Events Calendar

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History presents: Walking Tours! Get in those steps and take in the sights with this brand new program designed to give special insight into some treasured history of our campus and community. There's no place like Iowa City in the Fall. Let's take a stroll...

• Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour at the Museum of Natural History
  • Monday, October 3 
  • Lead by Cindy Opitz: Director of Research Collections for the UI Pentacrest Museums
  • Embark on an expedition through natural history collections with the experts. Did you know that most museums only have ~10% of their collections on display in public galleries? The rest is in safe keeping in storage spaces awaiting future research, exhibits and displays. UIMNH is no different. You've seen all we have in Iowa, Bird and Mammal Halls, but what lies behind our closed doors? Find out on this very special, behind-the-scenes tour of collections at MNH.

• Historic Brewery Walking Tour of Iowa City
  • Thursday, October 10
  • Lead by 3rd generation owner of John's Grocery Doug Alberhasky
  • Doug gives the saucy details on the Historic Northside Brewing District on this fascinating tour. Learn the history of the 3 major production breweries, the tumultuous history of prohibition in Iowa City and the beer riots in 1887, and their impact on the surrounding neighborhoods.

• Historic Brewery Walking Tour of Iowa City
  • Thursday, October 17
  • Lead by Doug Alberhasky of John's Grocery
  • Doug gives the saucy details on the Historic Northside Brewing District on this fascinating tour. Learn the history of the 3 major production breweries, the tumultuous history of prohibition in Iowa City and the beer riots in 1887, and their impact on the surrounding neighborhoods.

• Hidden Spaces Tour at the Museum of Natural History
  • Sunday, October 27  
  • Lead by Cindy Opitz: Director of Research Collections for the UI Pentacrest Museums
  • It's our Behind-the-Scenes Collections tour...but with a spooky twist! Our Collections team will be wearing their Halloween costumes and highlighting some spooky spaces and collections items. We invite you to wear your costume as well and see us in a new light...a darker light that is. Bwahahahaha!