Due to COVID-19, The Collective Mending Sessions is moving to a virtual platform. Their second round of sessions will run from October 2020 to March 2021 and will be held over Zoom. Meetings...
The only Iowan president, so far, was Herbert Hoover, who grew up in a tiny house you can visit in West Branch. But Iowa history abounds with other political stories and presidential contenders,...
Explore the rolling hills that inspired the Regionalist artist Grant Wood, who grew up in Anamosa and Cedar Rapids, organized an artists’ colony at Stone City and painted “American Gothic,” one...
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Iowa's beautiful state parks in 2020, 20 Iowa artists spent time creating artwork in 20 different parks in a special project organized by the Iowa...
Discover the Loess Hills, which were formed by unusual deposits of wind-swept dust (pronounced “luss”) and abound with both the natural beauty and rich history of Iowa’s western frontier.
Nobody understands Iowa’s state motto – "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" – better than the Iowa veterans who put those words into action. Discover Iowa's history of...