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State Nomination Review Committee Meeting
- Jun 10, 2022
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The meeting of the State Nomination Review Committee (SNRC) will be held virtually over Zoom. If you wish to attend, please request an invite no later than 4:00 pm Wednesday, June 8, 2022, here....
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Mobile Museum - Greene County
- Jun 11, 2022
- Jefferson, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Exhibits, History on the Move
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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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Young Writers' Workshop
- Jun 13, 2022 to Jun 17, 2022
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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How does where you come from enrich your writing? Find out when you join award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill of Chicago for Young Writers’ Workshop.
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Mobile Museum - Bremer County
- Jun 14, 2022 to Jun 16, 2022
- 206 North Railroad Streeet, Sumner, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Exhibits, History on the Move
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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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Call for Artists: Innovate Grant
- Jun 16, 2022
- Arts, Calls for Artists
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Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (4) honorable mentions (2 in art and 2 in photo), will be featured and recognized...
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Mobile Museum - Adair County
- Jun 17, 2022 to Jun 18, 2022
- 405 5th Street, Adair, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Exhibits, History on the Move
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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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Grantee Event: The Kate Thompson Combo
- Jun 17, 2022
- Arts, Grantee Events
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The Kate Thompson Combo will appear live at Noir, in Ames, Iowa. The Combo's performances feature jazz, country and cabaret music and even the occasional guest dance performer. The Combo...
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Teaching Iowa History with Primary Resources
- Jun 20, 2022 to Jun 21, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Professional Development, History, Education
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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
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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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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State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees meeting
- Jun 22, 2022 to Jun 23, 2022
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History
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The June meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, June 22-Thursday, June 23, 2022 in Cedar Rapids at the National Czech and Slovak Museum &...
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Iowa History 101: Sports for the Liberal Arts: Reimagining Iowa's Small Colleges, 1921-1939
- Jun 23, 2022
- Featured, History, Education
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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
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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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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Call for Artists: CUE Art Foundation
- Jun 24, 2022
- Arts, Calls for Artists
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Bismarck Art & Galleries Association (BAGA), Bismarck, North Dakota, is hosting a Square Foot Exhibit in the month of August which is open to all artists over 18 years of age. The canvases...
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Mobile Museum - Linn County
- Jun 25, 2022
- Fairfax, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education, History on the Move
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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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Goldie Field Trip: Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop
- Jun 25, 2022
- 214 1st St., Haverhill, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, State Historic Sites
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Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop. This historic site has numerous historical objects including the tools and inventions created by Matthew Edel....
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