Have you considered the Brunnier Art Museum for your next event? For information on facility rentals, contact the University Museums Main Office at 515.294.3342 or ajhall@iastate.edu.

 

University Museums
Iowa State University
290 Scheman Bldg.
Ames, Iowa  50011
515.294.3342
Fax: 515.294.7070

The Brunnier Art Museum

Open Hours (During fall and spring semesters)
Tuesday -  Friday 11:00am-4:00pm
Saturday and Sunday 1:00-4:00pm [Museum Store: 1:00-4:00pm]
Closed Mondays and University Holidays.

The Brunnier Art Museum is the state's only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex (Iowa State Center). Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. The decorative arts collection they donated, called the Brunnier Collection, is extensive, consisting of ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals.

Other fine and decorative art objects form the University Art Collection include prints, paintings, sculptures, textiles, carpets, wood objects, lacquered pieces, silver, and furniture. About eight to twelve annual changing exhibitions and permanent collection exhibitions provide educational opportunities for all ages -- from learning the history of a quilt hand-stitched over 100 years ago to discovering how scientists analyze the physical properties of artists' materials, such as glass or stone. Lectures, receptions, conferences, university classes, panel discussions, gallery walks, and gallery talks are presented to assist with further interpretation of objects.

To arrange a tour of the Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Farm House Museum, or Art on Campus Collection, please  fill out our the University Museums online Tour Request Form and email to ajhall@iastate.edu.

 

The Collection

There are six curatorial collecting areas within the Brunnier Art Museum:

• European decorative arts, including glass, ceramics, enamels, ivories and wood
• Asian arts
• Twentieth-century American prints, paintings and sculpture. Artists in the collection number in the thousands and include: Dale Chihuly, N. C. Wyeth, Jay N. Darling, Frank Miller, Ulfret Wilke, Grant Wood, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
• Works of art by significant Iowa artists
• Dolls

Exhibitions

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Publications

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