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At a moment when the discussion of boundaries and borders are the subject of critical conversations around the world, "Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging" offers fresh perspectives on the role of maps and mapmaking in 21st century visual art. More than just a means of...
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Last October, Jaume Plensa’s Nomade (2007), one of the most iconic sculptures in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, was carefully deinstalled for scheduled conservation...
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Get ready to press play on your weekend plans! Join the Des Moines Art Center for “Social Saturday: Toons and Tunes” on May 9 from 11 am – 2 pm. It’s a celebration of music, cartoons, and creativity guaranteed to draw you in and strike the right chord...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received an Arts & Cultural Grant from Nationwide Foundation to support keeping admission for approximately 300,000 visitors free-of-charge to its museum galleries, public programs, and Pappajohn Sculpture Park in...
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The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a $26,200 Bedrock Grant from Every Page Foundation to support art conservation and educational outreach. Every Page Foundation is a national organization dedicated to...
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Art and imagination are leaping off the page at the Des Moines Art Center on Saturday, April 11 from 11 am – 2 pm during “Social Saturday: Plot Twist.” Stories come to life...
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Christine Rebet, the 2026 Toni and Tim Urban Artist-in-Residence, has a solo exhibition of five films on view at the Art Center beginning April 11 through August 23, 2026, titled...
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Looking for something to keep the kids busy over Spring Break? Take them to the art museum! The Des Moines Art Center invites families and kids of all ages to play, create, and explore...
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From the heartfelt to the defiant, the Art Center’s February events cater to every take on the season of love. We invite you to express yourself and join in our upcoming activities planned throughout the museum, Art School, and Art Center Café...
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Austrian artist Maria Lassnig (1919-2014) is well known internationally as a painter of unflinching and incisive self-portraits, but this exhibition radically expands our understanding of Lassnig’s practice by...
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