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August 2023: Abbie Sawyer

Art Center Member Abbie Sawyer applied for My Museum Monday, suspecting that it would be a magical experience. She had performed music in a gallery space before and knew this was a great opportunity to...

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July 2023: Jane Burns

Art Center Member Jane always wanted to be in a museum by herself. When she learned about the My Museum Monday program, and realized that her birthday landed on a Monday, it seemed like the...

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May 2023: Victoria Herring

Art Center Member Victoria Herring has a passion for photography and applied to My Museum Monday to take advantage of the empty galleries to get the perfect shot. Victoria was interested in the architecture of...

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March 2023: Jen James

Art Center Member Jen James decided to bring a very special guest to join in her My Museum Monday experience, her daughter Jill. Jen and Jill took their time touring the current exhibition “Art Center:...

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February 2023: Jonney Ambrose

Jonney Ambrose was the first member to participate in My Museum Monday during our 75th Anniversary year. “I so enjoyed my time at My Museum Monday—I wanted to say thank you!” Jonney told us. “I...

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December 2022: Jody Gifford

Jody Gifford applied to My Museum Monday after reading about it in the Art Center newsletter. She wanted to use her time in the galleries to write in complete silence. Jody described her desire to...

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November 2022: Peter Larsen

Peter Larsen applied to My Museum Monday with the desire to revisit a childhood favorite book – “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,” a story by E.L. Konigsburg about two siblings who...

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September 2022: Molaan Mosell

As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....

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