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In 1998, Cal Lewis (Architect/Principal at Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck) moderated a panel of experts who analyze the three generations of architectural responses that have gone into making the Des Moines Art Center such a...
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During the Art Center’s 50th anniversary, Eliot Nusbaum, Architecture Editor of Traditional Home Magazine, speaks about the unique achievement of twentieth century architecture, a collaboration by three of the most noteworthy architects of modern times,...
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Beloved Des Moines Art Center Director from 1969-1984 Jim Demetrion, is welcomed back the museum to give a public talk about significant artworks that were added to the collection during his tenure on the occasion...
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The staff, board, and community celebrate the Art Center’s 75th anniversary in 2023, and we have many projects in the works to mark this extraordinary milestone. Our three major exhibitions during the year will focus...
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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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Miriam Alarcón Avila, the Des Moines Art Center’s 2022 Iowa Artist, participates in a conversation with Laura Burkhalter, curatorial manager, about her trajectory and passions as an artist.
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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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“Conjectural Thinking and the Look of Meaning” was the topic of discussion in the 32nd annual Fingerman Lecture series at the Des Moines Art Center; listen to the conversation between Artist Lari Pittman and Jeff...
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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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It takes a village to do the work of our museum and school. Everything functions as a collaboration with many talented individuals working behind the scenes to make our operations appear seamless. Through their collective...
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