current exhibitions

American POP! Selections from the CU Art Museum Collection

May 4, 2013 - September 8, 2013

In the heyday of the 1960s, artists in the United States turned an eye on the wonderful—and sometimes wild—images of American consumer culture. Pop artists reveled in the vibrancy of the urban landscape and in the bounty of the post-World War II economic boom. They adopted image...

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Marking Territory: Cartographic Treasures of the Mississippi River and the World Beyond

March 2, 2013 - June 16, 2013

Marking Territory: Cartographic Treasures of the Mississippi River and the World Beyond is a special exhibition organized by the Figge Art Museum.  Featuring a selection of  historic maps that range from early representations of the world to more detailed examinations of Americ...

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Young Artists at the Figge

January 12, 2013 - May 24, 2013

Each year, the Figge presents seven district exhibitions of elementary artwork in our Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery. Through this museum-school partnership, more than 500 area students have the opportunity to display their artwork at the Figge. These annual exhibits are also important...

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Eye on UI Faculty: Byron Burford, Stuart Edie, and James Lechay

November 1, 2012 - March 9, 2014

The University of Iowa was one of the first American universities to hire professional artists as professors. Following in the footsteps of renowned artist educators Grant Wood and Philip Guston, the painters Byron Burford (American, 1920–2011), Stuart Edie (American, 1908–1...

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A Legacy for Iowa

March 31, 2012 - April 6, 2014

The first display of art from the UIMA at the Figge Art Museum, A Legacy for Iowa features some of the most important paintings in the UIMA collection. The exhibition explores each painting's distinctive qualities, revealing each work as remarkable in its own right, while a...

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Visitors are permitted to take still photographs of the building, galleries and artwork with cameras or smart phones for personal, non-commercial use. However, no photography of any kind is permitted in special exhibitions or wherever signs prohibiting photography are posted. The use of flash photography or supplemental lighting is not permitted in the Museum at any time. Remember to respect the privacy of other museum visitors and staff when taking photographs.

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