Historic site · Iowa
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Art Center is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. The nearest named place is Seat/Leg Table, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off.
The story
art museum in Des Moines, Iowa
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q5263501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1948
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58394, -93.68119
- 30.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 133.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Seat/Leg Table: 0.0 mi
- Man and Pegasus: 0.0 mi
- Shadow: 0.0 mi
- Double Niche: 0.0 mi
- Three Way Piece No.1: Points: 0.0 mi
Parks
- Greenwood Park: 0.1 mi
- Ashworth Park: 0.7 mi
- Frisbie Park: 1.2 mi
- Water Works Park: 1.3 mi
- American Legion Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Cummins Woods: 0.8 mi
- Denman Woods: 0.9 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 1.5 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Brown's Woods: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Clive Caboose: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 4.2 mi
- Church of the Land: 5.1 mi
- Flynn Barn: 5.2 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Salisbury House: 0.6 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 1.2 mi
- Chruch Garden: 2.6 mi
- F-16: 3.1 mi
- Peace Boulder: 3.1 mi
Museums: 23
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 3.1 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 3.1 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 3.8 mi
- Bennett School: 4.3 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 22
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 0.2 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 1.8 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 03000063OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Des Moines Art Center, reference 03000063, listed 10/19/04.
OpenStreetMap element node/600667768
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