Des Moines Art Center
Description
The Des Moines Art Center engages diverse local and international audiences with contemporary art through its museum and school. The Des Moines Art Center engages diverse local and international audiences with contemporary art through its museum and school, adding to the cultural record through collections and programs.
The Art Center offers free admission every day, which is supported by Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. and Art Center members.
The museum and its offices are closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.
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facebook.comThere's only one week left before the exhibition Drawing in Space closes! Don't miss your chance to see this #entirelyunexpected exhibition: http://bit.ly/2mnKGi0 Remember: The interior of the Numen/For Use installation "Tape Des Moines" is closed to visitors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
{Art Center Members} Get your daily dose of creativity on the way home from work! Join us Thursday, January 25 for a Stop-and-Go Gallery Talk with Assistant Curator Jared Ledesma.
Enjoy an evening of dance with this #entirelyunexpected pop-up from Ballet Des Moines underneath the Numen/For Use installation "Tape Des Moines"!
Have you seen the new exhibition, The Irrational and the Marvelous, yet? Tune in to Radio Art Center to discover this collection of Dada works with Assistant Curator Jared Ledesma: http://bit.ly/2D2nyQe Dorothea Tanning (American, 1910 – 2012) "Musical Chairs, (Spanish version)," 1949 Pencil on paper Des Moines Art Center's Louise Noun Collection of Art by Women through Bequest, 2003.351 Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
We want to see your best #MuseumSelfie! Celebrate Museum Selfie Day at the Art Center next Wednesday with lunch, blind contour drawing, and a drop-in tour.
Seeing how our visitors experience the Numen / For Use installation "Tape Des Moines" has been #entirelyunexpected! Thanks to Lines-Between for sharing photos from their recent visit to the Art Center.
Celebrate international Museum Selfie Day at the Art Center! Pop in to enjoy lunch at Chef’s Palette, create a blind contour drawing in the lobby, and discover the collection with a drop-in tour at 11:30 am. No reservations required—just bring your self(ie) and your best poses! Share your photos with us by tagging the Art Center and using the hashtag #MuseumSelfieDay2018.
Wow! We love this entirely unexpected view of Olafur Eliasson's "panoramic awareness pavilion" in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park by Abeling Photo.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the "nuts and bolts" of the exhibition Drawing in Space during this Gallery Dialogue with Chief Preparator Jay Ewart!
The interior of the Numen/For Use installation "Tape Des Moines" will be closed to visitors tomorrow, Sunday, January 7, for a special event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The sculpture will reopen to visitors on Thursday, January 11.
Improve your watercolor skills with an Intermediate & Advanced Watercolor class this spring! Register now: http://bit.ly/2CByswi
There are only a few weeks left of the exhibition #DrawingInSpaceDSM! Have you experienced these #entirelyunexpected installations yet?
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