Muscatine Art Center

Muscatine, IA

563-263-8282

http://www.muscatineartcenter.org/

• Gerald L. Brockhurst (1890-1978), A Retrospective from the William P. Brumfield Memorial Collection; essay by Abe M. Tahir Jr. (1/22/05)
• Return to Route 66: Photographs from the Mother Road by Shellee Graham (6/14/04)
• Currents of Change: Art and Life along the Mississippi River, 1850-1861 (5/12/04)
• Allan Houser: Water (4/15/04)
• Expanding Boundaries from the Art Quilt Network (11/24/03)
• Minnesota from the Mississippi (7/25/01)
• Ultra-realistic Sculpture by Marc Sijan (2/27/01)
• Unfolding Light: The Evolution of Ten Holographers (2/20/00)
• The Storyteller: An Exhibition of Fabric Relief by Salley Mavor (9/21/99)
• The Regionlists: Works from the Muscatine Art Center Permanent Collection (9/15/99)

Showcasing the 1908 Musser Mansion and the contemporary Stanley Gallery, the Muscatine Art Center offers eastern Iowa both decorative arts associated with the original home, and exciting changing exhibitions. Established as a museum in 1965 by a gift of Laura Musser's heirs, Mary Catherine McWhirter and Mary Musser Gilmore, the mansion features many distinctive architectural details of the Edwardian period. In 1976, C. Maxwell and Elizabeth Stanley donated the Stanley Gallery which provides contemporary space for changing exhibitions and studio art classes.

The grounds of the Muscatine Art Center cover over four acres and include a "Japanese Garden" with pagodas, small pools, waterfalls and native Iowa wildflowers. In addition, an enclosed courtyard has been developed for outdoor sculpture.

The Muscatine Art Center is located at 1314 Mulberry Avenue. Please see the Art Center's website for hours and admission fees.

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