Join us for a lecture and performance with Alejandro Russo, an Argentine-Spanish choreographer and the co-director of La Malagua dance company based in Lille, France. Russo’s work uniquely blends the disciplines of engineering, dance notation, and movement research. His work Entre-autre, created while in residence at an auto factory in the north of France, highlights the body in working atmospheres and explores the erasure and withdrawal of corporeal physicality in factory environments. Russo is...

Experience an evening of art and music at the Stanley Museum of Art with a jazz ensemble performance featuring the Ben Banta Trio & Mathuin Smith Trio. Explore the galleries before or after the performance as the museum will remain open late till 8 p.m. This program is in collaboration with SCOPE and is free for all.

Join us for a Gallery Talk that offers an engaging, hands-on exploration of artworks that use repetition to spark emotion, movement, and meaning.

Visitors will start with a tour of the works on view in the Visual Lab led by Isabel Cazares, followed by close-looking exercises that will deepen their understanding of the works on display.

After the tour, enjoy a creative session inspired by the patterns using colored pencils and paper. Participants will experiment with pattern making to translate...

Need a break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons for Crafternoons. Bring whatever low-mess craft you're currently working on (a sketchbook, knitting, embroidery, coloring books, origami — whatever you're into!) or just show up and use some of the various supplies we'll have on hand. No experience required! Light snacks provided. Stay for five minutes or hang out for a while, it's up to you.

Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Associate Dean for Research, Director, Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, will be presenting, A Persistent Problem: PCB Exposure and Adverse Health Effects.

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...