This weekend’s start of Standard Time in most of the United States marks the earliest possible end to Daylight Saving Time. The switch happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The change to Standard Time takes place annually on the first Sunday in November, so Nov. 1 marks the earliest possible date. If you […]
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Angels unveiled on Czech Village clock t...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two marble angels will watch over Czech Village after their unveiling as the latest addition to the Buresh Immigration Clock Tower. Dozens of visitors and family members of donors gathered Friday, May 1, 2026, along with dignitaries as the angels, made of Carrara marble from Tuscany, Italy, were revealed on two […]
Czech clock tower in Cedar Rapids to rea...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After a winter “slumber,” North America’s only astronomical clock will “reawaken” this Thursday, March 20, 2025, the first day of spring. The Buresh Immigration Clock Tower, located at the entrance of Czech Village on 16th Avenue SW, has been quiet during the cold Iowa winter, but the figurines will once again […]
See Czech clock tower figurines in Cedar...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The hand-carved figurines that have captivated passersby since the new Buresh Immigration Clock Tower was unveiled this year in Czech Village will take a winter nap after this weekend. During the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s annual Old World Christmas Market, on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, […]
Photos: Czech and Slovak presidential vi...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nearly 1,000 people watched Sept. 27, 2024, as the presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia dedicated the Buresh Immigration Clock Tower at the entrance to Czech Village. Read more at the Corridor Business Journal The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and […]
What you need to know to attend the Czec...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a monumental event, presidents of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia will attend the dedication of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s renovated clock tower this Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The event is a reprisal, of sorts, of the landmark visit by three presidents to dedicate the museum […]
Inside the immigrant clock tower transfo...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Visitors to BrewNost will see a sneak peek of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s transformed clock tower on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. The Prague-style astronomical clock, or orloj, includes 12 figurines symbolizing immigration that were installed this week, hand-carved by Slovak artist Andrej Haršány, of Borová, a village […]
Clock tower transformation underway in C...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Work has begun to transform the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library clock tower into a Prague-style astronomical clock. A dozen hand-crafted figurines recently arrived from Slovakia to be installed in the tower, along with fully digitized clock workings from the Czech Republic. Details of one of the figurines can […]
Prague-inspired astronomical clock to tu...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Renovations to the clock tower at the edge of Czech Village will be transformational for Cedar Rapids, officials said during a ground-breaking ceremony. “This is, for the museum, a monumental day,” Cecilia Rokusek, president and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, said at the event under sunny […]