Article: Cedar Rapids Museum Recovers from Floods

ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
06-24-2008
Cedar Rapids Museum Recovers from Floods

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

MICHELE NORRIS, host:

And I'm Michele Norris.

The water has receded but the recovery is just beginning in Cedar Rapids. Inside the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, you'll find a 400-pound chandelier made from Bohemian crystals. It escaped last week's deluge but just barely. Countless other artifacts inside were not nearly as lucky as that chandelier.

Now, the parking lot is full of tubs, drying racks, clotheslines, and ...

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