Brucemore

Explore the Landscape
2025-08-11 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-12 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-13 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-14 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-15 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-16 09:30 - 16:30, 2025-08-17 12:30 - 16:30, 2025-08-18 08:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) and 6 more dates | Brucemore, 2160 Linden Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403, United States
The 26-acre landscape highlights a variety of experiences to enjoy throughout the year! Free and open to the public seven days a week for a majority of the year, visiting the grounds offers the perfect way to immerse yourself in a historic country estate in the heart of Cedar Rapids. Stroll through the gardens, picnic on the lawn, birdwatch on a woodland path near the pond, examine the architecture of the mansion and servants’ village, or take in the history of the site with interpretative panels scattered across the grounds. Don’t forget to take a selfie (or two) and tag us on social media!

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

*Hours are subject to change seasonally or for special events, holidays, and other occasions.

Guidelines for your visit

We love when furry friends come to visit Brucemore! Please help us keep the site clean and welcoming to everyone by keeping your animal on lead at all times and taking any waste with you.
We do not have any garbage cans on the grounds as part of our approach to remove distractions. Please carry out anything you bring onto the site.
Parking for vehicles is available on pavement near the Carriage House or Mansion.
Public restrooms are available in a building next to the Carriage House during hours with vehicle access seasonally.

Explore the Landscape
2025-08-11 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-12 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-13 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-14 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-15 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-15 09:30 - 16:30, 2025-08-18 08:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-19 08:00 - 16:30 and 4 more dates
The 26-acre landscape highlights a variety of experiences to enjoy throughout the year! Free and open to the public seven days a week for a majority of the year, visiting the grounds offers the perfect way to immerse yourself in a historic country estate in the heart of Cedar Rapids. Stroll through the gardens, picnic on the lawn, birdwatch on a woodland path near the pond, examine the architecture of the mansion and servants’ village, or take in the history of the site with interpretative panels scattered across the grounds. Don’t forget to take a selfie (or two) and tag us on social media!

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

*Hours are subject to change seasonally or for special events, holidays, and other occasions.

Guidelines for your visit

We love when furry friends come to visit Brucemore! Please help us keep the site clean and welcoming to everyone by keeping your animal on lead at all times and taking any waste with you.
We do not have any garbage cans on the grounds as part of our approach to remove distractions. Please carry out anything you bring onto the site.
Parking for vehicles is available on pavement near the Carriage House or Mansion.
Public restrooms are available in a building next to the Carriage House during hours with vehicle access seasonally.

Virtual Presentation: Derecho Five-Year Anniversary Update
2025-08-13 17:30 - 18:30
On August 10, 2020, a derecho swept through Cedar Rapids at wind speeds of 140 mph. This windstorm caused the loss of 75% of Brucemore’s tree canopy. Despite the impact on the landscape, Brucemore demonstrated resilience with a focus on rebuilding for the future. Since August 2020, we have planted just over 1,100 trees and shrubs, including 300 trees in the woodland, a new arched hedge row, 70 hemlocks, and 200 bladdernuts.
Join us over Zoom to hear from CEO David Janssen about how Brucemore seized the opportunity to replenish the natural features of the 26-acre estate and leave them stronger and more beautiful than ever before. This presentation will explore how our landscape restoration project is creating new experiences for visitors to enjoy across the landscape, embracing environmental sustainability by using native species and storm-resilient planting techniques, and enhancing the history of the site by restoring original 1920s landscape features.
Date: August 13
Time: 5:30 PM
Admission: Free. Register here to receive the meeting link.

Grant Wood Porch Birthday Party
2025-08-16 11:00 - 18:00
The Grant Wood Sleeping Porch is turning 100, and we’re throwing a party to celebrate! In August of 1925, Irene Douglas hired Iowa’s most famous artist to create a decorative mural on the wall’s of the sleeping porch outside her youngest daughter’s room. Today, that mural remains a beautiful example of Wood’s interior design work. You are invited to join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of this Iowa treasure.
Schedule of Events
In the Mansion

11:00 AM to 6:00 PM – $5 Self-Guided Tours

Enjoy the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of the mansion. The check register showing Irene Douglas’ payment to Grant Wood will be on display exclusively during this event. The basement will not be open during these tours.

On the Grounds

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Food for sale from The Street Food Fighter food truck
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM – Painting activities – Use Brucemore’s grounds as inspiration for your art!

If you own art supplies, we encourage you to bring your preferred materials. Some water color supplies will be available to borrow throughout the day. Tile painting kits will be available to purchase from Brucemore.
30-minute water color painting instruction from Crystal Hird from the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM – All experience levels are invited to participate!

In the Carriage House

11:30 AM – Documenting Grant Wood’s Life and Artwork: The Catalogue Raisonné Project (free presentation by Ranelle Knight-Lueth, Grant Wood Catalogue Raisonné Project Manager)
1:30 PM – Shared Palettes: The Art of the Douglas Family and Grant Wood (free presentation by Jessica Peel-Austin, Brucemore Curator of Museum Collections)
3:00 PM – Flora, Fauna, and Finishes: Conserving Grant Wood’s Sleeping Porch (free presentation by Maura Pilcher, Grant Wood Art Colony Director)
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Celebrate the Grant Wood Porch’s Birthday Party with free cupcakes and snacks!

Art supplies for this program are generously provided by BLICK Art Materials.

Explore the Landscape
2025-08-17 12:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-24 12:00 - 16:30
The 26-acre landscape highlights a variety of experiences to enjoy throughout the year! Free and open to the public seven days a week for a majority of the year, visiting the grounds offers the perfect way to immerse yourself in a historic country estate in the heart of Cedar Rapids. Stroll through the gardens, picnic on the lawn, birdwatch on a woodland path near the pond, examine the architecture of the mansion and servants’ village, or take in the history of the site with interpretative panels scattered across the grounds. Don’t forget to take a selfie (or two) and tag us on social media!

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Sunday, 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM

*Hours are subject to change seasonally or for special events, holidays, and other occasions.

Guidelines for your visit

We love when furry friends come to visit Brucemore! Please help us keep the site clean and welcoming to everyone by keeping your animal on lead at all times and taking any waste with you.
We do not have any garbage cans on the grounds as part of our approach to remove distractions. Please carry out anything you bring onto the site.
Parking for vehicles is available on pavement near the Carriage House or Mansion.
Public restrooms are available in a building next to the Carriage House during hours with vehicle access seasonally.
