** All classes are full ** Class participants will learn how to decorate eggs using the batik/wax resist method. The traditional wax resist process involves several stages of tracing designs with wax and dipping the egg in different colored dyes. Each student will leave with new knowledge and one finished egg. Class size is limited...
** All classes are full ** Class participants will learn how to decorate eggs using the batik/wax resist method. The traditional wax resist process involves several stages of tracing designs with wax and dipping the egg in different colored dyes. Each student will leave with new knowledge and one finished egg. Class size is limited...
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 board member, Monika Vintrlíková will join us for our next Coffee & Kolach to discuss NCSML's newest exhibit Moravian Folk...
NCSML will be closed for Easter on Sunday, April 9.
Puppetry has a long tradition in Czech and Slovak cultures and has been included on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. All ages are welcome to build a puppet from recycled materials in this workshop. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult (free if not building a puppet). Workshop supplies will be...
Puppetry has a long tradition in Czech and Slovak cultures and has been included on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. All ages are welcome to build a puppet from recycled materials in this workshop. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult (free if not building a puppet). Workshop supplies will be...
Join Czech Fullbright scholar Tomáš Jamník for a presentation that will highlight the life of Czech violinist Otakar Ševčík and his three visits to America. Learn why the so called "Ševčík Method" is still nowadays one of the most used methods for string instruments. Tomáš Jamník is a Czech cellist currently based in Berlin. In...
The performing duo Bauerovi Josefov of the Bouček Puppet Theatre in the Czech Republic is coming to Cedar Rapids on their final US tour. Join us for a traditional Czech marionette puppet show that will feature two entertaining folktales, The Piggy Bank and Jester and the Princess. While the performers will speak Czech, translation of...
At the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, volunteers are the heart of our organization. During Volunteer Appreciation Week we want to say thank you for all you do! Volunteers are invited to enjoy a lunch catered by Dostal Catering while enjoying a presentation by Mark Stoffer Hunter, local guide and historian. The event...
