Flooding - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 14, 2012 -- Four years after record flooding devastated the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dignitaries reopen the restored, expanded and elevated museum. FEMA funded about $5 million of the nearly $25 million price tag as part of Iowa's 2008 flood recovery. From left: Mr. Peter Zelenak, Charge d'Affaires a. i. , Embassy of the Slovak Republic; Gail Naughton, NCSML president and CEO; His Excellency Petr Gandalovic, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States and U. S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). Barb Sturner/FEMA
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Title: Grand Reopening - National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Production Date: 07/14/2012
Caption: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 14, 2012 -- Four years after record flooding devastated the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dignitaries reopen the restored, expanded and elevated museum. FEMA funded about $5 million of the nearly $25 million price tag as part of Iowa's 2008 flood recovery. From left: Mr. Peter Zelenak, Charge d'Affaires a. i. , Embassy of the Slovak Republic; Gail Naughton, NCSML president and CEO; His Excellency Petr Gandalovic, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States and U. S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). Barb Sturner/FEMA
Photographer Name: Barb Sturner
City/State: Cedar Rapids, IA
Keywords: Museum Cedar Rapids Iowa Iowa Ribbon Cutting Reopening National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Flood Recovery Mitigation Elevation FEMA Public Assistance Library Not-for-Profit Non-Profit Flooding Cedar River 2008 Disasters.
Disasters: Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-1763)
Disaster Types: Flooding
Categories: Ceremony ^ Feature Stories ^ Federal Partners ^ International ^ Mitigation ^ Public Assistance ^ Recovery ^ Ribbon Cutting ^ Special Event ^ historical
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