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Czech innovations out: Czech Republic — the country for the future

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

Czechia has committed itself to become an innovation leader by 2030 — almost one hundred years after Czech writer Karel Čapek first coined the word ‘robot‘ without knowing how important the process of ‘robotization‘ would eventually turn out to be. How does the Czech government intend to become an innovation leader? Many inventions and discoveries...

** Rescheduled from April 7 ** Stuffed Peppers with Tomato Sauce and Rice

** This class is rescheduled from 4.7.22 to 4.12.22 ** If you are unable to join us for this rescheduled class on Tuesday, April 12, please contact the museum at 319-362-8500 to notify us so we can work on processing your refund for the class. In this class, we are going to prepare delicious and...

Gingerbread Bars filled with Prune Preserve and Coated in Chocolate

Calling all gingerbread lovers! In this lesson, we are going to prepare traditional Czech gingerbread bars. This dessert has a well-balanced Czech gingerbread flavor that is perfectly sweet and uses delicious and healthy rye flour. The texture of this dessert is very fluffy, and the prune marmalade is not just spread in the middle of...

History of Czechs in Iowa and the Midwest

Skala Bartizal Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century, thousands dreamed of leaving Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) for the U.S., the “country of endless hope.” They were driven by a vision of better living conditions and quick riches, as well as a desire to escape political, religious, and national oppression. Dr. Martin...

Transatlantic Battlefront: How the Exiled Czech Comic Duo Voskovec and Werich Continued Resistance to Nazi Occupation Via Radio

Skala Bartizal Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

The goal of a recent multi-step project led by Filip Šír is to create an online database of scripts, recordings and other documents by Jan Werich and George Voskovec. These Czech comedians and pioneers of famous avant-garde performances in Prague Liberated Theater, which later encouraged aversion to Nazi aggression well into the mid-1930s. Both men...

Kristýna Kůstková recital with pianist Ahmad Hedar

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

Czech soprano Kristýna Kůstková and Czech pianist Ahmad Hedar will perform a recital consisting of the most beautiful songs and arias by Antonín Dvořák, Jaroslav Křička, Leoš Janáček, Manuel de Falla, Gaetano Donizetti, Léo Delibes, and other world recognized composers.