Cost: Free with student ID.Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. Visitors also will be able to take part in different themed activities and celebrations. College students must bring a current school ID card. From 10 a.m. to 2...
Cost: Free with student ID.Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. Visitors also will be able to take part in different themed activities and celebrations. College students must bring a current school ID card. From 10 a.m. to 2...
Cost: FreeMovin’ at the Museum has expanded this year to once every month! Each first Saturday of the month will be another chance for folks to try out another style of physical activity from Zumba to POUND. This provides even more opportunity for everyone to get up and get movin’. Zumba Gold is perfect for...
Cost: FreeWinter this year has been really rough, so come celebrate the triumph of Spring over Winter by helping us toss Morena into the nearby Cedar River! In Slavic tradition, Morena is the goddess associated with death and winter, and she must be vanquished to make way for sunny skies and warmer weather. Join us...
Cost: FreeWinter this year has been really rough, so come celebrate the triumph of Spring over Winter by helping us toss Morena into the nearby Cedar River! In Slavic tradition, Morena is the goddess associated with death and winter, and she must be vanquished to make way for sunny skies and warmer weather. Join us...
Václav Havel was a civil activist of international stature, president first of Czechoslovakia and then of the Czech Republic, and an award-winning author. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library seeks to honor this incredible man and his many diverse talents by initiating the annual Velvet Voices of Freedom Speech Competition for High School...
Václav Havel was a civil activist of international stature, president first of Czechoslovakia and then of the Czech Republic, and an award-winning author. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library seeks to honor this incredible man and his many diverse talents by initiating the annual Velvet Voices of Freedom Speech Competition for High School...
Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...
Cost: Free, registration preferred Location: Thew BrewingUsing a laser-based technology for 3D scanning known as "LiDAR" (Light Imaging Detection and Ranging), the University of Iowa’s Adam Skibbe (Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) and Michelle Wienhold (Iowa Flood Center) have traveled around Iowa mapping many historic and cultural resources, but perhaps none is more interesting...
Cost: (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take homeClass participants will learn how to decorate eggs using the batik/wax resist method. The...
You are invited to join us in celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will perform a lullaby on the fujara. Helene Cincebeaux will talk about her more than 50 years of collecting Czech and Slovak folk dress and her adventures that went...
You are invited to join us in celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will perform a lullaby on the fujara. Helene Cincebeaux will talk about her more than 50 years of collecting Czech and Slovak folk dress and her adventures that went...
Saturday, April 13, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take homeClass participants will learn...
Saturday, April 13, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: (class materials are included in the ticket price): $35 per person, Egg Decorating Class only $50 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Starter Kit to take home $60 per person, Egg Decorating Class + Traditional Deluxe Kit to take homeClass participants will learn...
Cost: Paid admission required to see the exhibits; NCSML members always enjoy free admission.Our newest exhibition combines stunning Slovak folk dress (kroje) with adorable babies to create spectacular portraits. Special guest Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová will be present Saturday morning. In celebration, we’re inviting kids and families to join us and learn more about kroje...
Cost: FreeRevolution Starts in the Streets is a temporary public art installation of a replica Berlin Wall on the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library campus. A common theme in revolution is the presence of art as a form of peaceful protest. To honor these street artists and the right to freedom of expression,...
Cost: FreeRevolution Starts in the Streets is a temporary public art installation of a replica Berlin Wall on the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library campus. A common theme in revolution is the presence of art as a form of peaceful protest. To honor these street artists and the right to freedom of expression,...
This event is full. Cost: $25 for NCSML members, $30 for general admission.Join National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library staff on a walking food tour of historic Czech Village. Learn about the unique history behind this fascinating neighborhood while sampling food and drinks. Special stories associated with food and restaurants in the Village will...
This event is full. Cost: $25 for NCSML members, $30 for general admission.Join National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library staff on a walking food tour of historic Czech Village. Learn about the unique history behind this fascinating neighborhood while sampling food and drinks. Special stories associated with food and restaurants in the Village will...
Cost: Free with student ID.Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. Visitors also will be able to take part in different themed activities and celebrations. College students must bring a current school ID card. In 1989, the world seemed...
Cost: Free with student ID.Students of all ages (preschool through college) are invited to visit the NCSML’s exhibits for free on the first Saturday of each month. Visitors also will be able to take part in different themed activities and celebrations. College students must bring a current school ID card. In 1989, the world seemed...
Cost: Free. This class will be in the Skala Bartizal Library and space is limited. Please RSVP.Movin’ at the Museum has expanded this year to once a month EVERY month! Each first Saturday of the month will be another chance for folks to try out another style of physical activity from Zumba to POUND. All...