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This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, serves as the official historical repository for the State of Iowa and also provides grants, public education, and outreach about Iowa history and archaeology. The SHSI maintains a museum, library, archives, and research center in Des Moines and ...
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Louisiana. State of Louisiana. Louisiana Historical Society. Louisiana State Museum. Louisiana History Museum. Maine. State of Maine. Maine Historical Society.
Jess Rundlett works as special projects and outreach coordinator at the State Historical Society of Iowa and formerly served as a park ranger at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
Website. https://mnh.uiowa.edu/. The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The museum was founded in 1858 by instruction of the Iowa General Assembly as the Cabinet of Natural History. [ 1 ] It is housed within Macbride Hall, located in the Pentacrest area ...
The Toolesboro Mound Group, a National Historic Landmark, is a group of Havana Hopewell culture earthworks on the north bank of the Iowa River near its discharge into the Mississippi. The mounds are owned and displayed to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa. The mound group is located east of Wapello, Iowa, near the ...
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Iowa became the 29th state in 1846 during James K. Polk's presidency. A year before, a proposed northern border went as far as St. Paul, Minnesota.