The museum is open each weekday from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Some of What You'll See . . . According to the museum's brochure, a major goal is to preserve the Czech cultural heritage by teaching Czech history and traditions. It also stands as a memorial to the pioneer forefathers and mothers who settled Texas. The map has the various Czech communities marked. Red dots represent Protestant churches and crosses represent Catholic churches.
Music is also a part of the Czech heritage.
Photographs reveal a sadder part of history-the story of Lidice. During World War II, Nazis swore to wipe Lidice off the face of the earth because Reinhart Heydrich, a Nazi official, was killed in Prague. While searching for Heydrich's killers, Nazi's discovered a raincoat with two letters addressed to Lidice. They traveled there, and shot all 172 men and boys of the village. The women and children were sent to concentration camps.