DuMA Holiday 2024 Hours: Closed December 25th and January 1st.
Dubuque artist E. E. Kono discusses the work in her solo exhibition, Drift: Recent Works by E. E. Kono, with a reception to follow. Kono shares how landscape, history, and myth inform her approach to creating new work using traditional techniques like egg tempera and silverpoint. Reception to follow in the lobby.
Free with Museum admission
Families and fans of all ages are invited to celebrate the opening of Picturing America’s Pastime: A Snapshot of the Photograph Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Sample a ballpark frank from Hot Diggity Dogz, design your family’s baseball cap sponsored by 1-800-Tshirts.com, and tour the exhibitions.
Free with Museum admission.
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At 1:30 P.M., Award-winning artist and author Arthur Geisert will discuss the making of his book Country Road ABC: An Illustrated Journey through America’s Farmland, a refreshingly realistic view of contemporary rural life in eastern Iowa.
At 2:30 P.M., Dubuque Camera Club members will discuss the 2023 iteration of their annual photography exhibit, Rural Midwest. Members will talk about their experiences and the personal stories behind their work.
Free with regular Museum admission.
Photographer Rachel Deutmeyer offers her thoughts on her exhibition Everything Fades and what it means for a Biennial artist to have a solo show.
Free with admission
Parents, teenagers and grandparents are invited to take inspiration from Vietnam: The Real War and explore the theme of gratitude during guided (on the hour) or self-guided tours of the exhibition.
Art activities and refreshments will be offered.
Free with museum admission.
Visitors are encouraged but not required to wear a mask.
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.
FREE with Museum admission
The Marine Corps League Color Guard of Dubuque will perform a flag raising ceremony, “Taps” and read the names of local veterans who lost their lives. Also featuring an artist talk by combat photographer Ron Testa at 2:30 PM.
Refreshments will be served.
