CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “Moravian Madonna,” a larger-than-life reproduction of Joža Uprka’s painting, Girl in a Scarf, will be dedicated next week in Czech Village.
Located on the historic Kosek Building, 87 16th Ave. SW, the mural will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell; Cecilia Rokusek, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library president and CEO; Jim Piersall, Czech Village and New Bohemia Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District president; and George Drost, past museum board chair and founder of UprkaUSA.com, will provide remarks…