University Museums presents eight to twelve exhibitions each year as a tool to provide educational opportunities to all within the ISU campus, the Ames community and the state of Iowa. Exhibitions locations include the Brunnier Art Museum in the Scheman Building, the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall, the Farm House Museum in central campus and the Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden around the exterior of Morrill Hall.
Jump to exhibitions at:
Brunnier Art Museum
Christian Petersen Art Museum
Farm House Museum
Anderson Sculpture Garden
Brunnier Art Museum
Address: Scheman Building, Second Floor, 1805 Center Drive, Ames, IA
Hours:
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Closed Monday (ISU Curriculum Tours may be scheduled this day)
Closed University holidays
Admission: The cost is free, suggested donation of $8
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Brunnier Art Museum January 21 – May 4, 2025 |
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Journeys: Landscape as Self Expression Brunnier Art Museum January 21 – July 27, 2025 |
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JOSH SIMPSON: Imaginative Journeys in Space and Sea Brunnier Art Museum January 21 – July 27, 2025 |
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Flowers, Creatures, and Figures Brunnier Art Museum, Ann Brunnier Decorative Arts Gallery January 21 – July 27, 2025 |
Christian Petersen Art Museum
Address: Morrill Hall (lower level and first floor), 603 Morrill Road, Ames, IA
Campbell Gallery (first floor, Rm. 1017)
Reiman Gallery (lower level, Rm. 0003)
Neva M. Petersen Gallery (lower level hallway outside Rm. 0003)
Hours:
Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed weekends, University holidays, and University breaks
Admission: The cost is free. Suggested donation of $8.
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In the Woods: Jeanine Coupe Ryding |
Rooted Impressions: Early Works by Jeanine Coupe Ryding January 21 – July 27, 2025 |
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January 21 – July 27, 2025 Neva M. Petersen Gallery, 0003 Morrill Hall |
Address: 601 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA
Hours: Monday through Friday, noon - 4:00 PM
Closed weekends, University holidays, and University breaks
Admission: The cost is free, suggested donation of $8
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Women's Domestic Artistries: 1860-1910 At the Farm House Museum February - October 2025
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Yuletide 2025: Glad Tidings At the Farm House Museum November - December 2025 |
Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden
Address: 603 Morrill Road, Ames, IA
Hours: Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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Kabuki, 2012 by Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967). Iron. Purchased by University Museums with funds from the Joyce Tomlinson Brewer Fund for Art Acquisition. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. U2024.206
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