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Join University Museums docent Steve Petska at Parks Library for a guided tour of public art celebrating plant life in all its forms—from delicate florals to lush prairie—in the Art on Campus Collection!

Our museums will be closed December 20 through January 11 as we refresh our galleries. Click for more info.

Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story  

Terra Cotta Conservation in the Art on Campus Collection

Forms of Remembrance: The Unknown Political Prisoner 

The Brunnier Art Museum is closed during the winter break (December 20 - January 19) to change out its galleries. Visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum January 12-16 to get some museum time before the spring semester starts!

The Christian Petersen Art Museum is opening a week before the semester begins to give visitors an early opportunity to enjoy the galleries before the busy start of classes. Explore the peaceful winter landscape of the Anderson Sculpture Garden, then wander inside the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a cozy, art-filled retreat. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Christian Petersen Art Museum is opening a week before the semester begins to give visitors an early opportunity to enjoy the galleries before the busy start of classes. Explore the peaceful winter landscape of the Anderson Sculpture Garden, then wander inside the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a cozy, art-filled retreat. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Christian Petersen Art Museum is opening a week before the semester begins to give visitors an early opportunity to enjoy the galleries before the busy start of classes. Explore the peaceful winter landscape of the Anderson Sculpture Garden, then wander inside the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a cozy, art-filled retreat. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Christian Petersen Art Museum is opening a week before the semester begins to give visitors an early opportunity to enjoy the galleries before the busy start of classes. Explore the peaceful winter landscape of the Anderson Sculpture Garden, then wander inside the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a cozy, art-filled retreat. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Christian Petersen Art Museum is opening a week before the semester begins to give visitors an early opportunity to enjoy the galleries before the busy start of classes. Explore the peaceful winter landscape of the Anderson Sculpture Garden, then wander inside the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a cozy, art-filled retreat. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Norwood Viviano: Mapping Infrastructure/Mapping Agriculture
January – July 2026

Tell Me a Story
Co-curated by Dr. Michèle Schaal, ISU Professor of French and Women’s and Gender Studies
January – July 2026

America 250: Prairie, Plows, and the People's College
February - October 2026

Taking data visualization into another dimension, Norwood Viviano utilizes a variety of mapping techniques to create sculptures that tell stories of American cities, industry, and change. Surrounded by his solo exhibition in the Brunnier Art Museum, Viviano will provide insights into his deep research methods and the use of computer modeling, printing technology and engineering in his creative process.  

After Viviano’s lecture, fellow artist Beth Lipman (renowned for glass still-life compositions, including those in the exhibition closing soon at the Christian Petersen Art Museum) will join him for a unique opportunity to hear two nationally recognized artists discuss how they engage similar processes in completely different ways and the importance of knowledge- sharing and accessibility in artistic creation.

Free and open to the public. No registration required.

Save this date for a multi-sensory experience of art and music in concert with the exhibition Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story. 

Experience glass and arts in a brand new way. A perfect prelude to Valentine's Day.

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More information to come. Due to planned essential utility work in the area and for everyone's safety, we are anticipating a closure of the Anderson Sculpture Garden during March 16 - August 17, 2026.

We expect that access to Morrill Hall and the Christian Petersen Art Museum will remain unaffected during this period.

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