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Author Mark Kurlansky to speak on 1968 and the Prague Spring at NCSML Nov. 1

October 29, 2018
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Talk will offer a 50-year perspective on how 1968 changed America and the world CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Award-winning and best-selling writer Mark Kurlansky, author of 1968: The Year that Rocked the…

First U.S. solo exhibit of Czech painter Joža Uprka starts Oct. 13 at the NCSML

October 3, 2018
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Uprka’s portrayal of Moravian folk life is ‘a story that should be told’ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the first solo exhibition of the art work of Joža Uprka in the United…

15th annual BrewNost at the NCSML slated for Sept. 14

September 5, 2018
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Sept. 5, 2018CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – BrewNost, the annual international beer festival supporting the mission of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), turns 15 this year. It will be…

NCSML board names Cecilia Rokusek next President and CEO

July 19, 2018
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Board of Trustees of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) has selected Dr. Cecilia Rokusek to be the museum’s next President and CEO. Currently…

Summer Family Free Day – July 28 at the NCSML

July 6, 2018
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Innovations from the 1910s – and root beer is back! CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The annual Summer Family Free Day at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) will be…

From Child Star to Diplomat: Shirley Temple Black, July 11 at the NCSML

July 5, 2018
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The dramatic stories from the life of Shirley Temple Black will come to stage at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) on July 11, 7-8:30…

Czech jazz great Emil Viklický returns to U.S. to perform at the NCSML May 30

May 17, 2018
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The Grand Moravia Jazz Trio. Left to right: Petr Dvorsky (bass), Ernie Adams (drums) and Emil Viklický (piano). CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Czech master jazz pianist Emil Viklický will bring his Grand Moravia…

NCSML exhibit of bead-art from South Africa

May 15, 2018
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, an exhibition that showcases a form of bead art developed by a community of women living and working together since…

Guts & Glory exhibit at the NCSML marks 100th anniversary of creation of Czechoslovakia

April 3, 2018
News
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and of the creation of the nation of Czechoslovakia. On Saturday, April 7, the…

The Art of Accessories, opening Nov. 4, includes pins from Madeleine Albright

October 17, 2017
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Art of Accessories, an original exhibition featuring beaded bags, decorated shoes, fanciful hats and gorgeous jewelry, will open Nov. 4 in the Petrik Gallery at the National…
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