Upcoming Events

Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” explores 13,000 years of Iowa history with 56 artifacts from the State Historical Museum of Iowa. This is the...

Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of the Montauk Historic Site which was once home to the Larrabee family. Explore the grand family home which is filled with many historic artifacts...

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...

Join Mila Kaut, a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University and co-organizer of the Iowa Colored Conventions Project, to learn how Black women's practices of institutional citizenship in African...

Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of the Iowa State Capitol. This special tour will focus on the many different types of art found throughout the Capitol building. Following the...

The Snake Alley Festival of Film is dedicated to showcasing the best short films from around the world. Films are screened at the beautifully restored Capitol Theater in the heart of downtown...

Join Kevin T. Mason, an associate professor of history at Waldorf University, as he explores the history of coal in southeastern Iowa. Incorporating elements of his 2021 walk across Iowa to...

The 48 Hour film project returns to Des Moines on July 29-31. Teams of filmmakers from all over Iowa will create a short film from scratch in just one weekend. The winner will receive a cash...

Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of Plum Grove which was the home of Iowa’s first territorial governor, Robert Lucas. Learn about the Lucas family and the history of Iowa as a...

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...

The biennial Iowa Arts Summit features dynamic sessions from leading state and national voices in the arts. Hear from Iowa's most creative minds and learn how they are transforming their...

Join Sara Egge, the Claude D. Pottinger Professor of History at Centre College, as she discusses some of the landmark scholarship about gender in Iowa's history. We'll examine several topics,...

The Alternating Currents film festival is open to all genres. Music. Film. Comedy. Art. In late August, downtown Davenport will be brimming with energy as over a dozen venues host a wide variety...

Join historian Dr. Anthony J. Miller to explore the lives of the first Chinese immigrants to live in the American Midwest and examine how they founded businesses, formed small communities, won...

Founded in 2007, the Iowa Independent Film Festival brings independent films, unique documentaries, and student productions from local, national, and international filmmakers as well as...