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. NCSML Curator, Stefanie Kohn, returns this month to highlight Brilliant Bohemian Garnets, a one-of-a-kind exhibition of priceless antique and modern garnets...
Join us each Monday in the Skala Bartizal Library for the next six weeks as we read and discuss “Journey for Freedom: Defection from Communist Czechoslovakia" by Peter Vodenka. Discussions will be led by NCSML Volunteer, Steve Pederson. This is a fascinating true story of determination, mortal danger, and success. After ten years of planning...
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library continues to partner with Anna Cooková, an instructor with CzechTalk, to offer online Czech language and culture lessons. The summer Beginner’s Czech Language & Culture I starts on Monday, June 12, 2023. Each class will be held from 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. central time every Monday...
A one-of-a-kind exhibition of priceless antique and modern garnets from the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic is only making one stop in America — and that’s in Iowa. Over 300 objects that feature the fiery red gemstones will be on display. Many pieces are garnet-decorated jewelry, but others are household items like eyeglasses, mirrors,...
Enjoy a guided tour of Brilliant Bohemian Garnets by Dr. Lucie Kodišová from the Department of Older Czech History at the National Museum in Prague from where the artifacts have traveled from. Brilliant Bohemian Garnets is a one-of-a-kind exhibition of priceless antique and modern garnets from the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic and is...
Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, Cedar Rapids historian, on a walking tour of historic New Bohemia. Learn the unique history behind this fascinating neighborhood. Special stories associated with architectural landmarks in New Bohemia will be highlighted. The tour will begin and end at Masaryk Park (east end of the Bridge of Lions/16th avenue bridge). Wear comfortable...
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. Hear from NCSML Lifelong Learning Specialist, Jacob Lesan, about upcoming programming at NCSML. He will highlight the Moravian Folk Art Motif...
Homelessness is currently a highly urgent, worldwide social problem. Globally, there are around 100 million people without homes and 1.6 billion people living in unsuitable housing conditions. And these numbers are continually rising. The pandemic, migration, and the climate crisis have and will continue to have a negative influence on the rising number of the...
