** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ** For more information about Volunteering with NCSML visit https://ncsml.org/support/volunteer or call 319-362-8500. Join us for a Volunteer Recruitment Event on Saturday, February 12 from 4 - 6 p.m. CST to learn about our NCSML opportunities! Museum tours and Czech appetizers plus refreshments will be available.
Sommelier Dr. Stephen Greif returns to NCSML for Láska z Francie, which means Love from France in Czech. Enjoy light appetizers as you experience a tasting of the following wines from France: Champagne from the Champagne region Bourgogne Blanc (White Burgundy) Chardonnay from Burgundy Vouvray (Chenin Blanc) from the Loire Valley Bourgogne Rouge (Red Burgundy)...
NCSML welcomes the world-class cimbál band, Harafica, for the first time to the United States with performances in Chicago, Cedar Rapids, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. This eight-member band was founded in 1999 by a group of young men attending elementary music school in Moravia. More than 20 years later, the group is...
Hubert the Hedgehog is not always a fan of noise and distractions, so after our Free First Saturday for Students ends, we're staying open late for families and community members with special sensory needs. In addition to a lower-sensory impact environment in our exhibits, Adaptive Arts Specialist Heather Wagner will be leading a "Czech Textiles...
This exhibition features 20 Surrealist-inspired linocut prints by Slovak artist Vincent Hložník from the series Dreams (Sny) (1962) on loan from Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale. They represent a turning point in the artist’s career as his figurative motifs — always related to the exploration of the human...
Dancer, educator, and choreographer Dagmar Spain will lead a workshop at NCSML on movement as a physical dialogue for expressing democracy. This workshop is appropriate for anyone interested in communication; no prior dance training or experience is necessary. Spain considers and refers to movement as dialogue, quoting theologian Kai Alhanen as her inspiration for this...
See members of the Blue Ribbon Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild demonstrate their skills. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the fourth Thursday in Rozek Grand Hall.
See members of the Blue Ribbon Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild demonstrate their skills. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the fourth Thursday in Rozek Grand Hall.
In celebration of the holiday season, Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl will be on hand in the Museum Store to personalize ornaments for you, including the 2021 Limited Edition NCSML Ornament designed by Marj herself (shown at right). Ornament personalization can be commissioned for almost any ornament for a small added price. The last...
