NCSML Awarded Prestigious Grants
1) Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1.2 million in arts grants for quality of life and cultural vitality in 40 Iowa communities. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is pleased…
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An update on the NCSML’s flourishing heritage garden
This spring, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library planted an organic Czech and Slovak Heritage Garden for the first time. The vegetables come from heritage seeds collected by Seed Savers…
NCSML collaborates with advocacy youth group, AMP, to create a community mural
Mural interprets the question “What are the basic rights and freedoms of the world community?” In an effort to make all visitors feel welcome and become further embedded in the community, the…
Introducing our Human Rights Education Specialist, Nicholas Hartmann, PhD
“What I do as a Human Rights Education Specialist has a central mission: to integrate issues surrounding human rights, community and culture with the NCSML’s commitment to telling the story of Czech…
‘Immortal: Warhol’s Last Works’ opens May 14, 2016
April 21, 2016 Immortal: Warhol’s Last Works opens May 14 at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library with an emphasis on family and community programming In just a few weeks,…
Czech That Film, a national film festival, coming to Iowa City April 29 – May 1, 2016
IOWA CITY, IA –Czech That Film, a nationally-touring festival of recent Czech cinema, will return to Iowa for the third year during the weekend of April 29, 2016. The Iowa festival is…
Comics and beer workshop returns to the NCSML this Saturday
Get your tickets here! CEDAR RAPIDS, IA –Join us at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library on Saturday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. for an afternoon of creativity, while learning about…
Participating in Democracy
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library presents a public exchange of ideas on how we shape democracy, inspired by Václav Havel CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – From playwright and critical commentator…
A dream visit to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
March 22, 2016 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – On March 22, 2016, Robert Turecek, from the Garnett Place Retirement Community visited the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML). This visit was part…
Bohemian Boudoir: Czech Vanity Glass opens April 23, 2016 in the Smith Gallery
March 18, 2016 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA –Bohemian Boudoir: Czech Vanity Glass, will open April 23, 2016 at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library with a party to rival one of…