The Civil War experiences of six eastern Iowans, including two with links to the University of Iowa and its Old Capitol building, are the focus of a free public lecture set for Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hanson Family Humanities Gallery of the UI’s Old Capitol Museum. Story
Iowans who sympathized with the Confederacy during the Civil War are the subject of a free public lecture from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Senate Chamber of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum. Story
Clary Salandy, an internationally known carnival designer, will talk about her work during a free, public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber on Wednesday, April 24. The talk is sponsored by the UI Museum of Art. Story
Come decorate a canvas bag, try your hand in the recycling relay, catch a free movie, and more at Family Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, at the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums, the Museum of Natural History, and Old Capitol Museum. Story
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host a free public showing of the film “Love & Valor, The Intimate Civil War Letters,” followed by a director’s talk Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m., in the Senate Chamber. Story
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host a debate with the Little Hawk Speech and Debate team from Iowa City High School on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Story
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum is welcoming Herky and his buddies for the 2013 Herky Graduation Tour. The temporary exhibit will be at Old Capitol this April through August. Story
“Iowa’s Ice Age Giants,” a free public exhibit, opens Thursday, April 18, at the Old Capitol Museum’s Pentacrest Gallery for Arts, Humanities, and Sciences with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Story
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host a Piano Sundays concert at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Senate Chamber. This free, public concert marks the last of the Piano Sundays 2012-2013 series. UI Professor Rene Lecuona will perform select pieces and will be joined by four of her students. Story
Five Iowans who were equal rights advocates and likely involved in the Underground Railroad will be the subject of a free public lecture on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum. Story
