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The Art Center will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2021.

Members automatically receive 20% off regular-priced merchandise in-store during Art Center+. Stop by the Shop at the Art Center between 4 pm and 7 pm to take advantage of your bonus discount. This sale is...

All shoppers automatically receive 10% off regular-priced merchandise in-store. Members receive a double discount of 20% off. Stop by the Shop at the Art Center during regular museum hours to take advantage of your bonus...

You are never too big or too small to explore the wonders that fill the Des Moines Art Center! Join us for a day of free fun for all ages in the museum, inspired by...

Enjoy cookies and hot cider while you shop at Museum Store Sunday, with select merchandise 50% off. Members can apply their member discount on top of half-price merchandise. No returns, exchanges, prior sales, or holds...

The I. M. Pei building is not only a marvel of architecture, resplendent with art and the changing seasons, it’s also acoustically distinct! Making their Art Center debut, members of the Des Moines Gay Men’s...

On December 10, we’ll be offering a Pie Bird Pies experience like no other. At 5:30 pm, enjoy a light-hearted stroll through the galleries with Curator Laura Burkhalter and the Pie Birds themselves, Kristen Daily...

Since our members have been extra nice this year, we are treating them to Member Double Discount Days from Thursday, December 16 through Friday, December 24, during regular museum hours. Des Moines Art Center members...

The Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Lobby will be transformed into a winter wonderland with musical melodies by pianist Sophia S. Ahmad and faculty members from Mobile Music Lessons, in a setting of softly...

Stop by the Shop at the Art Center for a book signing with local author Mary Gordon. Her book Hello Iowa contains great ideas for Iowa-based road trips. Enjoy beautiful illustrations by local illustrator Candace...

The Art Center will be closed on Saturday, December 25, 2021.

The Art Center will be closed on Saturday, January 1, 2022.