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Farewell to Winter

Cost: Free Celebrate the triumph of Spring over Winter by helping us toss Morena into the nearby Cedar River! In Slavic tradition, Morena is an entity associated with death and winter and must be vanquished to make way for sunny skies and warmer weather.

Farewell to Winter

Cost: Free Celebrate the triumph of Spring over Winter by helping us toss Morena into the nearby Cedar River! In Slavic tradition, Morena is an entity associated with death and winter and must be vanquished to make way for sunny skies and warmer weather.

History on the 8’s Lecture: “The Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men at the Start of the Great War and the End of the Habsburg Empire”

Many significant moments in Czech and Slovak history occurred in years ending in “8.” This lecture series featuring five acclaimed authors and scholars who will put the pivotal events of 1918, 1938, 1948, and 1968 into context and show how they continue to shape our lives in 2018. Sponsored by GreatAmerica Financial Services, and Gary...

History on the 8’s Lecture: “The Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men at the Start of the Great War and the End of the Habsburg Empire”

Many significant moments in Czech and Slovak history occurred in years ending in “8.” This lecture series featuring five acclaimed authors and scholars who will put the pivotal events of 1918, 1938, 1948, and 1968 into context and show how they continue to shape our lives in 2018. Sponsored by GreatAmerica Financial Services, and Gary...

SOLD OUT! Egg Decorating with Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

SOLD OUT! Cost (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take home Traditional Starter Kit Traditional Deluxe Kit Class participants will learn how...

SOLD OUT! Egg Decorating with Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

SOLD OUT! Cost (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take home Traditional Starter Kit Traditional Deluxe Kit Class participants will learn how...

SOLD OUT! Egg Decorating with Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

SOLD OUT! This session has been cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions. Cost (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take home Traditional...

SOLD OUT! Egg Decorating with Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

SOLD OUT! This session has been cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions. Cost (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take home Traditional...

Free First Saturdays for Students: Crossing the Battlefield

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

9:30am-4pm: Galleries are open and free for students, regular admission for non-students 12:30pm-4pm: Drop in for a free activity While the Red Cross had been around before the beginning of WWI, it was not nearly as expansive, but that all changed in 1914. During the opening weekend of our new exhibit, Guts and Glory, we will...