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Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students. There have been animals helping soldiers in wars and battles for centuries, even today. Critters had a variety of tasks all the way from carrying messages across the battlefields to being a troop mascot. Dogs and horses are usually what come to mind, but there were more...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students. There have been animals helping soldiers in wars and battles for centuries, even today. Critters had a variety of tasks all the way from carrying messages across the battlefields to being a troop mascot. Dogs and horses are usually what come to mind, but there were more...

Saturday, July 7, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: Free, registration required We’ll punch out the season with Shannon Johnson from Ultimate Taekwondo! The whole family can learn some basic kicks, punches, and self-defense. Session 1: 1pm-1:30pm (Ages 2-5) Session 2: 2pm-2:30pm (Ages 6-12) From the Ultimate Taekwondo mission statement: “Our goal...

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.

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Hear from Iowa BIG students, Madie Baird and Lucas Osterberger, about the creation of the virtual reality in Guts & Glory. They will describe how high school students learned...

July 14 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per child. Registration is required and space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For each paid child admission, one adult may attend for free. Our current exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, is filled with wonderful mosaic tapestries created...

July 14 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per child. Registration is required and space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For each paid child admission, one adult may attend for free. Our current exhibit, Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, is filled with wonderful mosaic tapestries created...

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...

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Getting the Message Discover how the Czech Legion stayed in touch throughout their journey and how immigrant families learned about the progress of the war from their homes in...

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Getting the Message Discover how the Czech Legion stayed in touch throughout their journey and how immigrant families learned about the progress of the war from their homes in...

Many significant moments in Czech and Slovak history occurred in years ending in “8.” This lecture series featuring five acclaimed authors and scholars who will put the pivotal events of 1918, 1938, 1948, and 1968 into context and show how they continue to shape our lives in 2018. Sponsored by GreatAmerica Financial Services, and Gary...

Cost: $5, registration required. Space is limited. Ages 12 and up. There are a lot of reasons why traditional recipes may be altered and a big one is accessibility during wartime. Using a pamphlet found in the archival collection we will try our hands at making a wartime potato recipe from Czechoslovakia! RSVP   The...

Cost: $5, registration required. Space is limited. Ages 12 and up. There are a lot of reasons why traditional recipes may be altered and a big one is accessibility during wartime. Using a pamphlet found in the archival collection we will try our hands at making a wartime potato recipe from Czechoslovakia! RSVP   The...

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Exclusive Insider Tour with METRO Steam Academy Students Learn first-hand from Metro High School STEAM Academy coordinator/teacher Shannon Ellis about project-based learning and student construction of the train cars...

Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and last 30 - 45 minutes • Open late on Wednesdays until 8:00 p.m. during June and July (except July 4) Exclusive Insider Tour with METRO Steam Academy Students Learn first-hand from Metro High School STEAM Academy coordinator/teacher Shannon Ellis about project-based learning and student construction of the train cars...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students. War brings about advancements in technology and during World War 1 nothing was bigger than the airplane.  This was the first war to see combat in the skies on a large scale.  Visit us to learn all about the use of airplanes during World War 1 and...

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for non-students. War brings about advancements in technology and during World War 1 nothing was bigger than the airplane.  This was the first war to see combat in the skies on a large scale.  Visit us to learn all about the use of airplanes during World War 1 and...