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Professional Development: Visual Artists Association Momentum Programme

Tue, Jun 13 2023

VAA Momentum is an accelerator course for artists to gain the skills necessary to develop a profitable artist business and sell more art. The course will help you get clear on what your future as an artist looks like, so you can discover your style and work that excites you.

Thu, Jun 15 2023

Clear Lake, IA

Public Meetings, History

The regular quarterly meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on June 15, 2023, and is open to the public. A public comment period will be held for those providing advance notice to the board administrator at 515-281-7471.

Mon, Jun 19 - Tue, Jun 20 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

History, Education

Thu, Jun 22 2023

History, Education, Museum

Register to join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series to learn about A Sit-In in 1872: How an Illinois Schoolteacher Fought Rac

Families viewing a fossil during a museum vault tour.

Fri, Jun 23 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

History, Children, Collections, Education, Museum

Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past.

State Curator Leo Landis leading a collections vault tour.

Fri, Jun 23 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

State Historical Society of Iowa, History, Collections, Education, Museum

Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past.

Mon, Jun 26 - Tue, Jun 27 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

History, Education

Wed, Jun 28 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

Featured, State Historical Society of Iowa, History, Children, Education, Museum

What does it take to create and run a museum?

Thu, Jul 13 2023

Zoom

Featured, History, Education, Museum, Research

Join historian Ashley Bavery and discover the fascinating history of Moses, Abbas, Yusef, and Ali Habhab, who immigrated from South Lebanon to Fort Dodge, Iowa to become local entrepreneurs at a time when the city's gypsum mines became famous for plastering Chicago's "White City" at the World Fai

Thu, Jul 13 2023

History, Education, Museum

Register to join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series to learn about the fascinating history of Moses, Abbas,

Wed, Jul 19 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

State Historical Society of Iowa, History, Children, Education, Museum

Looking for a fun way to learn about history with the whole family? Register today to save your spots for the upcoming Goldie's Family Day Camp.

Fri, Jul 21 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

History, Children, Collections, Education, Museum

Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past.

Fri, Jul 21 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

State Historical Society of Iowa, History, Collections, Education, Museum

Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past.

Thu, Jul 27 2023

History, Education, Museum

Register to join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series to learn about various interconnecting components o

Fri, Aug 4 2023

State Historical Museum of Iowa

600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA

State Historical Society of Iowa, History, Children, Collections, Education, Museum

Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past.

All Events

Professional Development: Visual Artists Association Momentum Programme

SHSI Board Meeting

Teacher Professional Development: Integrating Social Studies and Literacy Connections into K-5 Classrooms

Iowa History 101: A Sit-In in 1872: How an Illinois Schoolteacher Fought Race Segregation in Iowa

Family Museum Collections Tour

Museum Collections Tour

Teacher Professional Development: Integrating Inquiry and Primary Sources into 6th-12th Grade Classrooms

Junior Curator Day Camp

Iowa History 101: Arabs in Fort Dodge, Iowa

Iowa History 101: Arabs in Fort Dodge, Iowa: the Habhabs and the Making of an American Family

Goldie's Family Day Camp

Family Museum Collection Tour

Museum Collections Tour

Iowa History 101: The Modernization of Major College Football Stadia in the State of Iowa: Comparing Iowa State University and the University of Iowa

Family Museum Collections Tour