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Music @ the Museum: Lukáš Sommer Concert
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Member & Volunteer Holiday Shopping Night
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesPlease join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Night hosted by the Museum Store! Shop for a cause to help support the mission of the NCSML. Enjoy holiday favorites played by Holly Robe on our piano in Grand Hall while you shop and mingle. Galleries will be open until 8:00 p.m.Enjoy: • 25%...
Member & Volunteer Holiday Shopping Night
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesPlease join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Night hosted by the Museum Store! Shop for a cause to help support the mission of the NCSML. Enjoy holiday favorites played by Holly Robe on our piano in Grand Hall while you shop and mingle. Galleries will be open until 8:00 p.m.Enjoy: • 25%...
Immigrant Foodways: Breadwinner!
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesImmigrant Foodways: Breadwinner!
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
“Citizen Václav Havel Goes on Vacation” Film Screening
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesBefore he became president of the Czech Republic following the Velvet Revolution, Vaclav Havel--playwright, essayist, intellectual--was a leading dissident, repeatedly jailed by the communist government. This extraordinary documentary by Jan and Adam Novak recreates (with irony) a little-known episode in Havel's rebellious life: the decision to test the limits of the secret police by taking...
“Citizen Václav Havel Goes on Vacation” Film Screening
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesBefore he became president of the Czech Republic following the Velvet Revolution, Vaclav Havel--playwright, essayist, intellectual--was a leading dissident, repeatedly jailed by the communist government. This extraordinary documentary by Jan and Adam Novak recreates (with irony) a little-known episode in Havel's rebellious life: the decision to test the limits of the secret police by taking...
Czechs and Slovaks in the United States: A Sociodemographic Snapshot
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesWho and where are Czech and Slovak immigrants and descendants in America today? We will examine geographic, demographic, social, and economic characteristics of these populations using data from the U.S. Census. We will also compare these groups to the overall US-born and foreign-born populations. Come learn about the current status of Czech and Slovak-Americans and...