Czech 'Em Out Book Club meets on the third Monday of each month with NCSML volunteer Steve Pederson in the Skala Bartizal Library following the reading of each months selected book. You can purchase this month's book from the Museum Store. December's selection — Nicholas Winton's Lottery of Life, by Matej Mináč The story of...
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is closed Christmas Eve, December 24, and Christmas Day, December 25. NCSML will reopen December 26.
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is closed Christmas Eve, December 24, and Christmas Day, December 25. NCSML will reopen December 26.
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is closed New Year's Day, January 1. NCSML will reopen January 2.
Take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to get out of the house. Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. College students must bring a current school ID card.
Monday, January 12, the Museum Store staff will be doing their annual inventory process, and the store will be closed for in-person shopping. The online store — store.NCSML.org — is always open!
Join Curator Stefanie Kohn for a guided tour of Spotlight on Slovakia, where you’ll learn about the history, stories, and significance behind the best of NCSML's Slovak collection. Tour is approximately 40 minutes. Each tour is limited to 15 people. Please register online or by calling 319-362-8500. Tour repeats Tuesday, February 3 at 2 p.m. and...
Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer: Czech-American Writer at the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Born in Chicago of Czech immigrant parents, Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer (1889-1945) was the first author to have original fiction published in Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories in 1927, marking a milestone in the early history of science fiction. His life and fiction...
Join Curator Stefanie Kohn for a guided tour of Spotlight on Slovakia, where you’ll learn about the history, stories, and significance behind the best of NCSML's Slovak collection. Tour is approximately 40 minutes. Each tour is limited to 15 people. Please register online or by calling 319-362-8500. Tour repeats Saturday, February 14 at 10 a.m. Admission...