The Pentacrest Museums offer educational programming for our campus and community. Below are current, ongoing program series to engage & explore. Enjoy!

Tree Tours

TREE TOURS

Nature walks & talks designed for you with resiliency and curiosity in mind.

Study Hall

STUDY HALL

Study in our galleries with snacks, cushions, and good vibes.

Art & Write Night

ART & WRITE NIGHT

Grab your notebooks and make our museums your muse.

Exhibition Spotlight program series illustrated with photo of Gary Hofstetter working his light art exhibit in 2018 on the UI Pentacrest, displayed on the Old Capitol Museum

EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT

Educational programs to illuminate an aspect of current, changing UIPM exhibits.

My Collections exhibition series

MY COLLECTIONS

A collaborative exhibition series featuring personal collections of yours.

Night @ The Museum

NIGHT @ THE MUSEUM

It's all fun and games in the P.M. (Pentacrest Musuems / Post Meridiem).

Piano Sundays @ Old Capitol Museum

PIANO SUNDAYS

The Old Capitol Museum's Senate Chamber sets the stage for this classic series.

Read on the Rug

READ ON THE RUG

A series designed to engage & inspire a sense of wonder for our youngest museum lovers. 

Staff Picks graphic of fluid collections.

STAFF PICKS

UIPM staff shares things in collections they find special in this new digital series.

Museum Weird podcast graphic

MUSEUM WEIRD

Our student-researched & produced podcast dives into all-things-museums.

Connected for Life

CONNECTED FOR LIFE

Object-based digital programming to foster active minds for senior living communities.

Bird's eye view of the Old Capitol Museum's gold dome. Photo by Justin Torner, 2020

OLD CAPITOL ROUNDTABLE

Guest speakers on a range of topics related to current events, exhibits, & more.

Game Night

GAME NIGHT

Come one, come all to the series designed to engage our students with some fun!

Where's Rusty?

WHERE'S RUSTY?

Join in on the Rusty-themed scavenger hunt in the Downtown Iowa City District to win BIG.