🎨 Come on in, neighbor! We have so much art, music and history right here at home. These are some of my favorite places, with links to their official pages. Hours and ticket prices change, so check the official page before you go.
🖼️ Museums
🖼️ Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Our downtown art museum at 410 3rd Ave SE. It’s free on Thursday evenings, 5 to 8 p.m. Phone: 319-366-7503.
Don’t miss the Grant Wood Studio at 5 Turner Alley (810 2nd Ave SE), where he painted American Gothic in 1930. Admission to the studio is free, and it’s open weekends April through December.
Source: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
🇨🇿 National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
In Czech Village at 1400 Inspiration Place SW. Phone: 319-362-8500. Visitors with an EBT card get in free through Museums for All.
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Source: NCSML: Visit
✊🏾 African American Museum of Iowa
The only statewide museum devoted to preserving African American history and culture, at 55 12th Ave SE. Phone: (319) 862-2101.
Source: African American Museum of Iowa
📜 History
🏡 Brucemore
A 26-acre historic estate at 2160 Linden Drive SE, and Iowa’s only National Trust Historic Site. The grounds are open daily with seasonal hours, and there are guided mansion tours. Use the Linden Drive gate to get in.
Source: Brucemore: Visit
📜 The History Center
Local history right downtown at 800 2nd Ave SE. Phone: 319-362-1501.
Source: The History Center
🎭 Stage & music
🎭 Paramount Theatre
Our grand historic theater at 123 3rd Ave SE, owned by the City of Cedar Rapids. Concerts, Broadway tours and more.
🎬 Theatre Cedar Rapids
Community theater at 102 3rd St SE. Phone: (319) 366-8591.
Source: Theatre Cedar Rapids
🎻 Orchestra Iowa
Our hometown symphony orchestra plays at the Paramount. Its Opus Concert Café next door hosts smaller shows.
Source: Orchestra Iowa
🎶 Cedar Rapids Opera
Opera performances, a chorus and a children’s opera tour. Phone: 319-365-7401.
Source: Cedar Rapids Opera
🎸 CSPS Hall
A landmark hall for contemporary music, art and theater at 1103 3rd St SE, with concerts, plays and gallery shows all year. Phone: (319) 364-1580.
Source: CSPS Hall
Did I miss a favorite? Tell me about it at [email protected].