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...
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...
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...
Join the Cedar Valley Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America every fourth Wednesday for a stitching demonstration at the NCSML.Cost: Free
Join the Cedar Valley Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America every fourth Wednesday for a stitching demonstration at the NCSML.Cost: Free
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...
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 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...
NCSML welcomes the world-class cimbál band, Harafica, for the first time to the United States with performances in Chicago, Cedar Rapids, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. This eight-member band was founded in 1999 by a group of young men attending elementary music school in Moravia. More than 20 years later, the group is...
