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Preservation Department Field Trip to Cedar Rapids

    On May 30th Preservation Department staff took a field trip to Cedar Rapids to visit the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library and the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa.

Czech-Slovak Museum

At the Czech-Slovak Museum, Library Director David Muhlena (left) gave an informal talk on the museum's history and plans for future development, followed by a behind the scenes tour of the museums library and storage facilities.

 

Czech-Slovak Museum

Czech-Slovak Museum

 

After viewing the current exhibits, the party retired for lunch.

Lunch

 

African American Museum

At the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, Curator Susan Kuecker (left) gave a presentation on the museum's history and future plans and then conducted a tour of the storage facilities.

 

  African American Museum