Our next installment of Lunch & Learns will cover Impressionism (10/10) & Post Impressionism (10/17) Presented by Joan Lingen, BVM, Ph.D., Clarke University. Free admission. Bring a sack lunch if you wish, but food will not be provided by the Museum.
DuMA will hold a fall community day that includes a family friendly Junior Dead Artist’s program featuring beloved children’s author Beatrix Potter. There will also be art activities, a scavenger hunt, refreshments, and docent lead tours of the newly opened Arthur Geisert children's book illustration exhibition. This event is made possible by the generous […]
Join us for a panel discussion about renowned illustrator Arthur Geisert's artwork and books as it relates to his DuMA exhibition: Tall and Not-So-Tall Tales. Geisert will be joined by the guest speakers: Claudia Zoe Bedrick (publisher/editor of Enchanted Lion Books,) Louise Kames (Professor and Chair of Visual & Performing Arts, Clarke University,) and Lisa […]
ArchiTREK Ale & Architecture: Loras College Upper Campus October 17, 2019 $15 ($10 DuMA Members) Loras College 1450 Alta Vista St, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 We will start the tour at 6pm in the Pub located in the Alumni Campus Center. Please check back for more information. DuMA and Heritage Works partner to present a series of […]
Join us for the art party of the year! The Dubuque Museum of Art's Annual Gala is an unforgettable evening of dining, entertainment and art celebrating and benefiting Iowa’s oldest cultural institution. Tickets are $100 per person. All proceeds directly benefit the museum's education and community outreach programs. Advanced registration is open now! Visit https://dbqart.ejoinme.org/gala for tickets […]
Artist Molly Wood, whose photographs are featured in the exhibition "The Poison Garden" has created a new body of photographs of toxic botanicals, as part of her well-known Fatal Flora series, during a recent residency at Alnwick Poison Garden in Northumberland, England. Fran Hedeman, member of the Herb Society of Dubuque and gardener Kennie Harris […]
ArchiTREK Walk & Talk: Dubuque Star Brewery November 21, 2019 at 12 PM – 1 PM $5 Suggested Donation Star Brewery Dr, Dubuque, IA 52001, United States This tour will start at noon inside Stone Cliff Winery. Please check back for more information. DuMA and Heritage Works partner to present a series of walking tours of Dubuque […]
Pumpkin Prints, Instructor: Hana Velde Thurs, Nov 21, 4:00 -4:50pm Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members and $15 Guests Materials included After a tour of Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island etchings, we will head down to the classroom to create our own unique pumpkin prints using monotype and glue line printing processes.
We invite you, your family, and your community, to “Be A Patron” at your favorite museums and cultural institutions on Museum Store Sunday, December 1, 2019. Holiday shoppers will not only find quality gifts filled with inspiration and educational value, but through their purchases, will also directly support their favorite museums. Shoppers foster ongoing appreciation […]
Mini-book Making, Instructor: Hana Velde Thurs, Dec 5, 4:00-4:50pm Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests Materials included Have you ever dreamed of making your own picture book, graphic novel, or comic book? Inspired by the works of picture book artist Arthur Geisert, we will create blank mini-books that can be filled with your own […]