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Pierce Mansion hosting Holiday Open House
(KCAU) — Sioux City’s Victorian-era mansion will be open to the public with refreshments, festive entertainment, and a visit from Santa Claus on December 8 from 1 to 4 p.m., featuring a musical performance by harpist Mary Watts.
Sioux City Public Museum displaying ‘Iconic Views of Sioux City’
(KCAU) — The Iconic Views of Sioux City: 1886-1962 exhibit is now being displayed in the Sioux City Public Museum.
Downtown Partners and IBEW Local 231 prep for biggest Holiday Lighted Parade ever
This year's parade route will start at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 25 on Iowa Street, following Fourth Street down to Nebraska Street, where Santa Claus the holiday tree in front of the Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St.
Day of the Dead activities coming to Sioux City Public Museum
(KCAU) — Free activities celebrating Día de los Muertos are coming to the Sioux City Public Museum.
From Oct. 22 through Nov. 2, the museum will display altars created by Morningside students and Irving Elementary School families to honor and welcome deceased loved ones.
Paleontologists hope dinosaur exhibit at Sioux City Public Museum will inspire next generation
(KCAU)– A pair of Sioux City paleontologists have loved dinosaurs since they were kids, and they hope their collection of fossils will inspire the next generation to follow their dreams.
Society of Animal Artists showcases global talent in 'Art and the Animal' exhibit
Sioux City Journal - More than 100 artworks depicting animal species were individually shipped to the Sioux City Public Museum, where they now hang on walls and are displayed in glass cases.
Wake Up with Jacob: Sioux City
(KTIV) - Check out the Sioux City Public Museum's feature on KTIV's Wake-Up with Jacob
Animal Art On Display at SC Public Museum
(KSCJ) - The Sioux City Public Museum has debuted an exhibit from the Society of Animal Artists featuring the work of 118 of their members.
Sioux City Museum receives $20,000 grant to update and expand exhibits
(KTIV) - The Sioux City Public Museum and Historical Association was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Iowa Arts Council.
The award is a Cultural Leadership Partners grant funded by the Iowa Legislature and National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Fall Fest 2024 returning to Sioux City next month
(KTIV) - The popular family-friendly festival will return to Sioux City on the second weekend of October.
Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12, and Sunday, Oct. 13.
Re-enactors brought the story of Lewis and Clark to life, taking campers into the past to experience a prominent piece of history
(KTIV) - Re-enactors took Sioux City back in time, to mark the days that Lewis and Clark and their crew traveled nearly 200 years ago
Hometown History: Hamilton Blvd...well who is Hamilton?
(KTIV) In the 1850s, a part of what is now Hamilton Blvd, then known as North Sioux City, was platted and divided into lots.
But after moving to Sioux City in 1868, James H. Hamilton and some partners bought the subdivision, and what was then Hannibal Street eventually became Hamilton. The north end of Hamilton was farmland in 1905 near Outer Drive. It went from being a cow path to a dirt road with houses along it.
Sioux City Museum celebrates Tommy Bolin’s legacy
(KCAU)– For a few months now, the Sioux City Public Museum has celebrated the history of a musician who once lived here in Sioux City.
What's The Frequency: People love gaming, from ancient gaming to board games to modern gaming at home and in new style arcades
KWIT - This What's The Frequency episode is devoted to gaming, which is a huge recreational pursuit for a lot of people. For some it is more than a hobby, but almost a lifestyle.
Bill Diamond Antique and Classic Car Show presents at Sioux City Public Museum site
KCAU — From Model A’s, and Roadsters to Camaros, you can find a little of everything at the 51st Bill Diamond Antique and Classic Car Show.
The car show was started in 1970 at the Sioux City Public Museum site as part of a temporary exhibition.
Sioux City Public Museum opens up Peirce Mansion for Siouxlanders to explore
KTIV - That event happened at the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Sioux City Public Museum opened up the historic mansion for people to see the preserved architecture.
From the ballroom to the grand staircase, everything in the building is restored to the way it looked in 1893. The upkeep of the mansion is funded solely by donations and the help of volunteers.
Antique & Classic Car Show returns to the Sioux City riverfront
KCAU — The Sioux City Museum and Historical Association will be hosting its annual Bill Diamond Antique and Classic Car Show.
On Sunday, July 14, there will be a display of vehicles ranging from Model T to vintage roadsters from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center on the riverfront.
Sioux City Public Museum holding open house and walking tour
KCAU — The Sioux City Public Museum will be presenting an open house and walking tour this summer.
On Tuesday, July 9, the Peirce Mansion Open House and Jackson Street Walking Tour will highlight one of Sioux City’s most historic residential neighborhoods.
SC Public Museum event honors Black athletic heroes from Central High School
KCAU — It’s Black History Month and the Sioux City Public Museum started the month off with a special event. The museum held an open dialogue and presentation honoring the black sports heroes from Sioux City Central High School. The discussion was led by Ike Rayford, the president of the Sioux City NAACP chapter and included a short film put together by local filmmaker Jim Tillman.
Sioux City Public Museum displays Indian Art of the Northern Plains exhibit
KCAU — The Sioux City Public Museum has a new exhibit to display. The artwork features late 19th and early 20th century artwork for the Ogallala Sioux, Yankton Sioux, Mandan, Wind River Shoshone, Shoshone, and Kiowa Tribes.