Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Join us for a festive evening of live music as the Obermann Center welcomes an outstanding UI string quartet!

The Conifer Quartet will present a dynamic program featuring works spanning from the classical era to contemporary pieces by our own University of Iowa faculty. To provide deeper context, the musicians will briefly discuss the history, themes, and styles of each movement before playing, and we will open the floor for an audience Q&A at the end of the performance.

We look forward to sharing...

As You Like It, the musical

Hanna Anderson, Frances Napier, Hannah Fideli, Kathleen Godsel, Kelsey Hart, Bella Hohenadel, Ryenne Lacher, Maddux Lamb, Nicolette Mayer, Carter Owens, Aidan Seville, Emily Wichelmann, Dylan Winkler, & Sherry Xia

This performance is free and open to the public.

Horn Studio Recital

This event is free and open to the public.

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics—free and open to the public!

This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy graduate student Kevin Hall. Believe it or not, astronomers can correct a telescope's vision in "real-time" to sharpen its view on the night sky. In this talk, Hall will explore the history of adaptive optics and the scientific discoveries it has made...

The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy

Presented by Katie Noll:

Conventional trombone pedagogy has much to say on the way the diaphragm and abdominal muscles play a role in breathing. Emerging research in the physiology of breathing is now highlighting how the pelvic floor muscles also play a role in allowing the body to take a full, relaxed breath. From a respiratory context, the pelvic floor functions similarly in men and women but they will experience...

Please join the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the spring sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

MA Recital: Anna Kelly, trumpet

This concert is free and open to the public.

Honors Recital: Nate Hammond, Saxophone

Nate Hammond - Saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse - Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Speaker: Jenny Paige

Title: Changing Connectivity: A Spatial Understanding of Bistable Coral Dynamics

Abstract: Modeling coral ecosystems in a theoretical framework typically focuses on tradeoffs between coral, algae, and grazing fish populations, highlighting its bistable dynamics; however, spatial understanding of this system is often suppressed. Analysis of models with spatial features is crucial, as degraded, patchy reef systems become more common, and the size, clustering, or overall...

Senior Recital: Molly Owen, voice

Molly Owen - Soprano
Jason Sifford - Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.