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CEDAR RAPIDS — A new exhibit on display at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library may be as close as one gets to freezing time, with artifacts on display dating back to the 16th century.
CEDAR RAPIDS - From the ancient oud to modern day electric axes, humans have been playing some variation of the guitar for thousands of years. That history, and the many forms the guitar has taken ...
But the museum is small, and I no longer have space for things," the historian says, adding that he brought one and a half tons of books and wants to build a documentation centre for Slovak ...
More than 600 ceramics exhibits were collected by Walter C. Koerner, who gave them to the museum. Among those from Slovakia are a ceramic plate from Dechtice (Trnava Region) from the late 17th century ...
Established in 1974, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library tells the history of these two nations through artifacts, books, and archives. Curator Stefanie Kohn gave a tour of museum's ...
(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 26 - A bust of a Renaissance aristocrat by great Florentine Renaissance sculptor Donatello has been found in a museum storeroom in Slovakia, the SME daily reported Wednesday.
The Jewish community in Bratislava has inaugurated a community-run Jewish museum in the women’s gallery of the only synagogue in the Slovak capital. Officially opened this week, the museum ...
The SLOVAK INSTITUTE, a resource center (archives and library) for the study of Slovak culture and literature, was founded 15 Sept. 1952 at ST.ANDREW ABBEY on East Blvd. (now Martin Luther King, Jr.
A bust attributed to Renaissance master Donatello has re-emerged in Slovakia after falling into obscurity following World War II, but the country's nationalist government has sparked anger by stowing ...
An angel sits on a Christmas tree at the the Czech and Slovak Educational Center and Cultural Museum in La Vista on Saturday, Dec. 17. Dried oranges adorn a Christmas tree at the Czech and Slovak ...
CERAMICS from Slovakia are on display at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, making up part of an exhibition devoted to European art. “We have here more than ...
The Jewish community in Bratislava has inaugurated a community-run Jewish museum in the women’s gallery of the only synagogue in the Slovak capital. Officially opened this week, the museum ...