Gallery Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.–​​​​​​​4:30 p.m.​​​​​​​
Sunday: 12:00–4:30 p.m.

Admission to the museum building will end 5 minutes before gallery closing.

Office Hours

Monday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Current Exhibitions

Portraiture and Archives in African Photography

Maam Njaré: Goddess of Water

Dis/Comfort: Confronting Histories of African Art in the United States

Richard Diebenkorn in a New Light

Upcoming Events

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Witness: At the Literary/Visual Junction

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

What happens when words become images and images become stories? What new possibilities emerge when artists move between looking, reading, and writing?

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for a series of brief, rapid-fire presentations from an international panel of visual artists, writers, and educators exploring how literary and visual art intersect, inform, and transform one another. Presented in collaboration with the International Writing Program (IWP), the program concludes with a Q&A and...

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Shared Habitats: Interdisciplinary Artistic Practices from the Contemporary Bauhaus

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Three faculty artists from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will discuss their interdisciplinary research, followed by a Q&A and reception.
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Jazz at the Stanley

Thursday, September 24, 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Jazz at the Stanley is back and moving outdoors! Join us in the sculpture park outside the museum for an evening of live music under the open sky.

Enjoy smooth jazz surrounded by stunning sculptures and take advantage of extended evening hours to explore the interior galleries before or after the show.

Presented in collaboration with SCOPE Productions, this event is free and open to all.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a wonderful night of music and art in the heart of Iowa City!

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