Stanley Museum of Art | The University of Iowa

Jackson Pollock's Mural

Detail photo by Dave Drogos

See yourself at the Stanley

Come explore our beautiful home - a campus and community hub of global visual culture.

Everyone is welcome.

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

A person with dark skin against a solid black backdrop holds a vintage sepia-toned photograph directly in front of their face

Untitled work from the Portraits "Vintage" series, 2017. Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper. 39 11/16 x 31 1/4 inches. Loan from the Eskenazi Museum of Art, 2024.223. Ibrahima Thiam (Senegalese, 1976—)

Portraiture and Archives in African Photography

August 22, 2026 – December 13, 2026

Portraiture and Archives in African Photography

Photograph of a figure in a white robe and elaborate red beaded headdress that covers the face. In the background is a pale sky during sunset with calm water and rocks along the shoreline.

Untitled work from the Maam Njaré series, 2020. Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper, edition 1 of 7 + 2 artist proofs. 39 3/8 x 27 ½ inches. Stanley Museum of Art, museum purchase with support from International Programs and the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization, 2023.148. Ibrahima Thiam (Senegalese, 1976—)

Maam Njaré: Goddess of Water

August 22, 2026 – December 13, 2026

Maam Njaré: Goddess of Water

A clay mask mounted on a small metal stand depicting facial features

Shitengamatu [open your ears] mask, Makonde style. Mid-20th century, Terracotta. The Stanley Collection of African Art, X1990.70. Unrecorded artist; Mozambique. Provenance: The Stanley Collection of African Art, Muscatine, IA; gift from Elizabeth Stanley to the University of Iowa Museum of Art via bequest, 1990.

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

May 12, 2026–Spring 2027

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

A photo of the oil painting "Ocean Park, No. 17" by Richard Diebenkorn

Richard Diebenkorn in a New Light

April 16, 2026–October 25, 2026

Richard Diebenkorn in a New Light

Upcoming Events

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...

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.

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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