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Visitors to the Muscatine Art Center will have the chance to take a look back in time to see how the city has grown over the years through its artifacts and photos of Muscatine from the center’s permanent collection.
The exhibit Muscatine History Revisited opened Saturday and will be available for viewing through Aug. 24, 2025.
“This is a multi-generational show with something to please or interest kids and adults, alike,” said Katy Loos, Muscatine Art Center education coordinator. “Our local history is so rich and fascinating. While the creation of the exhibition was a huge undertaking, the Muscatine Art Center team feels so fortunate to have an amazing local history collection. The artifacts make the show.”
Guests to the display will see storefronts displaying objects from Kautz’s Bakery, the Muscatine Oat Meal Company, Oscar Grossheim’s photography studio, the McColm Dry Goods store, Norman Baker’s Tangley Air Calliaphone, Roach & Musser Sash & Door, and the Muscatine Jewelry Company. A large section is devoted to S. G. & P. Stein Furniture, while a model of Wilson’s Shoe Store is displayed nearby.
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The middle floor of the Stanley Gallery includes sections on Bellevue Hospital, Little Mac cars, PeterMar Toys, Kent Corporation, produce in Muscatine County, Barry Manufacturing, local theaters, the Muscatine High Bridge and the lightrail system. On view are theater seats, an apron made from a Kent feed sack, toys made in Muscatine, tokens from the high bridge tollbooth, clocks, business signs and the “Melon Shed” derby car.
Much of the exhibition features historical objects that have never before been on display, as well as some that are on view for the first time in over a decade. One highlight is an original horse-drawn buggy.
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The Muscatine history show was last exhibited in 2007. In the last 17 years, thousands of historical objects have been added to the permanent collection, including a massive collection of Muscatine advertising and memorabilia from the estate of the late James (Jim) Burr. A portion of Burr’s collection is on view in the Musser-McColm Mansion, and several items have been added to the Muscatine History Revisited exhibition.
“The Muscatine Art Center staff is also fortunate to have assistance from many individuals who helped construct, install and enhance the exhibition,” said Virginia Cooper, Muscatine Art Center curator/registrar. “The list is long and can be found on the credit panel in the exhibition. We are especially grateful to Ryan Kitzmann, and his Industrial Technology students at Muscatine High School, who worked on this project last school year and installed the exhibit walls this school year.”
Educators and organizations wishing to tour the exhibition and engage in related history activities, should contact Katy Loos at 563-263-8282 or kloos@muscatineiowa.gov.
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