Sunday, 02 Nov 2014
After America in the Making
Join Christina Gish Hill, Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies, in a discussion focused on the federal policies of allotment which increased American settlement of the West by making Indian reservation lands available for purchase. These policies not only shaped the American landscape, they continue to affect American Indian people and their non-Native neighbors today.
Sunday, 16 Nov 2014
Early American Pattern Glass Table Sets: Iowa Questers
What is a Table Set? How it was used? What other serving pieces were used with it? Lonnie and Lynn Sulzberger are Questers and members of the Early American Pattern Glass Society, and together they will answer your questions while showcasing objects from their personal collection of table sets.
Wednesday, 19 Nov 2014
Art Walk: The Gentle Doctors and Those They Serve
Installed in 1938, Christian Petersen's sculpture, The Gentle Doctor has become an internationally recognized symbol of veterinary medicine. Since then, thousands of graduates from The College of Veterinary Medicine have been inspired by the loving care and trained expertise represented through Petersen's works of art. Meet University Museums' Interpretation Specialist, David Faux, at the southwest entrance (flagpole entrance) of the College.