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Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Art Center is an art museum with an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, modern art and mixed media. It was established in 1948 in .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: closed
    Tuesday—Wednesday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Thursday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Friday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Address: 4700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, 50312-2099
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sylvan Theater Historic District and St. Augustin Catholic Church.

Theater building
Photo: Ankenycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Greenwood Park Outdoor Theater, is located in , . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995. is situated 1,100 feet south of Des Moines Art Center.

Church
is a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Des Moines located on the west side of , United States. It was included as a contributing property in the Greenwood Park Plats Historic District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. is situated 2,100 feet east of Des Moines Art Center.

Museum
Photo: Jmaxschwerd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, in , is a Tudor, Gothic and Carolean style manor home built on a wooded hill with commanding views. It was built by cosmetics magnate Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith Van Slyke Weeks, between 1923 and 1928. is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Des Moines Art Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linden Heights Historic District and Windsor Heights.

Neighborhood
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The is located on the west side , . The district exemplifies the residential styles that were popular in Des Moines from 1912 to 1956.

Town
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is a city in Walnut Township, , , . The population was 5,252 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the – Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 2 miles northwest of Des Moines Art Center.

Neighborhood
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The is located in , . It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Des Moines. Single-family houses were constructed beginning around 1880 and multi-family dwellings were built between 1900 and 1920. is situated 2 miles east of Des Moines Art Center.

Des Moines Art Center

Latitude
41.58394° or 41° 35′ 2″ north
Longitude
-93.68119° or 93° 40′ 52″ west
Inception
1948
Open location code
86H8H8M9+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 600667768
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5263501
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Des Moines Art Center” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դե Մոյնի արվեսի կենրոն”
  • Catalan: “Centre d’Art de Des Moines”
  • Chinese: “狄蒙藝術中心”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز دى موين للفنون”
  • French: “Des Moines Art Center”
  • German: “Des Moines Art Center”
  • Indonesian: “Des Moines Art Center”
  • Italian: “Des Moines Art Center”
  • Japanese: “デモイン・アート・センター”
  • Polish: “Des Moines Art Center”
  • Russian: “Демойнский центр искусств”
  • Russian: “Демойнский центр искусства”

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Highlights include Eliel Saarinen Building and Art Studios.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Des Moines Art Center”. Photo: Nhandler, CC BY-SA 3.0.