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Mobile Museum - Adair County
- Jun 17, 2022 to Jun 18, 2022
- 405 5th Street, Adair, IA
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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...
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Teaching Iowa History with Primary Resources
- Jun 20, 2022 to Jun 21, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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The State Historical Society is excited to offer an in-person summer teacher professional development course on June 20 & 21, 2022 led by museum staff as well as elementary and middle school...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Jun 22, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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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...
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Iowa History 101: Sports for the Liberal Arts: Reimagining Iowa's Small Colleges, 1921-1939
- Jun 23, 2022
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Join Brian M. Ingrassia, a history professor at West Texas A&M University, as he discusses Iowa's small colleges in the 1920s and 1930s, especially their changing views of intercollegiate...
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Interrobang Film Festival
- Jun 24, 2022 to Jun 26, 2022
- Des Moines, Iowa
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The Interrobang Film Festival’s vision is to celebrate creativity, while promoting a wide array of film types. Representing motion pictures as part of the nationally-renowned Des Moines Arts...
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Mobile Museum - Linn County
- Jun 25, 2022
- Fairfax, IA
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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...
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Mobile Museum - Lucas County
- Jun 30, 2022
- Chariton, IA
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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...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Jul 13, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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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...
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Snake Alley Festival of Film
- Jul 21, 2022 to Jul 24, 2022
- Burlington, Iowa
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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...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project: Filming Weekend
- Jul 29, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
- Des Moines, Iowa
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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...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Aug 3, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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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...
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Alternating Currents Film Festival
- Aug 19, 2022 to Aug 21, 2022
- Davenport, Iowa
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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...
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Iowa Independent Film Festival
- Sep 8, 2022 to Sep 10, 2022
- Mason City, Iowa
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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...
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Iowa History Book Club: "American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace"
- Sep 22, 2022
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The State Historical Society of Iowa invites you to join Annals of Iowa editor Andrew Klumpp to explore Iowa’s past with the Iowa History Book Club. Each quarter, the club will gather online to...
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Des Moines Latino Film Festival
- Sep 30, 2022 to Oct 1, 2022
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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The Des Moines Latino Film Festival is a free, multi-day celebration of Latino culture through art, music, food, live performances and, of course, film. Inspired by the annual Chicago Latino...
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