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Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students Activity: Make paper flowers and other colorful decorations to adorn the NCSML’s “horse.”* On Pentecost—the 50th day after Easter—in some Moravian towns they will celebrate with a large festival and parade called the Ride of the Kings. The men and boys of the town come together to...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students Activity: Make paper flowers and other colorful decorations to adorn the NCSML’s “horse.”* On Pentecost—the 50th day after Easter—in some Moravian towns they will celebrate with a large festival and parade called the Ride of the Kings. The men and boys of the town come together to...

See members of the Doris Southard Lace Guild demonstrate this beautiful craft. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the second Wednesday in Rozek Grand Hall.

See members of the Doris Southard Lace Guild demonstrate this beautiful craft. Demonstrations take place at the museum each month on the second Wednesday in Rozek Grand Hall.

Cost: $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Supplies Included. Registration Required. Learn about the techniques used in our new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, from its co-creator Beverly Gibson.  Ages 10 and up, children must be accompanied by an adult. RSVP

Cost: $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Supplies Included. Registration Required. Learn about the techniques used in our new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, from its co-creator Beverly Gibson.  Ages 10 and up, children must be accompanied by an adult. RSVP

Join us at Beadology in downtown Iowa City to celebrate the opening of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence (May 12-Sept. 17, 2018). Ubuhle Women showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by a community of women living and...

Join us at Beadology in downtown Iowa City to celebrate the opening of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s new exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence (May 12-Sept. 17, 2018). Ubuhle Women showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by a community of women living and...

Join us in celebrating our new exhibition opening, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, which showcases the vibrant use of Czech glass beads in a unique form of bead art called ndwango. Guests can enjoy a cash bar and light refreshments in our Grand Hall starting at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to visit...

Join us in celebrating our new exhibition opening, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, which showcases the vibrant use of Czech glass beads in a unique form of bead art called ndwango. Guests can enjoy a cash bar and light refreshments in our Grand Hall starting at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to visit...

Cost: Free; for students ages 7-14 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure is partnering with NCSML this summer to bring old Czech and Slovak fairytales to life on the stage! All interested students are invited to try out for parts in the production in this audition session. Visit the Playtime Poppy website for more information: https://playtimepoppy.org/education/summer-theatre-adventure/

Cost: Free; for students ages 7-14 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure is partnering with NCSML this summer to bring old Czech and Slovak fairytales to life on the stage! All interested students are invited to try out for parts in the production in this audition session. Visit the Playtime Poppy website for more information: https://playtimepoppy.org/education/summer-theatre-adventure/

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, for a walking tour of the historic New Bohemia neighborhood. Learn about the evolution of this unique Bohemian commercial district from the early 1870s through the present day. Mark will highlight the...

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, for a walking tour of the historic New Bohemia neighborhood. Learn about the evolution of this unique Bohemian commercial district from the early 1870s through the present day. Mark will highlight the...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for nonstudents. During World War I, the Czechoslovakians rode the Trans-Siberian Railways East across Russia. Between 1915 and17, 60,000 Czechs and Slovaks signed up to fight for the Russian Tsar against the Austro-Hungarian Empire who had held control of the Czech lands for more than a century. Students can...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for nonstudents. During World War I, the Czechoslovakians rode the Trans-Siberian Railways East across Russia. Between 1915 and17, 60,000 Czechs and Slovaks signed up to fight for the Russian Tsar against the Austro-Hungarian Empire who had held control of the Czech lands for more than a century. Students can...

Saturday, June 2, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: Free, registration required Our second Movin’ at the Museum this summer season will be African Dance with Suzanne Palmer from the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy. Feel the beat and get fit dancing the afternoon away! Session One: 1:00 p.m. Session Two: 2:00 p.m....