The Museum Shop, staffed by volunteers, offers for sale fine art and crafts by artists from all over the Midwest. Paintings, prints drawings and photographs may be rented for a nominal fee and the rental fee may be applied to the purchase. The shop carries a wide array of pottery, glass, wood, jewelry, prints, printings and unique Haitian objects. The Allbee Library contains books and periodicals related to the collection as well as a selection on American art and museum education. Library resources are available for research by arrangement.
Exhibitions change every five weeks.
Reuling, Reddington and Grant Wood Galleries Exhibitions incorporate selections from all segments of the permanent collection and are changed twice a year. The Mary Makepeace Law Court Theater, situated in the center of the galleries seats 68 patrons and offers an ideal space for interpretive programming. Rotary-Lichty Galleries Small exhibitions of selected permanent collection and special community outreach exhibits are displayed in these galleries. Junior Art Gallery Designed as an interactive, participatory exhibition with an emphasis on art and culture, each exhibit immerses the audience in an atmosphere and environment representative of the particular subject being presented. From October through May each year over 13,000 young people and adults tour the Gallery.