点评:A trip to Iowa prompted my long-awaited visit to this museum. Galleries display an interesting collection of cultural exhibits depicting life in the “old country” as well as a history of Czech and Slovak immigration and their fight for freedom and democracy. I wish that the movie presented more on immigrant’s stories instead of just the moving and relocation of the museum. The tour of the “Immigrant House” was not that impressive or informative. Unfortunately, the Orloj clock was not functioning and the library was of limited assistance for genealogical research. The museum store was also disappointing (stocked with “made in China” gifts); I was expecting more objects manufactured in the namesake European countries. On a positive note, the store did sell a plate of six assorted homemade frozen kolache that we enjoyed the next day. Free parking in their parking garage or surface lot. Walk across the street to the Czech Village for more shopping and restaurants.
翻译:一次爱荷华之行促成了我期盼已久的博物馆之行。馆内的展厅陈列着一系列富有趣味的文化展品,展现了“祖国”的生活风貌,也记录了捷克和斯洛伐克移民的历史,以及他们为争取自由与民主所付出的努力。我希望影片能更多地讲述移民的故事,而不只是描述博物馆的搬迁过程。至于“移民之家”的参观环节,则既不算令人印象深刻,也缺乏信息量。可惜啊。奥尔洛伊钟楼无法正常运转,而博物馆的图书馆在家谱研究方面也帮不上什么忙。博物馆的纪念品商店也令人失望——里面卖的都是“中国制造”的礼品;我原本期望能看到更多产自那些欧洲国家的商品。不过也有亮点:商店里出售一盒装有六种不同口味的手工冷冻科拉奇饼,我们第二天享用时觉得非常美味。此外,博物馆的地下停车场及地面停车场均可免费使用。穿过街道前往捷克村,那里有更多的商店和餐厅。