Women’s Suffrage in Iowa is first 2019 History on Tap topic at NCSML
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,…
NCSML’s Revolution 1989 exhibit commemorates Velvet Revolution
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 NCSML Announces Smithsonian Affiliation
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…
Cecilia Rokusek receives Woodrow Wilson Award from the Slovak Republic
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…
Author Mark Kurlansky to speak on 1968 and the Prague Spring at NCSML Nov. 1
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…
First U.S. solo exhibit of Czech painter Joža Uprka starts Oct. 13 at the NCSML
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…
15th annual BrewNost at the NCSML slated for Sept. 14
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…
NCSML board names Cecilia Rokusek next President and CEO
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Board of Trustees of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) has selected Dr. Cecilia Rokusek to be the museum’s next President and CEO. Currently…
Summer Family Free Day – July 28 at the NCSML
Innovations from the 1910s – and root beer is back! CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The annual Summer Family Free Day at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) will be…
From Child Star to Diplomat: Shirley Temple Black, July 11 at the NCSML
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The dramatic stories from the life of Shirley Temple Black will come to stage at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) on July 11, 7-8:30…