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 skies on Friday, May 3, 2024. “Today is for the future, a golden future.”