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Free First Saturdays for Students: Ride of the Kings

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

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students Activity: Make paper flowers and other colorful decorations to adorn the NCSML’s “horse.”* On Pentecost—the 50th day after Easter—in some Moravian towns they will celebrate with a large festival and parade called the Ride of the Kings. The men and boys of the town come together to...

Movin’ at the Museum: Yoga for Kids!

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

Cost: Free, registration required We will be kicking off the 2018 Movin’ at the Museum series with Yoga with Nikki Grim from Painted Dog Yoga in Cedar Rapids. Nikki will be at the museum to teach kids and families how to get fit and relax with easy yoga!  Each Yoga for Kids session will last for 30...

Movin’ at the Museum: Yoga for Kids!

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

Cost: Free, registration required We will be kicking off the 2018 Movin’ at the Museum series with Yoga with Nikki Grim from Painted Dog Yoga in Cedar Rapids. Nikki will be at the museum to teach kids and families how to get fit and relax with easy yoga!  Each Yoga for Kids session will last for 30...

Bobbin Lace Making Demonstration

See members of the Doris Southard Lace Guild demonstrate this beautiful craft. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the second Wednesday in Rozek Grand Hall.

Bobbin Lace Making Demonstration

See members of the Doris Southard Lace Guild demonstrate this beautiful craft. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the second Wednesday in Rozek Grand Hall.

Ubuhle Beading Technique Workshop

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

Cost: $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Supplies Included. Registration Required. Learn about the techniques used in our new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, from its co-creator Beverly Gibson.  Ages 10 and up, children must be accompanied by an adult. RSVP

Ubuhle Beading Technique Workshop

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

Cost: $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Supplies Included. Registration Required. Learn about the techniques used in our new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, from its co-creator Beverly Gibson.  Ages 10 and up, children must be accompanied by an adult. RSVP

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

Join us at Beadology in downtown Iowa City to celebrate the opening of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence (May 12-Sept. 17, 2018). Ubuhle Women showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by a community of women living and...

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

Join us at Beadology in downtown Iowa City to celebrate the opening of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence (May 12-Sept. 17, 2018). Ubuhle Women showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by a community of women living and...