Slovak Museum

Source: harkin.senate.gov --- 32 days ago
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Source: czechmatediary.com --- 30 days ago
About a month ago The National Czech & Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has disappeared under water. How are they doing now? Are they struggling to survive or ready for business again?? Find out right here. CZ: V cervnu tohoto roku zmizelo Ceske a Slovenske Museum v Cedar Rapids (Iowa) pod vodou. Jak se mu [...] ...

Source: czechmatediary.com --- 14 days ago
As I wrote about a month ago, in June of this year the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) was completely flooded. This building festively opened in 1995 by Vaclav Havel himself and it is considered one of the most important institutions of the Czech and Slovak cultural heritage. It is therefore [...] ...

Source: www.praguepost.cz --- 49 days ago
Thousands of heritage artifacts salvaged, many others beyond repair ...

Source: www.businesswire.com --- 62 days ago
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), like many of its neighboring Iowans, has been dealt a devastating blow by the recent ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 55 days ago
Prague Post Jun 26 2008 10:32AM GMT ...

Source: journalism.indiana.edu --- 23 days ago
Associate professor Owen V. Johnson reported "U.S. National Czech and Slovak Museum Wrecked" for the July 14 edition of The Slovak Spectator, and English-language newspaper in Bratislava. Read the article online. RelatedWeaver attends IAMCR conference (July 28)Parameswaran reviews new book (July 28)Parameswaran review in quarterly (July 15) ...

Source: www.jeffooi.com --- 44 days ago
UPDATED VERSION. Georgetown has been recognised as a Unesco historical sites tonight . The inscription of Georgetown as a World Heritage Site was announced by Unesco, or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation , when the Paris-based World Heritage Council met in Quebec, Canada, yesterday. There are a total of eight new cultural sites added to Unesco’s World Heritage List, namely: 1 ) Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) 2 ) Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea) 3 ) Stari Grad Plain (Croatia) 4 ) Fortifications of Vauban (France) 5 ) Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (Germany) 6 ) Mantua and Sabbioneta (Italy) 7 ) San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano (San Marino) 8 ) The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area (Slovakia) In the case of Georgetown, to be inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List, an effort by Malaysia since 2004 are core areas made up of historical sites in Georgetown which include the Lebuh Acheh historical enclave and sites such as the Lebuh Acheh Malay Mosque, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Kling Mosque, the Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Khoo Kongsi, St George’s Church, Assumption Church, St Xavier’s Institution, Convent Light Street, Little India, the Museum and court building, the commercial area of Beach Street, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, the clan jetties and the port areas. Joint eff ...

Source: rickmsmith.wordpress.com --- 65 days ago
Gail Naughton, president/CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library, on Tuesday was optimistic that the riverfront building would remain dry as the Cedar River marched toward a predicted crest of 22.5 feet. The crest now is expected at 24.5 feet, and at noon Wednesday, Naughton said she now is preparing for flood water [...] ...

Source: czechmatediary.com --- 50 days ago
Hello everyone / Ahoj vsichni, So July schedule of Czech and Slovak events doesn’t look so hot (unless you like polka!! We have got couple of polka dances going on). I guess everyone is still vacationing somewhere….Also, the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids - my important source of info - got flooded last [...] ...

Source: gazettefood.wordpress.com --- 49 days ago
Despite the flooding at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, BrewNost will continue — at a yet-to-be determined location. Organizers are still holding their cooking with beer competition, too. But any recipes submitted before the flood were lost, so they ask that folks resend those entries. Recipes can be sent to the Museum address [...] ...

Source: geneablogie.blogspot.com --- 64 days ago
As the days go by, we'll learn of a number of historical, cultural, and genealogical resources which have sustained losses or damage due to the Midwest floods. One such resource is the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There is no telephone service to the facility as of now. Here's what it looked like yesterday: Here's a statement from Gail Naughton, President and CEO of NCSML which appeared on their website: A statement from Gail Naughton, President/CEO National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library News coverage of this week’s events has demonstrated to the world the indomitable spirit of eastern Iowans. Our local community of Czechs, many of whom live in neighborhoods surrounding Czech Village or whose families settled in southwest Cedar Rapids generations ago, have endured countless losses. Our hearts go out to them and to everyone in the Cedar Rapids community who is coping with outcomes of the disaster. The staff of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library does not yet know the extent of the damage to the Museum and we will not know for some time. We were able to remove many items from the collection to safety before flood waters came. The board and staff are holding emergency meetings to begin coordination of our plans for disaster recovery. We have received messages of support and concern from Czechs, Slovaks, and Museum members around the country and the world. It is gratifying to kn ...