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Amy Day
Director of External Affairs
(515)271-0344
aday@desmoinesartcenter.org

General

Front entrance of the Des Moines Art Center Eliel Saarinen building on a sunny day
February 3, 2024

An Open Letter from Director Kelly Baum

Over the last two weeks, we have received several heartfelt notes expressing concern at the forthcoming deinstallation of Mary Miss’s Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1989-1996).

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February 6, 2023

Des Moines Art Center Announces New Director

The Des Moines Art Center Board of Trustees has announced Dr. Kelly Baum as the museum's next John and Mary Pappajohn Director. In this role, Dr. Baum will lead the Art Center in furthering its mission to provide opportunities for transformational art...

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