Come see what's NEW at your art museum! -NEW Exhibitions: Take a guided tours of Thomas Paquette: America’s River Re-Explored and the 2019 DuMA Biennial -Vote for slate of Board Officers Light refreshments will be served. FREE and open to everyone, including DuMA members, prospective members and guests.
Step right up for a creative community event for all ages! Free outdoor art activities, gallery tours, family art studio adventures and ice cream treats. Hy-Vee Grill available for purchase. Guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of the young and young at heart. Sponsored By: U.S. Bank and Mediacom
In partnership with U.S. Bank, DuMA presents Movie At The Museum. Bring a blanket, grab some popcorn and settle in with family & friends to watch a free movie at Washington Park. Movie at Dusk (Approx 8:30 pm) Film: Field of Dreams (1989) 1h 47m Rated: PG
Alec Egan, Living Room, 2019, oil and flashe acrylic on canvas, 96x72 inches, collection of Tim Walsh and Mike Healy California-based artist Alec Egan will speak about the themes of nostalgia and memory in his latest series of contemporary oil paintings. Alec Egan: The Living Room will be on display August 10 - October 20, […]
Our next installment of Lunch & Learns will cover Impressionism (10/10) & Post Impressionism (10/17) Presented by Joan Lingen, BVM, Ph.D., Clarke University. Free admission. Bring a sack lunch if you wish, but food will not be provided by the Museum.
DuMA will hold a fall community day that includes a family friendly Junior Dead Artist’s program featuring beloved children’s author Beatrix Potter. There will also be art activities, a scavenger hunt, refreshments, and docent lead tours of the newly opened Arthur Geisert children's book illustration exhibition. This event is made possible by the generous […]
Join us for a panel discussion about renowned illustrator Arthur Geisert's artwork and books as it relates to his DuMA exhibition: Tall and Not-So-Tall Tales. Geisert will be joined by the guest speakers: Claudia Zoe Bedrick (publisher/editor of Enchanted Lion Books,) Louise Kames (Professor and Chair of Visual & Performing Arts, Clarke University,) and Lisa […]
Artist Molly Wood, whose photographs are featured in the exhibition "The Poison Garden" has created a new body of photographs of toxic botanicals, as part of her well-known Fatal Flora series, during a recent residency at Alnwick Poison Garden in Northumberland, England. Fran Hedeman, member of the Herb Society of Dubuque and gardener Kennie Harris […]
Celebrate the spirit of the season by creating ornaments to deck the DuMA tree as well as your own. Also a visit by the Grinch and cider and cookies! FREE FAMILY FUN Join us for free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays features culturally-diverse performing arts […]
DuMA and Heritage Works partner to present a series of presentations on Dubuque architecture. This noontime presentation will uncover the history of Dubuque's streetcar lines. This free event is open to the public. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch, as lunch will not be provided.