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Time Capsules: Photography and Anachronism with George Slade

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Join DuMA for Time Capsules: Photography and Anachronism, a lecture by photography historian and curator George Slade focusing on the Museum's current exhibit Remnants of the West: Edward S. Curtis and Mark James. Both Edward Curtis and Mark James use their photographic skills to transport us into other times and spaces. How do their images reflect […]

Free

Making the Connection: An Introduction to French Moderns

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Making the Connection: An Introduction to French Moderns A presentation by Carol Ehlers, Figge Art Museum Docent Claude Monet: Marée Montante à Pourville, 1882, Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950, an exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum, will be on view at the Figge Art Museum […]

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Lunch & Learn with Joan Lingen, BVM, Ph.D.

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

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.

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Grant Wood’s Secrets

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

DR. SUE TAYLOR Professor Emerita of Art History Portland State University Hosted in conjunction with the Grant Wood Art Colony, University of Iowa. In Grant Wood’s Secrets, the title of her talk and new book, author and professor Sue Taylor incorporates original research and close readings of Grant Wood’s iconic, as well as lesser-known, artworks […]

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Reflections on the Grant Wood Memorial Window​ Talk

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

FREE with Museum admission Teri Van Dorston, assistant director at the Veterans Memorial Commission in Cedar Rapids discusses Grant Wood’s Veterans Memorial Window project for the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building.

LECTURE: FROM THE BATTLEFRONT TO THE HOMEFRONT

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

January 23, 2:30 pm. FREE with Museum admission Author, historian, and broadcaster Jeff Stein will present “From the Battlefront to the Homefront: Iowa Broadcasters Go to War,” the story of Iowa journalists who covered conflicts from World War II to the Gulf War. This talk is made possible by the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau.

LECTURE TOVA BRANDT: “DANISH IMMIGRATION IN IOWA”

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Tova Brandt, Executive Director of The Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa will present a talk: “Danish Immigration to Iowa.” Like all immigrants, Danes who arrived in Iowa adapted to a new landscape, new culture, and new opportunities. Brandt will discuss what motivated Danes to come to Iowa, what they contributed to the […]

A Conversation with a Curator

Virtual Event

Volumes have been written about art with discussions of craft reserved as an afterthought. Art history’s use of painting as the standard classification left three-dimensional works, such as crafts and ceramics, fighting for their rightful place with the same status as the painted image. Fariello’s talk challenges today’s art world vision and is sure to […]

DuMA Baseball Exhibition Farewell

Dubuque Museum of Art/Washington Park 699 Locust St, Dubuque, IA, United States

10 AM - 12 PM: Baseball themed games for the family. Celebrate summer and the final days of the exhibition, Picturing America’s Pastime, A Snapshot of the Photo Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. There will be popcorn and baseball themed games which test your skill at pitching and catching. Outdoor […]