Current Exhibition Listing
From Monet to Picasso: The Riley Collection
May 22 - September 19, 2010
Local collectors Tom and Nan Riley have been quietly creating an extraordinary collection of European art of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. With significant but little-known works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissaro, Chagall, Cassatt, Dufy, Matisse, Léger, Mondrian, Miró, Dali, Braque, and Picasso, the Riley Collection has become one of the most significant private collections in the state of Iowa.
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The American Century
September 12, 2009
In this new installation of the permanent collection, the many movements of twentieth-century American art will be highlighted.
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Grant Wood: In Focus
June 20, 2009
Culled from the Museum’s extensive collection of work by Grant Wood, this single-gallery installation will serve as a brief overview of the artistic achievements of this important American painter.
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Treasures from the National Collection
June 20, 2009
With the closure of their entire facility due to the devastating floods of 2008, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library has installed a gallery of their artistic treasures at the CRMA. From textiles to paintings to cut crystal, many extraordinary works of fine, folk, and decorative art will be on view.
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Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker
May 30, 2009
Best known for large-scale prints in which he uses multiple plates and full ranges of color, Lasansky combines a spectrum of graphic techniques including etching, drypoint, aquatint, and engraving.
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Art in Roman Life
May 30, 2009
Art in Roman Life is exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley.
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Malvina Hoffman: Rodin's Last Student
May 30, 2009
In 1985 and 1986, the CRMA received a large number of plaster and bronze works by Malvina Hoffman. In 2003, Hoffman's magnificent Bacchanale Frieze was permanently installed in the Museum's Carnegie Wing. A substantial exhibition of her work, however, hasn't happened for some time.
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