Castle Museum Lunch & Learn – The Art of Kraslice

Visitors to the Castle Museum on March 5, 2013 participated in a Czech tradition of Kraslice-a special technique for decorating Easter eggs. The Castle Museum hosts lunch and learn events on Tuesday’s at noon. For future events and information about exhibits at the Castle Museum visit www.castlemuseum.org

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Lina Geiresbach and Mary Eagan prepare Kraslice eggs during the Castle Museum's Lunch and Learn program on March 5, 2013

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Velma Sutter (second from the right) with her daughters Nan Schroeder, Maureen, Zirwes and prepare Kraslice eggs during the Castle Museum's Lunch and Learn program on March 5, 2013

Cieft Curator Sandy Schwan presents a finished kraslice egg at the Castle Museums March 5, 2013 Lunch and Learn

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Ann Lash of Freeland and Fran Kobetic of Bay City prepare Kraslice eggs during the Castle Museum's Lunch and Learn program on March 5, 2013

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Lina Geiresbach and Mary Eagan select eggs to decorate during the Castle Museum's Lunch and Learn program on March 5, 2013. Participants learned the art of Krasclice.

Designs on the Kraslice eggs carry different meanings.

Special dyes are used in the Kraslice process of decorating eggs

Attendees at the March 5 Lunch and Learn hosted by the Castle Museum learned the art of Kraslice from Chief Curator Sandy Schwan

Tools used in the art of Kraslice

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Completed Kraslice egg by Chief Curator Sandy Schwan

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