Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Lauren Haldeman will read from her new graphic novel, Wild That We're Alive, and will be joined in conversation by Carmen Maria Machado. Described as "beautiful diary comics" by Simon & Schuster, Wild That We're Alive follows Haldeman's own life as a self-described "'Momboy:' part responsible child-rearing adult and part lovable feral kid." Praised as a "Midwestern, sweatpants-wearing Roz Chast," Haldeman "...portrays herself and those around her with affectionate...