A list of Museums and Art Galleries in the United States
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A list of Museums and Art Galleries in Iowa
Iowa - Museums and Art Galleries in Iowa, including non-profit art centers and galleries, government entities, and private businesses.
NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
American Gothic House | 300 American Gothic St, Eldon, IA 52554 | Telephone: 641-652-3352 americangothichouse.net |
Come to Eldon, Iowa and view the exterior of the house that inspired Grant Wood to paint American Gothic, one of the most recognized paintings in the world. |
Ankeny Art Center | 1520 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023 | Telephone: 515-965-0940 ankenyartcenter.com |
The Ankeny Art Center is dedicated to promoting and supporting Iowa artists. By engaging emerging artists in the area we can change our art exhibitions about every 8 weeks. |
Arts on Grand | 408 Grand Ave, Spencer, IA 51301 | Telephone: 712-262-4307 artsongrand.org |
Community visual arts center with exhibitions, artwork and artists from the local community |
Blanden Memorial Art Museum | 920 3rd Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 | Telephone: 515-573-2316 https://www.blanden.org/ |
European and American painting and sculpture, the Harold D. Peterson collection of European and American prints, American photography, contemporary American art, Iowa artists, and Japanese screens and prints. |
Brunnier Art Museum | Scheman Bldg, 1801 Center Dr, Ames, IA 50011 | Telephone: 515-294-3342 museums.iastate.edu |
It is the only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection in the state of Iowa and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex |
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art | 410 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 | Telephone: 319-366-7503 http://www.crma.org/ |
Includes large collection of works by Grant Wood, more than 7,200 works of art spanning many eras—from Roman antiquity to the present |
Christian Petersen Art Museum | 1017 Morrill Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011, Ames, IA 50011 | Telephone: 515-294-9500 museums.iastate.edu |
Exhibits works of art by Christian Petersen in addition to a rotating schedule of exhibitions that includes contemporary art, public art, and exhibitions that engage a diverse group of departments across campus. |
Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum | 300 N 16th St, Clarinda, IA 51632 | Telephone: 712-850-1175 clarindacarnegieartmuseum.com |
Located in a former Carnegie library, visual arts center with exhibitions, artwork and artists from the local community |
Clear Lake Arts Center | 17 S 4th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428 | Telephone: 641-357-1998 www.clartscenter.com |
The visual, performing and literary arts |
Des Moines Art Center | 4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 | Telephone: 515-277-4405 desmoinesartcenter.org |
The Permanent Collections of the Des Moines Art Center are comprised of 20th-and 21st- century works of modern and contemporary art. |
Dubuque Museum of Art | 701 Locust St, Dubuque, IA 52001 | Telephone: 563-557-1851 http://dbqart.com/ |
Dubuque Museum of Art is Iowa’s oldest cultural institution, established in 1874, and located in the heart of downtown Dubuque. |
Farnham Galleries | 701 N C St, Indianola, IA 50125 | Telephone: 515-961-1761 http://simpson.edu/ |
Is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide the Simpson campus and the surrounding community with opportunities to witness and experience artwork of professionally working artists |
Faulconer Gallery | 1108 Park St, Grinnell, IA 50112 | Telephone: 641-269-4660 http://www.grinnell.edu/ |
Regional, national, and international art year-round, Faulconer Gallery is the nucleus of Grinnell’s Bucksbaum Center for the Arts. Temporary exhibitions and a permanent collection of more than 6,000 objects |
Figge Art Museum | 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52801 | Telephone: 563-326-7804 http://figgeartmuseum.org/ |
European, American and Spanish Viceregal art, includes the Grant Wood Archive and works by other American Regionalist artists, an extensive collection of Haitian art, and contemporary works. |
Graceland University Galleries | 1 University Place Lamoni, IA 50140 | Telephone: 641-784-5000 http://www.graceland.edu/ |
The Constance Gallery in The Helene Center for the Visual Arts exhibits works by regionally and nationally recognized artists; five professional exhibitions throughout the year |
Grant Wood Art Gallery | 124 E Main St, Anamosa, IA 52205 | Telephone: 319-462-4267 grantwoodartgallery.org |
Life and paintings of Grant Wood |
Hearst Center for the Arts | 304 W Seerley Blvd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 | Telephone: 319-273-8641 http://www.cedarfalls.com/ |
Local art, Exhibitions including local artists, Film, poetry, and musical events |
MacNider Art Museum | 303 2nd St SE, Mason City, IA 50401 | Telephone: 641-421-3666 http://macniderart.org/ |
The museum exhibits and interprets a permanent collection of American art; temporary exhibitions of art; provides art classes for all ages; offers enriching arts programs; and maintains an art library. |
Matchstick Marvels | 319 2nd St, Gladbrook, IA 50635 | Telephone: 641-473-2410 matchstickmarvels.com |
Contains a museum with scaled models of lifelike sculptures, intricate machines, and world renown architecture made from matchsticks |
Muscatine Art Center | 1314 Mulberry Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 | Telephone: 563-263-8282 http://muscatineartcenter.org/ |
Local art, Exhibitions including local artists |
Octagon Center for the Arts | 427 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010 | Telephone: 515-232-5331 https://www.octagonarts.org/ |
The Octagon serves more than 30,000 people annually through education classes and outreach programs, rotating exhibits, retail gallery shop, and special events such as the annual Octagon Art Festival |
Pat Clark Art Collection | 1100 College Ave, Iowa Falls, IA 50126 | Telephone: 641-648-4611 http://www.patclarkart.org/ |
Part of Ellsworth Community College, more than 300 pieces of art, many American artists |
Pearson Lakes Art Center | 2201 US-71, Okoboji, IA 51355 | Telephone: 712-332-7013 http://lakesart.org/ |
Six galleries, a performing arts theatre, an interactive gallery, classrooms, pottery room, library, events hall and gift shop |
University of Iowa Museum of Art | 150 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52246 | Telephone: 319-335-1727 http://uima.uiowa.edu/ |
14,000 objects constitute diverse collections that include paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics, textiles, jade and silver |
University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art | Cedar Falls IA 50614-0362 | Telephone: 319-273-2077 https://www.uni.edu/ |
Collection includes American and European art |
Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery | 100 Wartburg Blvd. Waverly, IA 50677 | Telephone: 800-772-2085 http://www.wartburg.edu/ |
Exhibits are composed of work from local, national, and international artists. |
Waterloo Center for the Arts | 225 Commercial St, Waterloo, IA 50701 | Telephone: 319-291-4490 waterloocenterforthearts.org |
Midwest Art, Haitian/Caribbean Folk Art, American Decorative Arts, International Folk Art, Public Art |