Current Exhibition Listing

Less is More: The Vogel Gift of Minimal and Conceptual Art
January 23 - May 2, 2010

He was a postal clerk. She was a librarian. With their modest means, the couple managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in the United States. Less is More will exhibit the entire Vogel gift to Iowa for the first time. More Info >>

Drawn to Drawing
January 2 - April 18, 2010

Beginning with the purchase of a Jasper Johns drawing in 1958 for the then high sum of $175, the Kramarsky’s went on to amass a collection of more than 4,000 works of art. Every so often, the collector and his wife donate some drawings to a lucky museum in the country. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is truly fortunate to have been the recipient of these tantalizing drawings in 2009, on view here for the first time in Cedar Rapids. More Info >>

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. More Info >>

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. More Info >>

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. More Info >>

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. More Info >>

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. More Info >>

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. More Info >>