All University Museums programs and events are free and open to the public unless noted. Programs and events are subject to change. Some events require registration. Some events have optional registration to receive updates and emails. Other events have no registration.
Support for programs provided by the Kathy & John Howell Art Enrichment Program and University Museums Membership.
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Sunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Dana Schumacher.
Read More on Sunday TourGuest Curator Dr. Lea Rosson DeLong, noted scholar of Christian Petersen, will examine Petersen’s sculptures on the ISU campus, placing them in context of his own time, the 1930s through the 1950s, while also emphasizing the ongoing merits of his art today.
Read More on Christian Petersen in ContextExplore public art found in the residence halls around the east side of campus and learn about the connections to dorm life throughout Iowa State’s history. Led by docent Steve Petska.
Read More on Art Walk: Dorm LifeHaving trouble getting to the museum during the week? Enjoy the University Museums’ central campus locations and spring exhibitions during an open house weekend.
Read More on Open House WeekendHaving trouble getting to the museum during the week? Enjoy the University Museums’ central campus locations and spring exhibitions during an open house weekend.
Read More on Open House WeekendSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Rae Reilly.
Read More on Sunday TourLearn the latest update on the conservation project surrounding the Fountain and then walk to Morrill Hall to take home a seed to plant in time for spring. Learn from guest curator Jerome Thompson about the impact of corn and agricultural practices on the creation of the Fountain’s design.
Read More on "Fountain of the Four Seasons" | The Plan & Seed PlantingSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Rick Bartosh.
Read More on Sunday TourSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Steve Petska.
Read More on Sunday TourThe Farm House Museum is closed for construction May 13–31, 2024.
Read More on Farm House Museum CLOSEDJoin Lynette Pohlman, Adrienne Gennett, and Allison Sheridan to learn more about the Museums extensive collection of Iowa State College pottery. Only made for a few years, the objects are rare and tell the story of how American Art Pottery was spread westward by skilled ceramicists.
Read More on Exploring Iowa State College Pottery’s Place in HistoryTour sites across central campus with educator Nicholas Scott highlighting the exhibition George Washington Carver, The Student & Visionary.
Read More on Through the Eyes of George Washington Carver – The Student & VisionarySunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free!
Read More on Sunday TourJoin Curator Allison Sheridan and Historian and Business Administrator Edie Hunter for a talk on the recent discoveries and research on Christian Petersen’s works of art, as well as his personal history.
Read More on Preserving Christian Petersen’s History: New Research on the Artist’s Life and WorkThe Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Farm House Museum, and University Museums office will be CLOSED Saturday, May 25–Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day Weekend.
Read More on Museums and Office CLOSED for Memorial Day WeekendFind our booth at the Ames Main Street Farmers' Market and talk to us about free summer programs!
Read More on University Museums at the Farmers' MarketTake a walk around Patterson Hall and explore the connections between humans and animals found Iowa State’s Art on Campus Collection. Led by education specialist Caitlin Patton.
Read More on Art Walk: Animal CompanionshipRiley Humler, who participated in both the Glover Collection auction in 1991 and the Glorious Gamble exhibition in 1992, will explain the history leading up to those events and what ensued within the market afterwards.
Read More on 1991 and 1992: The "Glorious Gamble" and the Glover CollectionTour with Curator Allison Sheridan the exhibition George Washington Carver, The Student & Innovator in the Dean’s Art Gallery, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Read More on Through the Eyes of George Washington Carver – The Student & InnovatorSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Dana Schumacher.
Read More on Sunday TourSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free!
Read More on Sunday TourSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Rae Reilly.
Read More on Sunday TourExplore the worlds of ecosystems and agriculture found in the public art installed in the Biorenewables Complex. Led by docent Cindy Scholten.
Read More on Art Walk: Biosystems and EcologySunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free! This tour is led by docent Steve Petska.
Read More on Sunday TourThe Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Farm House Museum, and University Museums office will be CLOSED Thursday, July 4, 2024 in honor of Independence Day.
Read More on Museums and Office CLOSED for Independence DaySunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free!
Read More on Sunday TourSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free!
Read More on Sunday TourSunday Tours are 30 minutes long, are led by University Museums docents or staff, and are free!
Read More on Sunday TourThe Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, and Farm House Museum will be CLOSED July 27–August 25, 2024 to change exhibitions.
Read More on Museums CLOSED to Change ExhibitionsLearn about Iowa State’s human sciences and the impact of educators seen in the Art on Campus Collection. Led by docent Dana Schumacher.
Read More on Art Walk: Education and EnrichmentThe Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Farm House Museum, and University Museums office will be CLOSED Monday, September 2, 2024 in honor of Labor Day.
Read More on Museums and Office CLOSED for Labor DayThe Christian Petersen Art Museum and Farm House Museum are CLOSED November 25–29, 2024 for Thanksgiving Break. The Brunnier Art Museum will be open the weekend before, Tuesday & Wednesday before, and the weekend after Thanksgiving. The University Museums office have open hours some days this week.
Read More on Farm House Museum & Christian Petersen Art Museum CLOSED for BreakAll University Museums and the office are CLOSED for Thanksgiving. The Anderson Sculpture Garden and Art on Campus Collection are open all hours every day.
Read More on Museums and Office Closed for Thanksgiving