A Hmong family who fled Communist bullets and wild tigers through the jungle of Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand. A Sudanese man who was thrown into prison in Ethiopia for helping the Lost Boys and left gasping for air through a crack under the door. A Mexican woman who taught herself English by...
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
Větrnik is a baked Czech dessert filled with pastry cream and caramel whipped cream that is a slightly more advanced version of the French profiterole. In this class Chef will lead you step-by-step towards mastering this delicious pastry. Note: Suitable for vegetarians.Join us for the first official series of the National Czech & Slovak Cooking...
Christmas cookies are part of many families’ Christmas traditions. This course offers a great opportunity to extend your current recipe portfolio with two traditional kinds of delicious Czech Christmas cookies. You will learn to prepare Linz tart cookies as well as Ischel’s cookies that have a touch of cinnamon, filled with preserve, and coated with...
Join us for our November Coffee and Kolach where we'll talk with new NCSML Store Manager and Director of Volunteer Services, Andrea Siebenmann about what's new for this holiday season. 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...
Hubert the Hedgehog is not always a fan of noise and distractions, so we’re staying open late today for families and community members with special sensory needs. In addition to a lower-sensory impact environment in our exhibits, Outreach Program Coordinator from the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, Lauren Manninen, will be leading in-person hands-on activities.Cost: Free....
The NCSML Museum Store will be closed Monday, November 8 to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. NCSML will remain open as usual. Make sure to stop by later that week, and also during the Store Open House on November 13, to check out our new and exciting look and merchandise!
This class will introduce you to two other kinds of traditional Czech Christmas Cookies. You will learn to prepare mini walnut rolls coated in sugar and chocolate mini nests with almonds. You can attend this course without having attended its’ predecessor. Note: Suitable for vegetarians.Join us from the comfort of your home on Zoom and learn...
