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160 West Burlington Street
Iowa City, IA 52242 United States Get Directions
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Iowa City Philharmonic Performance

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Immerse yourself in a captivating orchestral performance by the Iowa City Philharmonic Orchestra at the Stanley Museum of Art. Experience an afternoon of classical and contemporary pieces performed live in the lobby, where music meets visual art. The event is free and open to all, but seating is limited. Registration is strongly recommended to ensure a reserved...

Event Series Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

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Event Series Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are...

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Event Series NEA Big Read | Discussion of “Beloved” with DK Nnuro

NEA Big Read | Discussion of “Beloved” with DK Nnuro

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us for four discussions of Toni Morrison's Beloved and the exhibition it's a fine thing, led by the Stanley’s curator of special projects and author of What Napoleon Could Not Do, Derek (DK) Nnuro. Register for each session by clicking the dates below, capped at 30 participants:  Feb. 15 (Pages 1 - 59) March 8 (Pages 60 -...

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Mellon Symposium Keynote Lecture by Dr. Ciraj Rassool

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Ciraj Rassool, PhD is Senior Professor of Historical Studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and director of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies. He has published widely on changing old museums & making new museums, race in museums, restitution, political movements and the politics of nonracialism. He served...

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Mellon Team Provenance Research Panel and Conversation

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Mellon Research staff, Dr. Peju Layiwola and Fernanda Campos will present their work and examine the questions that lie at the core of provenance research.

Event Series Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

Free
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Our Stories In and On the Midwest Landscape

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us for a compelling panel discussion moderated by Katherine Simóne Reynolds and featuring Kelley Lemon, Naima Green, and Alicia Olushola Ajayi. Join us for a compelling panel discussion moderated by Katherine Simóne Reynolds and featuring Kelley Lemon, Naima Green, and Alicia Olushola Ajayi. This conversation will illuminate the many ways Black artists and practitioners are engaging with ecological narratives, uncovering hidden histories,...

Event Series Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are...

Free
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Schools Out at the Stanley | Bunny Buddies

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Hop to it! In this fun and creative workshop, children will transform ordinary socks into adorable bunny friends. Using rice to fill their bodies and buttons for eyes and noses, kids will design and create their own unique and cuddly companions. Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-april-18/3... Please arrive in time for children...

Siddhartha Shah | 2025 Bette R. Spriestersbach Endowed Lectureship

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for the 2025 Bette R. Spriestersbach Endowed Lectureship , featuring Siddhartha V. Shah, Ph.D., and John Wieland 1958 Director at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. Our Wounds and Our Weapons: Artmaking in India as Liberatory Practice, 1947 to Today Independence from British rule in 1947 signaled the end of nearly...

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Sundays with the Docents | “it’s a fine thing” exhibition tour

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us for a tour of the Stanley Museum of Art's latest exhibition, it's a fine thing. This tour is presented in conjunction with the NEA Big Read and will draw connections between the show and Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. . This tour is part of the Sundays with the Docents program where Stanley docents create unique tours to share with our...