Family Museum Collection Tour

Schedule

Fri Aug 22 2025 at 02:00 pm to 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

600 E Locust Street | Des Moines, IA

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Looking for a unique, family-friendly summer experience?
Step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa's collection storage for a FREE, 30-minute behind-the-scenes look at objects from Iowa's past. The Family Museum Collections Tour is a free guided tour through the museum collection vault to explore a small example of the museum's 80,000 objects.
Register today (required) at https://history.iowa.gov/events/family-museum-collection-tour-0
All participants must be over the age of 9 years old to register for this family tour.
Registration is required for all tours.
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600 E Locust Street, 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50319-1006, United States

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State Historical Society of Iowa

Host or Publisher State Historical Society of Iowa

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