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Dolněmčanka Concert

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

Visiting from the Czech Republic, the 18-piece brass band Dolněmčanka was founded in the village of Dolní Němčí back in 1876. They actively perform in local and international cultural events,...

Coffee and Kolach

Brew a pot of coffee, powder your kolaches, and join NCSML each first Friday of the month for Coffee & Kolach! Each month we'll be discussing a different topic via...

*** CANCELLED *** Christmas Market Tour RSVP Deadline

*** CANCELLED *** December 10-19, 2022 —Tour the Christmas Markets of Dresden (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Budapest (Hungary), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Prague (Czech Republic). Each of these markets is unique, and...

NCSML Museum Store Closed

The NCSML Museum Store will be closed Monday, October 17 to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. NCSML will remain open as usual. Make sure to stop by later that...

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History and Mysteries of Prague’s Jewish Quarter

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

The History and Mysteries of Prague’s Jewish Quarter with the Author of Haunted Prague Prague is the most mysterious of places, one of Europe’s most hauntingly beautiful—and just plain haunted—destinations....

Coffee and Kolach

This month we'll speak with Jakub Ketman, a fourth year media studies Ph.D. student from Palacký University in Olomouc. His current research deals with media history, problems of local journalism,...

Free First Saturday for Students

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

Enjoy interactive art projects and a festive photo booth in the new exhibit Magic and Mystery: Mardi Gras and Carnival Traditions. Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to...

Christmas Cookies I – Mini Walnut Rolls & Linz Tarts

This class will introduce you to two other kinds of traditional Czech Christmas Cookies. You will learn to prepare mini walnut rolls coated in sugar and delicious Christmas-shaped cookie sandwiches...

(R)evolution of the Guitar: Ester Pavlů and Barbora Kubíková

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

"(R)evolution of the Guitar" offers an exciting journey of Spanish guitar to American finger-style guitar songs from the classical Spanish composers of Manuel de Falla and Federico Garcia Lorca of...