ECHOES IN THE USA: two weeks of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library! November 2 - 7:00 p.m. / NCSML Peter Dvorský, a Slovak operatic tenor renowned for his lyrical voice, will be featured in a documentary by Iveta Malachovská highlighting his life and career. Dvorský, with his...
Visual, computer and multimedia artist Zdeňka Čechová is recognized as an innovator of video mapping in the Czech Republic. She created the first artistic programs for the Singing Fountain in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic as well as musical, light, and water shows for the Křižík Fountain in Prague. She holds the position of President at...
The village of Lidice was destroyed in 1942 in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a mastermind of Nazi genocide. Hitler chose Lidice as an example of what would happen if anyone chose to resist. All 192 men were murdered, all women sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, all but 9 of 91 children were...
The village of Lidice was destroyed in 1942 in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a mastermind of Nazi genocide. Hitler chose Lidice as an example of what would happen if anyone chose to resist. All 192 men were murdered, all women sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, all but 9 of 91 children were...
Helene presents her program “Creating Beauty Through Nature” in person at the Hemphill Theater and online via Zoom at 2 p.m. CST to discuss how village people used things at hand to create beauty in their clothing, homes, and churches. She will share stunning pictures of “nature inspired” villagers who used beads and fish scales...
Helene will be live in person at the Hemphill Theater and online via Zoom starting at 10 a.m. CST to showcase individual kroje, headdresses, and heirlooms in her presentation “50 Years on the Backroads of Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, and Ruthenia.” Helene will tell the entire story of the travels and adventures that she and her...
Helene Baine Cincebeaux will present "My Journey Collecting Kroje in the Old Country" highlighting the past 50 years of her collecting journey. Held in the Hemphill Theater from 10 a.m. - noon CST, a book signing will follow. NCSML has all three of Helene’s books available for signing: “Crowning Glory,” “A Treasury of Slovak Folk...
Join Producer/Director Susan Marcinkus for a screening of “Pictures from the Old Country.” The captivating story of the filmmaker’s quest to uncover the mysteries of her Slovak identity and heritage, after they were lost behind the Iron Curtain and her family’s silence. As a young girl growing up during the Cold War, she is curious...
Czech That Film is a film festival of the best Czech films held throughout the United States every year. The NCSML is thrilled to welcome them back and show four different movies with two screenings the first four weekends in August in our very own Hemphill Theater. Guests can enjoy the films Friday evenings at...