
Share your memories of Keith Haring's trip to Iowa City and be a part of our exhibition
Keith Haring (1958–1990) was a revolutionary graffiti artist. The Stanley Museum of Art will commemorate Haring's visits to Iowa City in 1984 and 1989 with an upcoming exhibition, and we want you to be involved!
Scheduled to open on May 4, 2024, To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City will celebrate the artist's ties to our community. We hope to locate individuals who were a part of Haring's visits and incorporate their stories into the show.
If you or someone you know was at Horn Elementary School, or met the artist during his trips to Iowa City (1984 and 1989), or if you have any related photos, drawings, or other memorabilia, we want to hear from you!

Award-winning writers find inspiration in the Stanley Museum of Art collection
The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art announces the September release of In a Time of Witness, a publication highlighting the Museum’s celebrated collection.
Beyond a traditional exhibition catalog, the book pairs stunning imagery from the Stanley collection with original literary responses to showcase an innovative vision for art interpretation.
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 15 minutes before gallery closing.
The museum will be closed on the following dates:
- Thursday, November 23, 2023
- Friday, November 24, 2023
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

Homecoming
The Stanley's inaugural exhibition, Homecoming, reintroduces visitors to the museum's extraordinary collection. Homecoming comprises a series of related installations: “Generations,” which will foreground the University of Iowa’s history of innovative arts education and scholarship; “Fragments of the Canon,” featuring African art collected by a Black Iowan, Meredith Saunders; and “History Is Always Now,” in which the Stanley’s celebrated collection of African art will be displayed in a new way that emphasizes movement and cultural exchange through time and across space.

The Building
Nestled between the Main Library and Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on the west side of Gibson Square Park, the new Stanley Museum of Art is a hub of learning and research for the University of Iowa and the state. The three-story, state-of-the-art building, designed by BNIM of Des Moines, Iowa, includes a range of flexible spaces for research, education, and exhibitions, and is ideally suited to serve as a center for interdisciplinary teaching, discovery, and community building.
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