2020 SOS UnConference Presentations

Black Hawk Hotel, Ice House Museum, UNI Museum & Conservator Lab. UNI Art Gallery, UNI Costume Collection, Grout Museum

Black Hawk Hotel – Cedar Falls

Open since the early 1850s,the hotel is the oldest continuously-running hotel site west of the Mississippi.

Room accommodations range from Standard to Junior and Full Multi Room Suites. 

Cedar Falls Black Hawk Hotel

Open since the early 1850s
It is the oldest continuously-running hotel site west of the Mississippi.

Room accommodations range from Standard to Junior and the hotel has Full Multi-Room Suites. 

Black Hawk Lobby

Is now listed in the
National Historic Register
of
Historical Places

Cedar Falls Ice House Museum
Opened in 1921 it is the original home of the Cedar Falls Ice and Fuel Company.
It is the only museum in US that combines an original ice house with a collection of ice harvesting artifacts & archives

Cedar Falls Ice House Museum

2008 flood waters reached 12 inches higher than any other time

Raised the museum floor to prevent future flooding issues

June 2012 - Administration transferred to the Rod Library & space was remodeled

2015 – Grand reopening of new museum dedicated to education & research

Fall 2018 – Opening of new Culture Lab & new Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education & Culture

June 2012 - Administration was transferred to the
Rod Library & the space was remodeled

2015 - Grand reopening of new museum dedicated to
education and research

Fall 2018 -  Opening of New Culture Lab
and Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education & Culture

UNI Museum & Conservator Lab

This tusk artifact has been the subject of multiple areas of study including
Anthropology, Art, Chemistry, History, Museum Studies, & Preservation

Students learn & perform preservation practices using various artifacts in the Conservator Lab

Fall 2019 - UNI starts a Certification program in Museum Studies

UNI Art Gallery

First Year:
Storage room was expanded & overhead pipe issues resolved

Second Year:
200 Artworks that were in worst condition evaluated by conservator

Third Year:
50 works in the worst condition sent to be restored

UNI Art Gallery

First Year:
Storage room expanded & overhead pipe issues resolved

Second Year:
200 art works in worst condition were evaluated by conservator

Third Year:
50 Art works in the worst conditions were sent to be restored

UNI Campus Costume Apparel Collection

Active collection teaches many skills to various majors

Purpose of collection affects the types of care

Waterloo Grout Museum

Nicholas Erickson – Registrar

Limited staff

Limited finances

Waterloo Grout Museum
Pictured is Nicholas Erickson – Registrar

Limited staff

Limited finances

Waterloo  Grout Museum

Features permanent & continually changing exhibitions of area history

Educational outreach for all ages

“Museum School”invites area third graders to attend “school for four days.
Innovative program is one of a kind in the state.