Figge Art Museum

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Name: Figge Art Museum

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Figge hopes to crack case of the missing Grant Wood sketchbook

Davenport's Figge Art Museum is home to more than 240 pieces of Grant Wood art, artifacts and memorabilia -- but a rare sketchbook used by the artist has been out of its hands for 47 years. Now, the museum is ... [Published Quad-Cities Online - May 17 2013]

Entities: Grant Wood, Figge Art Museum

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

New Orleans jazz band to play in Davenport:

Z The Quad-City Times2 hours ago • By Bobby MetcalfNew Orleans jazz band to play in Davenport: The city of Davenport, as part of the Living with Floods initiative, will host the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at ... [Published QC Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Muscatine (United States), Figge Art Museum, Donations, AVENUE SOUTH LTD

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

University of Iowa

Value of maps goes beyond getting around

Z The Quad-City Times20 hours ago • By Alma GaulA friend of mine in college used to like staring at the United States map in the Memorial Union where people posted “need a ride to” requests. He liked to think about where other people were from and what ... [Published QC Times - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: University of Iowa, Figge Art Museum, State Historical Society of Iowa

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Figge Art Museum

Figge to hold 3rd PechaKucha Night on April 25

Press release submitted by Figge Art MuseumCome PechaKucha With Us!Davenport, Iowa (April 23, 2013) – The Figge Art Museum will hold its third PechaKucha Night on Thursday, April 25th at ... [Published Quad-Cities Online - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Figge Art Museum

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Figge group to present at Denmark conference

A five-woman panel representing the Figge Art Museum will make a presentation April 24 at a three-day an international museum conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.Figge education director Melissa Hueting will host a 90-minute discussion at ... [Published Quad-Cities Online - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Denmark, Figge Art Museum, Copenhagen

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Films from Israel begin April 28 at Figge

Press release submitted by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities.In celebration of Israel's 65th birthday films from Israel will be shown in the Figge Art Museum Auditorium, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, at 4 p.m. ... [Published Quad-Cities Online - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Israel, Figge Art Museum

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...The veteran who received the donation said "something like this gives you a little perk in life.” Lynette Burns, Rogers’ daughter, and her husband Brian contributed to an oil and antifreeze change, jumper cables, a water pump, tools, a small air compressor and a fire extinguisher to accompany the car. Christian Care is a nonprofit organization that serves homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, those coming out of prison and those with mental illness."

New Orleans jazz band to play in Davenport: [Published QC Times - May 15 2013]

Now through June 16, the museum has an exhibit titled "Marking Territory: Cartographic Treasures of the Mississippi River and the World Beyond." The exhibit contains 35 maps on loan from the University of Iowa, the State Historical Society of Iowa and the personal collection of H D Hoover, a retired...

Value of maps goes beyond getting around [Published QC Times - Apr 29 2013]