Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Current Exhibition

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Collaborations

October 25, 2025 - January 18, 2026

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Aliza Nisenbaum
Current Exhibition

Aliza Nisenbaum

Día de los Muertos

September 12, 2025 - January 11, 2026

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Summer Camp

Art camps are offered in a variety of themes and mediums for youth ages 5 – 14 all summer long. Registration opens January 2, 2026, for members and January 12, 2026,  for non-members.

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Pappajohn Sculpture Park

The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park features artwork by more than two dozen of the world’s most celebrated artists. This accessible setting, coupled with the skilled landscape design and caliber of the art, makes it unlike any other sculpture park in the United States.

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Boy in the Art Center studio making an artwork, cutting paper with a pink scissors.
Jan 8
10:30 am

Homeschool Day

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Des Moines Art Center Social Saturday - free actives for all ages on second saturdays. SNOW DAY. A day to reflect + Get cozy
Jan 10
11:00 am

Social Saturday: SNOW DAY

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Girl in the Art Center studios making an artwork, picking out colored feathers from a box.
Jan 15
10:30 am

Homeschool Day

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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