03 Dec 2018

The Putnam earns highest national honor, re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums

By Kevin smith

The Putnam once again notched the highest national honor given to museums after earning re-accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.

Accreditation signifies excellence to governments, funders and to the museum-going public. The Putnam achieved 37 of 37 “Characteristics of Excellence.”

27 Nov 2018

French Moderns at Figge - A Hauberg Day Trip

By Shalom Schultz
13 Nov 2018

Free Family Day at the Figge Art Museum

By Natalie Dunlop

The Figge Art Museum will hold the final Free Family Day of the year on Saturday, November 17. Museum admission will be free all day with scheduled activities from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

25 Sep 2018

Benefit Art Auction + Concert 2018

By Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

 

24 Sep 2018

Call for Entry - 2019 MIDCOAST FINE ARTS

By Midcoast fine Arts

24 Sep 2018

Putnam to open Literary Heroines exhibit Oct. 13

By Kevin Smith

New exhibit honors iconic women of fiction and their fashion

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Sept. 24, 2018) — The Putnam’s newest exhibit, showcasing the fashions, interests and lives of some of literature’s most impactful female characters, has gotten a boost from Humanities Iowa.

18 Sep 2018

Figge to Present First Retrospective for William L. Hawkins

By Natalie Dunlop

Davenport, Iowa (September 17, 2018) – The Figge Art Museum will present William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography beginning Saturday in the first and fourth floor galleries. This is the first major exhibition in more than a decade to feature the work of the self-taught Columbus, Ohio artist.   

12 Sep 2018

EXHIBITION CLOSING RECEPTION

By Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

CONTEMPORARY FEMINISM:
A CONVERSATION WITH SHEILA PEPE AND PEGGY JONES
Saturday, September 15 | 2–5 PM

05 Sep 2018

Cancer Survivor Art at the Figge

By Natalie Dunlop

Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope

to Open at the Figge Art Museum

Davenport, Iowa (September 5, 2018) – Living Proof Exhibit will present its annual exhibition of cancer survivor art from September 6–December 9 at the Figge Art Museum’s Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery on the second floor.

04 Sep 2018

Putnam Explorers & Explorers Jr. Workshops Returning to the Putnam September 8

By Kelly Hendershot

DAVENPORT (Sept. 4, 2018) — Putnam Explorers and Explorers Jr. workshops are returning again this year to the Putnam Museum and Science Center beginning September 8. Intended to highlight topics in a fun and interactive way for children in Pre-K* through 5th grade, workshops occur monthly to provide informal enrichment activities. From exploring oceans to astronaut training, there’s something for every young science lover.

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