About the State Historical Society

Location & Hours

SHSI in Des Moines

Iowa State Historical Building (Des Moines)
600 East Locust
Des Moines, Iowa, 50319
515-281-5111

Photo of Des Moines Location

HistoricalBuilding.Rental@iowa.gov - for State Historical Building rental information

Sarah.Macht@iowa.gov - to schedule group visits

Museum

State Historical Museum
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and official state holidays

The Iowa Museum Store
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays

Café Baratta’s
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Monday
Closed Sunday and official state holidays

Library & Archives

The hours of reference & retrieval are:

Tuesday through Friday - 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays and on any Saturday which precedes a Monday or follows a Friday holiday.

Archives, photograph, and manuscript collections are closed Saturdays, unless arrangements are made in advance.  Arrangements can be made to use archival material on Saturdays by requesting the needed material from an archives staff member prior to noon on the preceding Friday.

SHSI in Iowa City

State Historical Society of Iowa Centennial Building (Iowa City)
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa, 52240-1806
319-335-3916

 

Photo of Iowa City location

The hours of reference & retrieval are:

Tuesday through Friday - 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays and on any Saturday which precedes a Monday or follows a Friday holiday.

The archives, photograph, and manuscript collections are closed Saturdays, unless arrangements are made in advance.  Arrangements can be made to use archival material on Saturdays by requesting the needed material from an archives staff member prior to noon on the preceding Friday.

SHSI Historic Sites

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