Celebrate Czech Independence Day

Czech Independence Day is October 28, 2009 and the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens is celebrating the day with free admission. Museum founder Albin Polasek was born and raised in the province of Moravia, in what is now the Czech Republic.

In addition to free admission, refreshments will also be served starting at 11:00 am: Traditional Czech kolache (fruit-tilled bread rolls), apple strudel and Viennese coffee. Tours of the Polasek Residence and Chapel will be offered by Museum docents hourly, from 10:30 am until 3:30 pm.

If you visit the museum, be sure to check out the special exhibition, My Camera Speaks For Me that is on display until November 15, 2009.

^{Man Carving His Own Destiny - Photo © T.Johnston}