• 2025 Orloj Closing Ceremony

    The first full Orloj season is coming to an end. Join us in the Skala Bartizal Library for a closing ceremony with special guests from the family of Ernie Buresh, the namesake of the Buresh Immigration Clock Tower which contains the only Prague-style astronomical clock in North America. Ernie Buresh's wife, Joanne, and daughter, Wendy,...

  • NCSML Closed Thanksgiving

    The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27. NCSML will reopen with normal hours Friday, November 28.

  • Coffee and Kolach

    The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library's Kava & Kolac (Coffee & Kolach) series will feature programs, concerts, highlights, and special events. Brew a pot of coffee, powder your kolach, and join NCSML via Facebook Live or YouTube Live each first Friday of the month. In this episode, NCSML staff will detail the upcoming Old...

  • Free First Saturday for Students

    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.

  • Old World Christmas Market 2025

    Old World Christmas Market 2025

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

    You do not want to miss our 16th year of making spirits bright. The Old World Christmas Market is inspired by traditional European markets, but with our own Midwest magic. Experience a delightful market with local handcrafted items, delicious treats, entertainment and activities for people of all ages. This enchanted celebration of culture, community, and...

  • Old World Christmas Market 2025

    Old World Christmas Market 2025

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

    You do not want to miss our 16th year of making spirits bright. The Old World Christmas Market is inspired by traditional European markets, but with our own Midwest magic. Experience a delightful market with local handcrafted items, delicious treats, entertainment and activities for people of all ages. This enchanted celebration of culture, community, and...

  • Christmas Duck Dinner with Parade of Kroje and Music

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

    Registration has ended. Please no walk ins. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of Czech and Slovak music and culture with Helene Baine Cincebeaux and the Ivaškas. Enjoy a Christmas Czech and Slovak dinner of roast duck with dumplings and braised red cabbage. We look forward to seeing you at NCSML for...

  • Live Webinar — Voices from the Homelands: 2025 in Review

    Featuring Special Guest: Martin Palouš is trustee and director of international cooperation of the Remembrance Society and a member of the Council of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů). He was one of the original signatories of Charter 77, served as its spokesperson in 1986 and was among...

  • Czech ‘Em Out Book Club: Nicholas Winton’s Lottery of Life

    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...