Mission
THE DES MOINES ART CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES WITH THE ART OF TODAY THROUGH ITS MUSEUM AND SCHOOL, ADDING TO THE CULTURAL RECORD THROUGH COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE DES MOINES ART CENTER BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF ART TO INSPIRE PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION. WE COMMIT TO EXHIBIT AND EXPLORE THOUGHT PROVOKING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. WE CONNECT PEOPLE AND ART BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEELING, IMAGINING, DREAMING AND CREATING. WE PROMOTE CURIOSITY AND EMBRACE CRITICAL AND EMPATHETIC THINKING WITH A SPIRIT OF OPENNESS. WE STRIVE TO BE A WELCOMING AND EQUITABLE CULTURAL RESOURCE. THIS EFFORT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO ART FOR EVERYONE HAS BEEN A CORE TENET OF THE MUSEUM SINCE ITS FOUNDING. ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE FOR ALL.