Friday, May 4, 2012
Written by: University Communication and Marketing
Paintings and other art work on the walls of an exhibition space
The UIMA@IMU, located in the third floor Richey Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union, features works from the UI Museum of Art's permanent collection. Photo courtesy of the UI Museum of Art.

The UIMA@IMU, a visual classroom of the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be closed for two Sundays, May 13 and 20, when the building where it is located, the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), is also closed.

The UIMA@IMU is located in the third floor Richey Ballroom of the IMU and features an expansive installation of art from the UI Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The display covers a range of locales and periods, including Africa, China, Japan, Tibet, and the Ancient Americas, as well as 20th-century European and American ceramics, conceptual art, and figurative art. In addition, the UIMA@IMU stores 250 prints, drawings, and photographs for a total of more than 500 available objects.

Admission to the UIMA@IMU is free and open to the public. Regular hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.