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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Photo portraits of 10-day-old babies dressed in traditional Slovak folk dress, known as kroje, are the subject matter in Lullaby: Babies in Slovak Folk Dress, an exhibition that…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Members of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) elected four people to three-year terms as new members of its Board of Trustees. The election took…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – “From India to America: Routes of the Roma” will be the topic March 19 at the NCSML when historian Ian Hancock speaks about the history of the Romani…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The first 2019 History on Tap topic at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is “Uncovering the History of Women’s Suffrage in Iowa” with Kären Mason,…

Exhibit opening also to celebrate new Smithsonian Affiliate status CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Revolution 1989, the new original exhibition opening at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), marks the…

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) has been designated a Smithsonian Affiliate, joining a national network of museums, educational institutions and cultural organizations in sharing the resources of the…

NCSML President and CEO among inaugural recipients of the award CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cecilia Rokusek, President and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, was among the first…

Talk will offer a 50-year perspective on how 1968 changed America and the world CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Award-winning and best-selling writer Mark Kurlansky, author of 1968: The Year that Rocked the…

Uprka’s portrayal of Moravian folk life is ‘a story that should be told’ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the first solo exhibition of the art work of Joža Uprka in the United…

Sept. 5, 2018 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – BrewNost, the annual international beer festival supporting the mission of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), turns 15 this year. It will…