Des Moines Art Center

Small but terrific museum

This museum is not huge, but every art work seems carefully selected. A famous Edward Hopper painting, The Automat, has its own little nook. Nearby works by Basquiat and Francis Bacon are outstanding....

A Must Do

I can't say it much better than RLCZ70 did. It's a great art museum and one of the best parts is that it's free. It's not huge so you can make time to visit.

Nice Art Museum

Nicely laid out, nice gift shop, lots of space to wander, nice variety of pieces, friendly staff, lots of parking

Magnificent Museum

This was my absolute favorite sightseeing activity in Des Moines. It was # 2 for my husband after the botanical gardens. The exhibits are amazing. The amount of art is stupendous. The ceramics exhi...

Excellent overall experience!

My friends took me there for a tour and lunch during my vacation in April 2023. Only lately, I became a fan of art so it was quite an insightful tour. They have a very good collection. We arrived just...