Davenport, Iowa (October 24, 2023) — There are no lack of options when it comes to Halloween festivities in the Quad Cities, but the Figge Art Museum is set to cast its enchanting spell with two extraordinary can’t-miss events that are part of the Figge’s Five Nights of Fright.

Davenport, Iowa (October 17, 2023) — The Rock Island Art Guild and Figge Art Museum are seeking entries for the 43rd Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition that will be on view at the museum February 17–June 16, 2024.

Davenport, Iowa (October 2, 2023) –The Figge Art Museum is pleased to announce Art and Activism at Tougaloo College, a traveling exhibition co-organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA) and Tougaloo College opening Saturday, October 7.

Davenport, Iowa (September 19, 2023) – Experience a new site-specific installation beginning Saturday, September 23. Renowned Swiss artist Zimoun will transform the Figge Art Museum’s third-floor gallery into a mesmerizing realm of moving cardboard towers accompanied by an orchestra of captivating sounds. Visitors will be able to walk amid the animated columns and experience the evocative sounds generated through friction, vibration, and resonance.

Davenport, Iowa (September 11, 2023) – For thousands of years, the traditional Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) has captivated hearts and minds with its rich cultural significance. This year, the Figge Art Museum invites all art enthusiasts and cultural explorers to immerse themselves in the vibrant world of Dia de los Muertos through the Figge’s exhibition: Day of the Dead: Remember, Honor, Celebrate on view beginning Saturday, September 16.

Davenport, Iowa (September 5, 2023) – Whether you’re a young child, an old adult, or any age in between, there is an enduring fascination with space. Over the years, particularly in the last century, artists have incorporated space into their artmaking as a direct response to the curiosity space evokes in us all.

Davenport, Iowa (August 14, 2023) — The city of Davenport will be bustling with activity as the Beaux Arts Fair joins the Alternating Currents Festival lineup on Saturday and Sunday, August 19-20.

Davenport, Iowa (Tuesday, June 27, 2023) – Summer has officially arrived, and the Figge Art Museum is turning up the temperature with an exciting offer: FREE admission during the month of July! Crank up the creativity and beat the heat this summer by immersing yourself in a world of art and experience all that the Figge has to offer.

Davenport, Iowa (June 22, 2023) —The stunning beauty and fragile lands of America’s western landscape captured by renowned photographer Ansel Adams is now on view at the Figge Art Museum.

Davenport, Iowa (Tuesday, June 20, 2023) — The Figge Art Museum is giving back to those affected by the recent building collapse in downtown Davenport by donating all proceeds from admission on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 to the victims.

Davenport, Iowa (Tuesday, June 13, 2023) — Prepare to be starstruck as the Figge Art Museum welcomes Iowa Night Skies: Photographs by Johnny Brian to its galleries. This captivating exhibition, opening on Saturday, June 17, showcases the work of Iowa City-based photographer Johnny Brian, who has captured the mesmerizing beauty of the celestial world above us.

Davenport, Iowa (Monday, June 5, 2023) — The Figge Art Museum is home to one of the largest collections of Haitian art outside of Haiti. An impressive installation from the Figge’s permanent collection, Endless Flight by Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, will be on view in the fourth-floor gallery beginning Saturday. Endless Flight is a multi-part altarpiece created at the time of increased migration of Haitians to the United States. Arguably one of the masterpieces of the Figge’s collection, the work represents the intersection of contemporary figurative painting and sculpture with the unique cultural traditions of Haiti.

Davenport, Iowa (May 31, 2023) — Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the loveable Peanuts gang are kicking off summer 2023 at the Figge Art Museum in a can’t-miss exhibition.

Davenport, Iowa (May 23, 2023) – Art teachers dedicate their lives to supporting their students as artists, but the Figge Art Museum is flipping the script and giving Quad-City area teachers their turn in the spotlight through the Beyond the Classroom exhibition opening on Saturday, May 27.

Davenport, Iowa (May 9, 2023) —Seventy years ago a group of art enthusiasts in a Sunday sketch club had an idea to raise money in support of the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery (now the Figge Art Museum) resulting in the Beaux Arts Fund Committee. This non-profit group of volunteers began their fundraising efforts with a costume ball that eventually developed into the Beaux Arts Fair we know today.