Firelei Báez
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Firelei Báez

June 13 - September 21, 2025

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Iowa Artists 2025
Current Exhibition

Iowa Artists 2025

Ben Millett

July 26 - November 2, 2025

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Light Within Ourselves
Current Exhibition

Light Within Ourselves

Haitian Art in Iowa

April 18 - September 7, 2025

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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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Bruce Nauman (American, born 1941) Life Mask, 1981 Lithograph in black on Arches cover wove paper Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of the Estate of Dale Jansen, 2024.73
Aug 30
1:00 pm

“Life Mask: A Celebration of Gifts from the Dale Jansen Estate” Exhibition Tour

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Group of people sitting in a gallery space listening to a speaker discuss a work of art
Sep 2
12:00 pm

Creative Aging (Ages 55+)

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) “Lola Álvarez Bravo y estructura metalica (Lola Álvarez Bravo and a Metal Structure),” 1930s Gelatin silver print Colección Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Sep 2
2:00 pm

Virtual Art History Class: Mexican Art, 1900 – Today 

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