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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 Facebook Live or YouTube Live. This month, NCSML Curator Stefanie Kohn will discuss our newest exhibits including the upcoming Magic and Mystery: Mardi Gras and Carnival...

*** 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 several stops at smaller community Christmas markets between the primary locations will be included. It’s a European shopper’s paradise, and just in time for holiday...

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 week to check out our new and exciting look and merchandise!

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. Nowhere is this truer than in its fabled Jewish Quarter. Join Michele Patrick, author of Haunted Prague: Stories of Spirits, Sorcerers, and the Supernatural, for...

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. Nowhere is this truer than in its fabled Jewish Quarter. Join Michele Patrick, author of Haunted Prague: Stories of Spirits, Sorcerers, and the Supernatural, for...

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, and contemporary ways of news production in Czech media. He will speak to how he is using the NCSML’s collection of historic newspapers and journals...