Exhibitions in Des Moines in November 2026

12 events from Sunday, November 1 to Monday, November 30, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Des Moines Art Center, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Brunnier Art Museum.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 18

Terra Cotta Conservation in the Art on Campus Collection

Christian Petersen Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 29

Elle Pérez: La Despedida

Des Moines Art Center · Greenwood-Ashworth
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 18

Christian Petersen: Memory in Metal

Christian Petersen

Christian Petersen Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jul 23

Create and Replicate - Single Object Focus

Brunnier Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 18

Luis Jiménez: The Mythic Southwest

Luis Jiménez

Christian Petersen Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Midwest Maker Series: Mary Merkel-Hess

Mary Merkel-Hess

Brunnier Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Wood for Function and Expression

Brunnier Art Museum · Ames (Iowa State University)
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Artists on Fire

Des Moines Art Center · Greenwood-Ashworth
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Valentin Noujaïm: La Défense

Des Moines Art Center · Greenwood-Ashworth
- Visual arts
Other
until Mar 21

Mental Health: Mind Matters

Science Center of Iowa
Visual arts
until Nov 24

Group Show: Lindsey Harrison, Kate Chandler, Chase Lilleholm and John Shymanski

Lindsey Harrison · Kate Chandler · Chase Lilleholm · John Shymanski

Ankeny Art Center · Ankeny
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way: Contemporary Latinx Painting

Des Moines Art Center · Greenwood-Ashworth
- Visual arts
Free

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