Forget Night at the Museum, we’re trading movie magic for real-life museum moments (only because Ben Stiller couldn’t make it...)

You’ll connect with curators, educators, and creative professionals. Hear their stories, explore their spaces, and see how a passion for culture, education, and community can turn into a fulfilling career.

We'll be visiting:

Living History Farms: An interactive, 500-acre outdoor museum that tells the amazing 300+ year story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies...

Title: "Social Media Ethics for Students"

Speaker: Sydney Bassard, MSP, CCC-SLP, Owner of The Listening SLP, PLLC

Each year, more and more SLPs go to Facebook groups, Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok to find community and learn how to become better SLPs. As these platforms gain more professionals, we need to ask ourselves tough questions about how this has impacted our profession. Social media is here to stay for the time being, but SLPs can be smart consumers of information and resources presented...

Microscopic Analysis of Outdoor Environmental Films on Various Host Surfaces Across Arid, Temperate, and Tropical Environments

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Dari and Dvořák with Salley Koo, Doreen Lee, Kenny Lee, and Elizabeth Oakes

Salley Koo, violin
Doreen Lee, piano
Kenny Lee, cello
Elizabeth Oakes, viola

This concert is free and open to the public.

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.