Upcoming Events

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...

The grounds of the State Capitol of Iowa are graced with a number of monuments, statues and memorials that tell the story of Iowa's rich history and culture.

These sites tell some of the stories of the African-American struggle for equality in Iowa during the 20th century. The sites were documented with funding from a 2018 grant from the National...

Join Michael Stahr, who manages the Iowa State University Seed Laboratory, as he explores the university’s groundbreaking seed research, from the work of early innovators such as Louis H. Pammel...

Iowa Governor and U.S. Senator Harold E. Hughes was a charismatic politician who changed government and politics during tumultuous times here in the Hawkeye State and throughout the nation. A...

Register to join museum staff on Zoom for a virtual version of the History Mystery program. The new virtual format brings the museum and its thousands of objects that capture Iowa's illustrious...

Greenlight Grants encourage entrepreneurship in Iowa by enhancing the professional capacity of Iowa’s media industry. Funding helps Iowans take their projects from script-to-screen and become...

As part of its broader fiscal year 2022 grant funding strategy, the Iowa Arts Council has transitioned Art Project Grants, Capacity Building Grants and Cultural Heritage Project Grants to...

Join Alexa McDowell, A.KAY Consulting Owner and Architectural Historian, as she discusses the multi-faceted history of the Surf Ballroom. Nationally recognized as the final performance venue of...

Join Michael Plummer, State Historic Sites manager for the State Historical Society of Iowa, to learn a few stories from the sites as well as a few highlights visitors can discover when they see...

The regular quarterly meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Collections Committee will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2021, and is open to the public. A public comment period...

Join Paul F. Anderson, professor emeritus at the Iowa State University College of Design, as he discusses the evolution of Iowa’s state borders, a process that began long before Iowa joined the...

“Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality” by Marc Hansen and Tom WitoskyHosted by Andrew Klumpp with author and journalist Tom WitoskyRegister onlineIn 2009, Iowa...

How does where you come from enrich your writing? Find out when you join award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill of Chicago for Young Writers’ Workshop. 

What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...