 |
- National
- Czech
& Slovak
- Museum
& Library
- Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
|
- Media Kit:
- Prague Between History and
Dreams
-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- February 28, 2006
- CONTACT: Jan Stoffer, National Czech & Slovak
Museum & Library, 30 - 16th Ave. SW,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. 319-362-8500 or jan@NCSML.org
-
- National Czech & Slovak Museum
Opens Watercolor Exhibit March 5
-
- CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The National Czech &
Slovak Museum & Library opens Prague Between
History and Dreams, watercolors by Barbara Froula
on Sunday, March 5, 2006. The exhibition features 63
works depicting scenes in Prague and the Czech
Republic. It opens with a Life Long Learning
presentation by the artist at 2:00 p.m. in the WFLA
Heritage Hall. Her slide presentation will include
images from the new book and notes on the history of
the places depicted. A guided tour of the exhibition
by the artist will follow. The program and tour are
free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.
-
- Since 1998, Barbara Froula has created more than 100
paintings depicting Prague and the Czech Republic.
The watercolors in this exhibit were painted on
location during the course of eight trips to the
Czech Republic, and were published in the book Prague
Between History and Dreams. Froula’s
paintings reflect her background in architecture, her
love of the urban landscape, and her reverence for
her Czech heritage.
-
- Froula’s first trip to Prague was led by Dr.
Vaclav Cilek, Director of the Geologic Institute, and
Martin Palous, the former Ambassador to the United
States from the Czech Republic. Renowned Czech writer
and winner of the Tom Stoppard Prize, Cilek wrote the
text for Prague Between History and Dreams,
his first book in English. Palous contributed a
foreword, and the book was completed in 2004.
-
- The exhibit continues through July 16, 2006.
-
- The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
is the leading United States institution collecting,
exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting Czech and
Slovak history and culture. The National Czech &
Slovak Museum & Library is located at 30 16th
Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids. For more information, call
(319) 362-8500 or visit the museum's web site, www.NCSML.org.
-
- Image Gallery
-
- Exhibit Hours
- November 1 – April 30
- Tuesday – Saturday: 9:30 –
4:00
- Sunday: Noon - 4:00
- Monday: Closed
-
- Exhibit Admission
-
- Admission is FREE to members!
- $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors and large groups,
$2.00 for children 5-16 years old. Children under 5
with an adult companion are admitted free. All children free on Sundays when
accompanied by an adult.
- Reservations are encouraged for groups
of ten or more. Call 319-362-8500 to make
reservations.
- Accessibility
-
- The museum is handicapped accessible
and has convenient, free parking.
-
- The National Czech & Slovak Museum
& Library
- 30 - 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa 52404-5904
- Phone: 319-362-8500 · Fax:
319-363-2209
-
- This page was updated July 31, 2007
