08 Jun 2016

“Muscatine Fire Department History” Program

By Rick Martin

Muscatine Art Center Invites Public to “Muscatine Fire Department History” Program by Mike Van Wey on Thursdays, June 16th and July 14th – Free Admission

In conjunction with the exhibition, “100 Years of Service: The Muscatine Fi...

02 Jun 2016

Calling All Iowa Artists: Iowa State Fair 2016 Fine Arts Show Increases Premiums and Starts Online Submissions

By Rick Martin

DES MOINES, IA (05/31/2016)(readMedia)-- One of Iowa's most prestigious art shows, the Iowa State Fair Fine Arts show, is calling all Iowa artists to submit entries for display at the 2016 Iowa State Fair. Premiums have increased in 2016 and artwo...

31 May 2016

A new exhibition, Picturing the Prairie: Tallgrass QC, opens Saturday at the Figge Art Museum

By Rick Martin

Davenport, Iowa (May 26, 2016) – Wildflowers, grasses, birds, and insects will take over the fourth floor gallery at the Figge with the opening of Picturing the Prairie: Tallgrass QC on Saturday, May 28.

 

 

The exhibit...

31 May 2016

Putnam Museum launches contest for an exclusive Meet & Greet with Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Museum” host Don Wildman

By Rick Martin

Wildman’s June visit is in conjunction with The Discovery of King Tut exhibit and also includes a Q&A presentation and autograph signing

 

 

May 24, 2016 (DAVENPORT, Iowa) – Don Wildman, the host of...

27 May 2016

Park Rangers Lead Walking Tours of West Branch’s Historic Downtown

By Rick Martin

WEST BRANCH, IOWA— West Branch is known as being the birthplace of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States. But it is also home to a remarkable downtown district representing the period from the 1870s through the 1910s when...

27 May 2016

Open Late Thursday through June and July!

By Rick Martin

The African American Museum of Iowa

Heritage Summer: Extended Summer Hours in June and July
Open Late for Your Convenience
17 May 2016

Figge Art Museum TO JOIN ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS’ SEVENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ART MUSEUM DAY ON MAY 18, 2016 WITH FREE ADMISSION

By Natalie Dunlop

Davenport, Iowa (May 16, 2016) –The Figge Art Museum announced today that it will offer free admission all day Wednesday, May 18 as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Da...

13 May 2016

Grant Wood's American Gothic couple arrives in the Amana Colonies

By David Retig

“Overalls All Over” Statue arrives in Amana, Iowa

 

AMANA, Iowa- One of the 25 statues that depict Grant Wood’s famous American Gothic couple has arrived at the Amana Colonies Visitor Center in ...

13 May 2016

39th annual Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition

By Rock Island Art Guild

May 13 through May 15 at The Figge, 225 West Second Street, Davenport. The exhibition will feature a juried ...

11 May 2016

Bus Trip to Sanfilippo Estate Place de la Musique, Barrington Hills, IL

By German American Heritage Center
Saturday, July 9th @ 8 am - 8 pm

The Sanfilippo Estate is a private home featuring the World's finest collection of automatic music instruments including the world's largest restored theater pipe organ, 30 dance organs and c...

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