

Join Curator Stefanie Kohn for a guided tour of Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, where you’ll learn about the history, stories, and significance behind the 75 works in the exhibit, including rare original lithographs and proofs, paintings, drawings, posters, books, and portfolios from the Dhawan Collection, one of the finest private collections of Mucha’s...

Event Series Impact of Exchange

Impact of Exchange – Roundtable

The Impact of Exchange Photo Exhibit showcases the power exchange programs have for U.S. citizens leading to transformations that fostered personal and professional development and created connections across the world. Join us for a free screen printed t-shirt by Andre Wright, a roundtable discussion with Diplomat in Residence Sarah Stealy and local exchange representatives, live...

Event Series Impact of Exchange

Impact of Exchange – Public Reading

The Impact of Exchange Photo Exhibit showcases the power exchange programs have for U.S. citizens leading to transformations that fostered personal and professional development and created connections across the world. Join us for a public reading by Fall Writers in Residence from the International Writing Program! For More Information: IMPACT OF EXCHANGE PHOTO EXHIBIT | Global...

Exodus Report Exhibit Opening

Skala Bartizal Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Award-winning photojournalist Jana Rajcova has been collecting stories of Ukrainians who escaped the Russian invasion and found their refuge in Slovakia and documenting them in her Exodus Report. Jana has presented her Exodus Report project online to two different audiences in the United States and her photos and stories have been shown at several galleries...

Contemporary Takes on Folk Motifs Exhibit Opening

Petrik Gallery 1400 Inspiration Place SW , Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

The new Contemporary Takes on Folk Motifs exhibit will be opening in our Petrik Gallery on September 24, 2024! The designs and patterns of Moravian folk art are centuries old. Czech architect and designer Helena Dařbujánová, in cooperation with the Moravian Glory Foundation, brings a breathtaking display connecting ancient folklore to modern design. One dozen...

The Slovak Epic Exhibit Opening

Jiruska Gallery 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

The Slovak Epic exhibit will be opening in the NCSML permanent exhibit area on September 25, 2024 as a result of cooperation with Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave (UCM) and other partners from Slovakia. The exhibit displays a series of remarkable photos made by a well-known, internationally recognized Slovak photographer Martin Machaj, who...

Tempus Fugit II Exhibit Opening

The photographic exhibition Tempus Fugit II deals with Baroque churches in Broumov, northeastern Bohemia. The designer was the well-known architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, who was born in 1689 in Prague. He was one of the most important architects of the Baroque period. Tempus Fugit II, by photographers Dano and Jana Veselští, aims not only to...

Czechs in America – Exile/Emigration 1948 Exhibit Opening

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

Czech documentary photographer Jiří Doležel will present his Czechs in America – Exile/Emigration 1948 exhibition focused around photographs and interviews with the representatives of Czechoslovak exile in the USA, which record the life experiences of those who had been forced by circumstances to leave the country of their origin seeking freedom and safety in the...