The photographic exhibition Tempus Fugit II deals with Baroque churches in Broumov, northeastern Bohemia. The designer was the well-known architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, who was born in 1689 in Prague. He was one of the most important architects of the Baroque period. Tempus Fugit II, by photographers Dano and Jana Veselští, aims not only to...
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 our museum store. About this months book: The Last Palace Written by Norman Eisen, former US Ambassador to...
See members of the Cedar Valley Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild demonstrate their embroidery skills. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the fourth Thursday in Rozek Grand Hall.Cost: Free
Our latest live online Zoom cooking series comprises of 5 classes. Our Fall Cooking Series will take you on a delightful journey through Czech and Slovak cuisine. We'll start with the comforting Brussels Sprouts Soup, then explore the savory depths of Szegedin Goulash. You'll master the art of flaky, layered pastries with traditional and vegetarian...
ECHOES IN THE USA: two weeks of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library! October 28 (OPENING NIGHT) - 6:30 p.m. / NCSML Two worlds, one people, and an excitement for the history, future, and celebration of cross-cultural experience will collide in this opening event of the Echoes festival...
ECHOES IN THE USA: two weeks of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library! October 29 - 7:00 p.m. / NCSML National folkwear & fashion show with leading Czech designer Beata Rajská! Czech, Moravian, and Slovak national folkwear fashion show will be on display for this incredible evening celebrating...
ECHOES IN THE USA: two weeks of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library! October 30th & November 3rd - 7:00 p.m. / NCSML Selections from Dvořáks immortal masterpiece, Rusalka, will include visual highlights of the Czech landscape and how Dvořák found inspiration in the Czech countryside. Featuring American...
Czech documentary photographer Jiří Doležel will present his Czechs in America – Exile/Emigration 1948 exhibition focused around photographs and interviews with the representatives of Czechoslovak exile in the USA, which record the life experiences of those who had been forced by circumstances to leave the country of their origin seeking freedom and safety in the...
ECHOES IN THE USA: two weeks of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library! October 31 - 7:00 p.m. / St. Wenceslaus Church in Cedar Rapids, IA An evening of selected works by A. Dvořák, B. Smetana and V. H. Voříšek, with 2013 Concertino Praga International Broadcast winner classical...
