Did you know that NCSML has been working on a custom campaign for the world's most popular role-playing game? If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a playtest for an adventure inspired by Czech and Slovak mythology, sign up here! Due to current situations, this will take place over both...
Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, Cedar Rapids historian on a walking tour of historic Czech Village. Learn about the unique history behind this fascinating neighborhood. Special stories associated with architectural landmarks in the Village will be highlighted. The tour will begin and end at NCSML’s clock tower (corner of 16th Ave SW and Inspiration Pl SW)....
Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, Cedar Rapids historian on a walking tour of historic Czech Village. Learn about the unique history behind this fascinating neighborhood. Special stories associated with architectural landmarks in the Village will be highlighted. The tour will begin and end at NCSML’s clock tower (corner of 16th Ave SW and Inspiration Pl SW)....
The National Museum of American History is launching an engaging series of talks through February 2021 that combine questions raised by the current pandemics and historic objects in the national collections. Curators and historians will virtually share objects, using them as a springboard for a lively discussion that explores how the past can help us...
Join us for an interactive tour of our Faces of Freedom exhibit, which will include puzzles, games, and trivia about Bohemian beers. It’s a fun combination of our favorite things – beer, games shows, and Czech and Slovak culture! Designed for small groups of 5 to 10 people, Tipsy Tours: Beers of Bohemia is $25...
For the last class of the series, we are going to prepare a traditional Czech dessert. Yeast and sweet buns filled with prune jam or strawberry marmalade is one of those meals that almost every Czech grandmother was known for making. In this class, all attendees will be focusing on all parts of this unique...
Did you know that NCSML has been working on a custom campaign for the world's most popular role-playing game? If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a playtest for an adventure inspired by Czech and Slovak mythology, sign up here! Due to current situations, this will take place over both...
Slovak halušky is a very unique and original kind of potato pasta typically found in the Slovak Republic. All attendees will learn about and prepare this pasta totally from scratch, which will be lot of fun and also very easy! Then, you will create two delicious versions of this meal: one with cream cheese and...
Did you know that NCSML has been working on a custom campaign for the world's most popular role-playing game? If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a playtest for an adventure inspired by Czech and Slovak mythology, sign up here! Due to current situations, this will take place over both...
Czechs, like any other nationalities, enjoy their salads. Traditional Czech salad recipes have some similarities with salads from other nations, but at the same time have a very original and refreshing approach. This class will be a perfect example that Czech food is not just sauerkraut, pork, and dumplings (even though these are delicious too).Join...
Did you know that NCSML has been working on a custom campaign for the world's most popular role-playing game? If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a playtest for an adventure inspired by Czech and Slovak mythology, sign up here! Due to current situations, this will take place over both...
Judita Matyášová, a Czech journalist and historian, presents the forgotten story of 80 Czech Jewish teens who left Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and went to Denmark in the fall of 1939. They spent four years in Danish foster families and hoping to come to Palestine. In 1943, they had to flee to Sweden, where some of them...
Did you know that NCSML has been working on a custom campaign for the world's most popular role-playing game? If you or someone you know would be interested in participating in a playtest for an adventure inspired by Czech and Slovak mythology, sign up here! Due to current situations, this will take place over both...
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
The NCSML Museum Store was recently named the 2020 Store of the Year by the Museum Store Association. Join us as we celebrate with virtual events, raffle prizes, exclusive Celebration Packages, and a social distance book & ornament signing from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28. Kelly Jones of Wraptillion Modern Industrial Jewelry...
Calling all murder mystery lovers! Countess Elizabeth Báthory is known as the most prolific female serial killer in history. Join us in reopening her case file and examining the evidence. The Báthory Trial tour will be held on October 28 and again on October 30 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Designed for no more...
Among the very first industrial-era immigrants to the United States were citizens of Austria-Hungary, who were recruited to work the coal fields of Pennsylvania and certain other states. An absolute necessity for both industry and homes, coal was king. In this talk, John Righetti will outline what coal communities were like at the beginning of...