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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
Sunday, September 21, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

Text and Textures: Women Creating Books with Bite - A conversation with Pervin Saket & Diane Vadino
Monday, September 22, 2025 5:30pm
Text and Textures: Women Creating Books with Bite.A conversation with Obermann International Fellow Pervin Saket & Diane Vadino led by Devanshi Khetarpal. Co-sponsored by the International Writing Program and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.Free and open to all!

Study Hall
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Weaving Our Connections | Ofrenda workshop with Miriam Alarcón Ávila
Thursday, September 25, 2025 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Join us for a special workshop this Hispanic Heritage Month, Weaving Our Connections: Remembering and Honoring the Dead across Cultures, led by artist Miriam Alarcón Ávila.Participants will explore the positive and celebratory ways different cultures view loss and remembrance. Miriam will guide you in creating your own ofrenda (offering), a beautiful tradition often seen in Día de los Muertos celebrations. This is a chance to connect with others, share stories, and create a meaningful tribute to...

Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show - School of Art, Art History, and Design
Monday, September 29, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show, September 29 - October 3 in the Drewelowe Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Closing Reception: October 3, 7-9 pm.

Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show - School of Art, Art History, and Design
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show, September 29 - October 3 in the Drewelowe Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Closing Reception: October 3, 7-9 pm.

VIEWS Presents: Ladan Osman Reading + Q&A
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Poet, photographer and filmmaker Ladan Osman will read her work, followed by a Q&A.

Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show - School of Art, Art History, and Design
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show, September 29 - October 3 in the Drewelowe Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Closing Reception: October 3, 7-9 pm.

Study Hall
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show - School of Art, Art History, and Design
Thursday, October 2, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show, September 29 - October 3 in the Drewelowe Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Closing Reception: October 3, 7-9 pm.

Mail Art Pop-Up
Thursday, October 2, 2025 11:00am to 1:00pm
Mail Art for everyone! Join our art send out!

Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show - School of Art, Art History, and Design
Friday, October 3, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Terrible Twos: A Second Year MFA Show, September 29 - October 3 in the Drewelowe Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Closing Reception: October 3, 7-9 pm.

Art & Write Night
Friday, October 3, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
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...

Study Hall
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Night at the Museum: Collage Night
Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:00pm to 7:00pm
It's time for another Night at the Museum! Calling all paper-lovers and journal-keepers: this month, we're hosting an entire evening of collage arts! Whether you're new to collage or a seasoned artist, feel free to stop by the Stanley for snacks and craft supplies. Have a junk journal or other materials you like to work with? Go ahead and bring them--otherwise, we've got supplies to get you started.Make sure to bring your Stanley Student Challenge card with you to get a stamp for attending the...

Exhibition Spotlight - INTO LIGHT: Transforming Grief
Friday, October 10, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
In conjunction with the INTO LIGHT Project's Iowa exhibition DRUG ADDICTION: Real People, Real Stories, currently on display at the Old Capitol Museum, our program series Exhibition Spotlight returns with two very special webinars.

Study Hall
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

Study Hall
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Weaving Workshop
Thursday, October 23, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Workshop featuring paper weaving and DIY looms!
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