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Museum Store Closed For Inventory

The NCSML Museum Store is closed Jan. 10 for inventory and will reopen Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m. You can still shop online at store.ncsml.org. The Museum and its galleries are open as normal.

Beginner’s Czech Language & Culture I

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 next Beginner’s Czech Language & Culture I starts on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Each class will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central Time every Tuesday...

COVID, the University, and the Community

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is pleased to host a webinar presented by the president of Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, Dr. Martin Procházka, a world-renowned expert on issues related to COVID in the community. His current area of focused research is COVID’s impact in universities. As an OB/GYN specialist, he...

A lecture on Slovak headdresses with Helene Cincebeaux

Join Helene Cincebeaux via Zoom at 7 p.m. CST for the world-premiere of the video highlighting the unique stories associated with her “Crowning Glory” exhibit. For the past 40 plus years, Helene and her mother collected unique, one-of-a-kind headdresses from Moravia and Slovakia. Helene will discuss the history, cultural significance, and most importantly, the human...

Vincent Hloznik: Between War and Dream Closes

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

This exhibition features 20 Surrealist-inspired linocut prints by Slovak artist Vincent Hložník from the series Dreams (Sny) (1962) on loan from Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale. They represent a turning point in the artist’s career as his figurative motifs — always related to the exploration of the human...

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. This month we welcome NCSML Librarian, David Muhlena, who will give us an overview of what is new in our library.Cost: Free Facebook...

Hubert’s Night Owls

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

Hubert the Hedgehog is not always a fan of noise and distractions, so after our Free First Saturday for Students ends, we're staying open late for families and community members with special sensory needs. In addition to a lower-sensory impact environment in our exhibits, Adaptive Arts Specialist Heather Wagner will be leading a "Czech Textiles...