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The Des Moines Art Center is excited to announce the reopening of its I. M. Pei building, named for Florence Cowles Kruidenier, after a transformative upgrade of its original lighting system and the complete reinstallation of its galleries...
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The Des Moines Art Center is honored to receive a General Operating Support Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines that will be used to help support free admission for the more than 300,000 children, students, families, and individuals who visit the Art Center’s renowned museum and...
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The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Gerjets as Senior Director of People and Culture. Gerjets is the first person to hold this newly retitled and reconceived position at the Art Center. Gerjets brings a wealth of experience...
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The Des Moines Art Center invites you to step into a vibrant tradition that began over 3,000 years ago during the Aztec Empire. Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, offers healing, joy, and connection, honoring the belief that...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $20,000 Cultural Leadership Partners Program Operating Support Grant. Support for this grant is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $4,100 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity for youth art programs...
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The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Kelly Baum, John and Mary Pappajohn Director of the Des Moines Art Center, has been admitted to the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD)...
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The Des Moines Art Center and The Harkin Institute, together with support from Principal® Foundation, are presenting “A Taste of ReelAbilities,” a film festival exclusively dedicated to showcasing films by and about people with disabilities...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $63,000 Collections Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support our upcoming exhibition “Whisper to a Scream: Women Artists and Minimalism,” which is...
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The Des Moines Art Center is excited to announce that Ashton Cooper will be joining the curatorial team as Associate Curator beginning in October...
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