225 West Second Street
Davenport, IA 52801 Downtown Map
http://figgeart.org
NOTE: The museum is just west of the Radisson.
Sunday Worship – We will gather in the Figge’s atrium, surrounded by light streaming in from a wall of windows overlooking the Mississippi River. We will fill the hall with spirit and song!
Figge Tours – After the service, you will have the opportunity to visit the Figge’s collections, including works on loan from the University of Iowa, as an addition to your morning worship experience!
On Display at Figge Art Museum
April 24–25, 2010
- John Deere Art Collection
- Sculpture, painting, drawings and prints, textiles, and artifacts. Artists include: Grant Wood, Alexander Calder, Toulouse Latrec Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Fritz Scholder, and many others. This is a collection of over 1000 pieces on indefinite loan to the Figge by Deere & Co. (Opens April 24)
- Iowa City Museum of Art
- Modern/abstract art from 1900–1970 – rotating pieces exhibited in the permanent galleries. 4th floor gallery – “the masters – evolution of reproductive prints.” Over 12,000 pieces are being housed and exhibited by the Figge as Iowa City begins to rebuild after the flood.
- Decorative Arts of Frank Lloyd Wright
- Exhibited in permanent gallery – stained glass windows and doors, textiles, and furniture.
- Arthur Geisert – Country Roads ABC
- Current exhibition in print gallery. 26 etchings for his new children’s book written from his experience in Bernard, Iowa (pop.98).
- Permanent Galleries
- Mexican colonial paintings
Medieval works.
Paintings and sculpture from Haiti.
Regional gallery featuring Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, John Stuart Curry, John Bloom, and others.
- Lobby Area
- Debra Butterfield Bronze Horse and John Nava Tapestry “W Haiku”.
