Exhibits

Anderson Sculpture Garden

603 Morrill Road, south and east of Morrill Hall

• Permanent collection sculptures
• Ghost Trees, through June 2025
• "Hidden Gems," seek and find features, ongoing

Christian Petersen Art Museum

• "In the Woods," by Jeanine Coupe Ryding, through July 27, 2025
  • March 23, Lecture, "Fibonacci: A Conversation about Trees," 1017 Morrill Hall, 2-3 pm.
  • April 24, Artist reception, 1017 Morrill Hall, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• "Rooted Impressions," early works by Jeanine Coupe Ryding, through July 27, 2025
• "Poetry is Everywhere," through July 27, 2025

Farm House Museum

• "Women's Domestic Artistries: 1860-1910," February-October 2025
• "Yuletide 2025: Glad Tidings," November-December 2025

Brunnier Art Museum

295 Scheman Building

• "In Conversation: Will Wilson," through May 4, 2025
  • April 4, Artist lecture, 295 Scheman, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • April 15, Conversation Roundtable, 295 Scheman, 5:30-6:30 pm.
• "Journeys: Landscape as Self Expression," through July 27, 2025
  • March 30, Lecture, "Wind and Flame on the Grassland: Landscape and Identity in History," 295 Scheman, 2-3 pm.
  • May 11, Curator's tour, 295 Scheman, 2-3 p.m.
• "Josh Simpson: Imaginative Journeys in Space and Sea," through July 27, 2025
  • March 9, Artist lecture and reception, 295 Scheman, 2-4:30 p.m.
• "Flowers, Creatures, and Figures," through July 27, 2025

College of Design

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, free

Gallery 181

• Visiting Artist Symposium Exhibition, Feb. 15-28
• Rome Show Exhibit (Fall 2024), March 1-14
• MFA Exhibit: Elnaz Masrour, March 22-31
• MFA Exhibit: Nicole Soriano, April 1-9
• MFA Exhibit: Natalie Deam, April 10-18
• JPA Medallion Exhibit, April 19-25
• BFA Exhibit, April 26-May 2
• IVA Graduate Exhibit, May 3-16

Memorial Union

Room 1568, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 1-4 p.m. Sunday

MU Art Gallery

• "Art-Music-Poetry," featuring Iowa State student artists, through March 12, 2025
  • Feb. 25, Awards and reception, 1568 Memorial Union, 6-7:30 p.m.

Special Collections and University Archives

• "Freshman Orientation: An Early History," 191 Parks Library, ongoing
• "Artifacts in the Archives," 403 Parks Library, ongoing
• "Watergate, Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Mezvinsky," 403 Parks Library, ongoing
• John Vincent Atanasoff's office and artifacts, Durham Center penthouse, ongoing
• Online and past exhibits

Throughout Parks Library

• Art in Parks collection, features contemporary women artists, ongoing
• Grant Wood murals, ongoing
• Christian Petersen sculptures, ongoing
• Topel and Cheng art collection, ongoing
• Independent art works, ongoing

2025 Gardens exhibit theme

• Picture Perfect: Celebrating 30 Years of Beauty at Reiman Gardens

Throughout Reiman Gardens

• Permanent art on display (PDF)

Hughes Conservatory

• "Tulips and Tea: A Tea Party," through April 19, 2025

Garden Room Gallery

• "Pollinator Friendly Ames," photos by Laura Beskow

Mary Alice Gallery

• "Childrenswear: Identity and Culture Around the Globe"
• "Fashion / Existence / Myth – Narratives About Health, the Body and Dress"

Donna Gallery

• "Women Didn't Always Wear Pants! Freedom through Fashion"