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.

Photographs, souvenirs, and other memorabilia of local festivals are featured in the exhibit, “Sioux City Festivals and Celebrations 1887-2024” which is now on display at the Sioux City Public Museum.

Photographs, stage clothing, instruments and other personal memorabilia of the local rock legend are showcased.

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.

A display of uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia from Sioux Cityans who served in the war with Japan between 1941 and 1945.

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.

Rugs donated by a noted cultural anthropologist and honorary member of the Navajo tribe are among the textiles showcased. The Navajo styles represented are Ganado, Klagetoh, Crystal, Teec Nos Pos, Storm Pattern and Yei Pattern.

A unique museum exhibit that encourages visitors to touch the artwork on display, “A Cast of Blues” features 15 resin-cast masks of blues legends created by artist Sharon McConnell-Dickerson. Also included in the traveling exhibit are 15 color photographs of performers and of juke joints by acclaimed photographer Ken Murphy. A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

A local Beatles fan’s donation of vintage collectibles is showcased alongside an overview of the Beatles’ history that chronicles their amazing musical legacy. The array of Beatles-themed memorabilia ranges from pinback buttons to clothing to school supplies.

A 1922 Chevy from Ryal Miller Chevrolet Company’s first year of operation is featured among the artifacts and photographs chronicling the history of Sioux City’s oldest family-owned dealership.

The handiwork of generations of women is showcased in a display of quilts dating from the 1840s to the 1940s.

Powerful images taken by a Sioux City soldier during the liberation of a WWII concentration camp. Presented by the Sioux City Public Museum as part of Sioux City Tolerance Week.

The 31st annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by local fourth-grade students.

The histories of two of Sioux City’s longest-serving and most impactful organizations are intertwined. Founded in April 1921 by several of the same women, both organizations have evolved over the past century to meet the changing needs of the Sioux City community.

American nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen has been praised by many as a spiritual descendent of Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter and Edward Weston.

An exhibit showcasing a diverse selection of artifacts from the Museum’s collection, most of which had not been previously displayed. In addition to a variety of Central High School artifacts, the exhibit featured a paper mache Easter Bunny from Davidson’s Department Store.