SHSI in Des Moines

State of Iowa Historical Building
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
515-281-5111

Museum:
Open Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, Noon to 4:30 p.m.

The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Library & Archives:
The hours of reference & retrieval are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Archives, photograph, and manuscript collections are closed Saturdays, unless arrangements are made in advance."

The Library & Archives are closed New Years Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

SHSI in Iowa City

State Historical Society of Iowa Centennial Building
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240-1806
319-335-3916

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
The archives, photograph, and manuscript collections are closed Saturdays, unless arrangements are made in advance.  Arrangements can be made to use archival material on Saturdays by requesting the needed material from an archives staff member prior to noon on the preceding Friday.

Manuscripts Closed on Saturdays

Closed Mondays, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day