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Presented in collaboration with the Des Moines Metro Opera, ‘American Apollo’ is a new opera based on a story forged at the crossroad of celebrity, class, race, and power in America, giving voice to a...

Join the Des Moines Art Center for our free two-day ART & ACTIVISM workshop for teens. Explore photography, publication, and installation with Latinx visual artists Xavier Tavera and Bobby Marines. Using the Art Center’s permanent...

Join Dr. Joan Faber McAlister for a gallery talk about Hold Me Closer. Dr. McAlister has taught courses on Rhetorics of the American Family, Urban Photography, and Visual Rhetoric. Her research focuses on notions of...

The Des Moines Art Center Gala is an annual celebration that serves as the organization’s only fundraising event. Funds generated by the gala support free admission, community access, and museum education-related programming. Saturday, September 17,...

Join us for the opening celebration of “Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It.” This exhibition, the most comprehensive gathering of Alison Elizabeth Taylor’s work to date, assembles dozens of works that chronicle her steady...

Lucha libre and Día de los Muertos are cultural parallels of Mexican origins. The word lucha has a double meaning, it is the name of the popular wrestling sport, as well as the ability to...

Join us for Artist, Ange Altenhofen’s interactive performance at the Des Moines Art Center. Of the five senses, touch is arguably the most intimate. During the first year of the pandemic, many people grappled with...

Join Art Center Curatorial Manager, Laura Burkhalter for a guided walk-through of the stunning exhibition “Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It.” This exhibition is the most comprehensive gathering of Taylor’s work to date and...

Join us to celebrate family this November at Entirely Kids Day, a day centered around kids and the adults in their lives. The museum will be filled with hands-on, creative activities centered around the theme...

For the second year in a row, members of the Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus will fill the unique space of the I. M. Pei building with harmonies from their upcoming winter concert – “Come...

Join Curatorial Manager Laura Burkhalter for a journey through “Postcards: Recent Photography Acquisitions to the Art Center’s Collection,” an exhibition exploring the theme of travel. This event is free, and no registration is required. Joel...

Join us for the opening celebration of “Art Center: 75 Years of Iowa Art.” Kicking off the Art Center’s 75th anniversary year, this exhibition will reflect the work of artists who have lived and worked...