EXHIBITS
We have exhibits featuring everything from Astronomy to Archaeology!
Current Events
East Gallery The Displays in the East Gallery tell the story of Cherokee's development. The struggles and triumphs of the early settlers are portrayed through historical artifacts.
Art wall
Local artists display their skills on the Art Wall in the East Gallery.
Artists featured in 2021:
January: Cherokee County Soils Posters
February: Amber Hansen
March:: Brenda Backman
April: Amy Thompson
May: Pamela Hiatt
June: Cherokee County Soils Posters
July: Carleen Hon
August: Susan Nagle
September: Rabecca Jayne Hennessey
October: 4-H Fair Projects
November: John Moyers and Deb Zisko
December: Danna Fruestel
For information about how to be featured on our Art Wall, please email us at artdirector@sanfordmuseum.org
West Gallery
The West gallery constantly changes. It is in this area that we build five major exhibits a year.
Now Showing:
People of the Northwest Coast and Arctic
Sanford Room Furnished in mid-nineteenth century style, the Sanford Room provides a beautiful setting for many of our historic artifacts.
Lower Level The lower level tells the prehistory of Northwest Iowa. Many fossils from Iowa's prehistoric sea are exhibited.The early inhabitants of this area are known to us only through the artifacts they left behind. Using part of our collection of prehistoric artifacts, our exhibits show how those early people lived in Northwest Iowa.Our Natural History exhibits have a variety of wildlife. From the smallest insect to the adult opossum, this area contains many of the birds, mammals and insects living in