This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Museum gift shops offer unusual holiday treasures
In four area museum stores shoppers find beer scented Czech shampoo a chocolate chess set pop up books Degas Gauguin coloring books Iowa magnets and recycled paper jewelry. African masks from the Africa Museum of Iowa and Baltic amber from Hoover gifts broaden the options. Pam Hinkhouse notes ornaments sell quickly as Casey Dunagan highlights pop up art shows and Michael Reinhart nursery rhymes.
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Douglas Smith
Casey Dunagan
Katherine Smith
Yesteryear
Pam Hinkhouse
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Czech Republic
Douglas
Casey
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids
Michael Reinhart
Robert Sabuda
Iowa
Sterling Miller
Katherine
Africa
Herbert Hoover