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

Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa

The Black Gold Tapestry

Weaving Narrative: African Textiles in Iowa

Upcoming Events

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Àdìre Alábééla (Wax -Resist Dyeing Workshop)

Sunday, March 22, 2026 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Land Alliance Farm, Fold School, & Retreat Center

Learn the art of Yorùbá batik in this 2-day workshop led by multidisciplinary artist Peju Layiwola. Participants will create their own templates and stamped T-shirts.

Participants must be at least 15 years old and register in advance for the workshop.

Registration deadline is March 20, 2026. T-shirts will be ordered in advance for all participants: https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/wax-resist-dye-workshop/3138629

Please note that workshop will not be held at the museum, it will take place at the L...

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Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sunday, March 22, 2026 2:30pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.

Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.

Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...

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Film Screening at FilmScene

Monday, March 23, 2026 7:00pm to 9:00pm
FilmScene

The Stanley presents a double feature screening in collaboration with FilmScene. Head over to The Chauncey to watch back-to-back screenings of A Dessert for Constance and Towards Tenderness, both films touch on the subject of masculinity and the lives of African immigrants in France.

Reserve your tickets here. Evening screening is Pay What You Can.

This programming is related the exhibition, Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa, on view at the Stanley from February 28, 2026 - July 26...

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