Exhibitions
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Current & Upcoming
A display of uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia from Sioux Cityans who served in the war with Japan between 1941 and 1945.
The 33rd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 86 local fourth-grade students from 14 participating schools.
Ongoing Special Exhibitions
A world class collection of agates, geodes, minerals, fossils, petrified wood and meteorites.
A retrospective of the prominent Winnebago artist's works is showcased along with a selection of Native American artifacts from the Museum’s collection.
Virtual Exhibitions
The 33rd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 86 local fourth-grade students.
The 32nd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 96 local fourth-grade students.
Powerful images taken by a Sioux City soldier during the liberation of a WWII concentration camp.
An in-depth look at featured artifacts from the Sioux City Public Museum's exhibit, "The Women’s Suffrage Campaign in Sioux City" presented by Matt Anderson, Curator of History.
Past Exhibitions
Late 19th and early 20th century artwork from the Ogallala Sioux, Yankton Sioux, Mandan, Wind River Shoshone, Shoshone, and Kiowa tribes are featured in Indian Art of the Northern Plains on display.
Dia de los Muertos altars are an important tradition celebrated by Mexican people throughout the world. Altars created by Morningside University students, Irving Elementary School families and friends of the Museum are on display.
A nostalgic look back at classic toys and games from the Museum’s collection.
For 27 years, Deanna Dikeman took photographs as she waved goodbye and drove away from visiting her parents at their home in Sioux City, Iowa.
As part of Sioux City’s commemoration of the annual bike ride’s 50th year, the exhibit features memorabilia such as t-shirts, signage, riding gear, and much more. An extensive slideshow contains images from all of Sioux City’s years as a host city.
“New to You” features a selection of interesting artifacts donated to the museum over the past several years as well as a few items that have been in the collection a long time, but have not made it into an exhibit for one reason or another.
The 32nd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by local fourth-grade students.
Marching band uniforms, school apparel, photographs, and memorabilia provide a look back at the neighborhood high school that helped forge a strong identity for the northeastern area of Sioux City.
Exploring the fashion and goods of three Iowa department store giants of yesteryear.