Hear the stories behind the paintings in the exhibit, The Soul of Moravia: Joža Uprka Reprised: Where they were found across the world, how one of the paintings was stolen from a Jewish family by Nazis, and the themes Uprka expressed.

Joža Uprka (1861–1940), a Czech painter, often called the “Ar...

NCSML is honored to host Marie Žilová and her family for a powerful lecture on her father’s survival of Auschwitz. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 as a community leader, Jaroslav Sýkora was one of only eight men from his group to return home. Since 1970, Marie has kept her promise to share her fa...

George Drost, past NCSML Board chair, international attorney, cultural preservationist, and art enthusiast, shares with Czech Village the Joža Uprka painting from his collection – formally known as “Girl in a scarf from Veselí nad Moravou.”

The mural will add vibrancy to the side of the historic...

NCSML welcomed more than 150 visitors from the Czech Republic. The group traveled to Cedar Rapids from Chicago, this year's host of the 2025 American Sokol Slet. The group spent the day touring the exhibits and library, hearing Robert Tománek's keynote about the history of the Sokol movement in t...

What made a 29 year old stock broker give up his winter skiing holiday and rescue 669 young children from a foreign country?

Hear from the son of Sir Nicholas Winton speak about the life-saving events that transformed the destiny of so many people.

The Kindertransport from Czechoslovakia lasted...

World War II historian Jiří Klůc, a doctoral student at Charles University in Prague, traveled from the Czech Republic to capture first-hand oral histories of WWII veterans in Iowa.

His presentation, “Stories of Czech-Americans in WWII,” was presented on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in the theater of...

Join Fulbright Scholar Veronika Pikola Brazdilova as she presents on the life of Václav Havel.

Experience Dr. Katelyn Bouska's masterclass: “České skladatelky: exploring the path of women composers in Czech music”.

With both performance and presentation, Katelyn will explore the Czech women composers who contributed to the sounds and aesthetics of what Czech music has become. The program ...

We are delighted to present the concert, “With the Cimbalom Across the Ocean,” featuring Matěj Číp, a cimbalist of grand dreams and determination.

From his early days in the picturesque village of Hodslavice, nestled between the Lachian and Wallachian borders of Czechia, to the global stages acr...

President of the NCSML, Cecilia Rokusek, sits down for an interview with Fulbright Scholar Veronika Pikola Brazdilova.

Join artist Noah Breuer on the opening day of “Noah Breuer – Reclamation” for a talk about the exhibition followed by a guided tour.

This exhibit investigates early twentieth-century domestic textile design in Europe and the Jewish-owned textile printing companies in Czech Bohemia and Moravia. T...

Join Dr. Pavol Demeš, Former Slovak Minister of International Relations and Board Member of the European Endowment for Democracy, as well as Dr. Martin Palouš, Director of the Vaclav Havel Program for Human Rights and Democracy at Florida International University in Miami, in this video sharing r...

The Quiet Hero is a true story about John Anton Drost who emerges as a beacon of hope, defying adversity and persecution with unwavering courage during WWII. His son, George Drost, current NCSML Board of Trustee Member, gives a presentation of his family’s story.

About The Quiet Hero:
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Join us for a presentation from visual, computer, and multimedia artist Zdeňka Čechová, who is recognized as an innovator of video mapping in the Czech Republic. She created the first artistic programs for the Singing Fountain in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic as well as musical, light, and wate...

Founders of Global Slovakia, Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova, will speak about their latest book, “Slovak Settlers,” with a book signing to follow.

Although the history of Slovakia is a history of migration, little is known about the legions of men, women, and children who dared to cros...

Prague is the most mysterious of places, one of Europe’s most hauntingly beautiful—and just plain haunted—destinations. Nowhere is this truer than in its fabled Jewish Quarter.

Join Michele Patrick, author of Haunted Prague: Stories of Spirits, Sorcerers, and the Supernatural, for a virtual slid...

The goal of a recent multi-step project led by Filip Šír is to create an online database of scripts, recordings and other documents by Jan Werich and George Voskovec. These Czech comedians and pioneers of famous avant-garde performances in Prague Liberated Theater, which later encouraged aversion...

To coincide with Smithsonian exhibit Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II, NCSML is assembling a panel of scholars to discuss the historical significance of Japanese American military service and Japanese American incarceration, and the lingering issues of anti-Asian racism, hous...

Join Pavol Demeš, an independent foreign policy analyst, civil society expert, and TV anchor based in Bratislava, Slovakia, for a virtual lecture on the friendship, partnership, and alliance that has formed between Slovakia and the United States in the 30 years after Slovakia’s independence.

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The following is a panel discussion featuring Jerri Zbiral & Alan Teller, the producers of the film "In the Shadow of Memory".

The village of Lidice was destroyed in 1942 in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a mastermind of Nazi genocide. Hitler chose Lidice as an example o...

In this presentation associated with her “Crowning Glory” exhibit, Helene Cincebeaux highlights the unique stories associated with her “Crowning Glory” exhibit.

For the past 40 plus years, Helene and her mother collected unique, one-of-a-kind headdresses from Moravia and Slovakia. Helene will di...

Breaking, more commonly known as breakdancing in the United States, made its debut as a competitive sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. Martin “MGbility” Gilian, Breaking Communication Leader and Co-founder & CEO, The Legits, LLC. based in Slovakia, speaks on the sport’s hist...

Join Czech Fullbright scholar Tomáš Jamník for a presentation that will highlight the life of Czech violinist Otakar Ševčík and his three visits to America. Learn why the so called “Ševčík Method” is still nowadays one of the most used methods for string instruments.

Folk art and culture were habitually included in the Czechoslovak national pavilions at world’s fairs in the interwar period; they were believed to highlight the historicity and authenticity of the newly formed state. Since the late 19th century, folk art had been an important marker of national ...