Main Hours
Tue-Sat 9am to 5pm

Main Phone
319-234-6357

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Among other benefits, members of the Grout Museum District receive unlimited admission to all four museums. You can come back as often as you want and explore as long as you like.

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See what's happening the day you visit, or plan a visit around an event, exhibit or class that interests you.

FUN:
Science Demonstrations

Are snakes slimy? Why are they constantly sticking out their tongues? Find out, and pet a real snake at the Bluedorn Imaginarium's Science Demonstrations.

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Honor Your Veteran
Bring the family to the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Musuem and watch your ve ... Learn More
It's Not Your Granparent's Farm, Or is it?
When most people think of the Iowa farm, they immediately picture corn, beans, ... Learn More
Come Wind and High Water
On Sunday May 25, 2008 at 4:46 PM CDT, the National Weather Service in Des Moine ... Learn More
White Rose: The Student Resistance Against Hitler, Munich 1942/43
"Leaflets of the White Rose" is what fellow students Hans Scholl and Alexander S ... Learn More
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Leonard Katoski Memorial Golf Tournament
The Grout Museum District and the Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course are announcing ... Learn More
Summer Day Camp: Science of Zoom!
Spend the day exploring the science behind racing with hands on activities relat ... Learn More
Rocket Camp 2013
Get ready for some high-flying summer fun at the Imaginarium's Rocket Camp 2013! ... Learn More
Strolling with the Spirits 2013
Official date, registration deadline, times and other details TBA. Learn More
Game Jamboree
Visitors will sign up on the day of the event to compete in various board games ... Learn More
Brain Teasers 2 Exhibit
Brain Teasers 2 presents a wide array of challenges - from mathematical conundru ... Learn More
Memorial Day at the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum
Visit the museum after Waterloo's Memorial Day parade for free food (with the pr ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Explore The Moon!
Discover how the dark and light areas and craters we see on the Moon's face toda ... Learn More
Star Party-June
This will be the only chance to see fast-moving Mercury this summer. It will be ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Plastic Universe
Dive into the incredible properties of plastics! Where does it come from? Why do ... Learn More
Summer Day Camp: Boot Camp
Come to the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum for a Summer Boot Camp! Tou ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Once Upon a Time: Victoria Children Authors
Lose yourself in the pages of a story. Make your own Peter Rabbit and thaumatrop ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Life on the Farm
Enjoy hands on activities throughout the week related to agriculture and explore ... Learn More
Summer Day Camp: Seeing Stars
Come join the Grout Museum District as we blast through the stars. Learn the wor ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Head Scratchers
Try out a number of puzzles designed to develop your problem solving skills. Cha ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Victorian Entertainment
Ever wondered what Victorian children did for fun, without TVs or even radios? D ... Learn More
Star Party
The Moon will be in the western sky above Venus and Regulus in the constellation ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Floods and Tornadoes
Explore activities that demonstrate floods, tornadoes, and the weather associate ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Pioneer Days
Learn what it was like to grow up during the 1800s as a pioneer, sample some foo ... Learn More
Star Party
Venus, the Moon, and Saturn will be well placed for viewing in the early evening ... Learn More
Star Party September
The Moon will be high in the southern sky and well placed for viewing. Nearly ov ... Learn More
Game Jamboree
Visitors will sign up on the day of the event to compete in various board games ... Learn More
Weekly Wonders: Life on Mars?
If there was life on Mars, what might it have looked like? What exactly are we l ... Learn More
Dollar Days at the Grout Museum District!
Visit the Grout Museum District on June 1 for Dollar Days! Admission will only b ... Learn More
The Test: The Tuskegee Project
"THE TEST" is a traveling exhibit created by Jerry Taliaferro Photography. It re ... Learn More
A Day at the Ballpark
?Explore a day at the ballpark in the Victorian Era. John Leipa will speak as a ... Learn More
Summer Explorer Ticket Program
The S.E.T. card will allow each child (ages 4-13) and one adult free admission t ... Learn More
Accessorizing Splendor: Victorian Accessories for Men and Women
Tour the RRHM and view beautiful Victorian Accessories from the Museum's collect ... Learn More
Victorians, Electricity, and Zombies, Oh My!
Program information TBA. October 5 date is tentative.

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