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  • Step into the Gift Shop

    Take a look at what’s in store at Brucemore’s gift shop Brucemore’s gift shop offers a mix of souvenirs and gifts. You’ll find posters, prints, jewelry, mugs and more! Take…

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  • Brucemore Joins NewBoCo Intrapreneur Academy

    Five teams from across Eastern Iowa joined NewBoCo’s second Intrapreneur Academy cohort to spark innovative change within their organizations. Three members of Brucemore’s staff–Director of Community Engagement Tara Richards, Museum Program…

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  • Brucemore Receives Coolest Place to Work Award

      Brucemore is proud to announce that the organization has been honored as the #2 “Coolest Place to Work” amongst small employers in the Corridor Business Journal’s annual competition. The…

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  • Preservation Work at Brucemore

    Brucemore kicked off a four-month preservation project on the service porch of the 1886 mansion in July. This project is a part of a larger effort to preserve the mansion…

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  • Four Volunteers Receive Governor’s Award

    Brucemore volunteers–Mark Bornemann, Melissa Chapman, Mary Campbell, and June Silliman–received a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Kim Reynolds during a special recognition ceremony held August 30 at 3:30 p.m. at Linn-Mar…

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  • From the Archives: Frontier Days

    A proclamation issued by Cedar Rapids Mayor J.F. Rall appeared in the Cedar Rapids Republican in June 1925, and made an interesting appeal. “…it is the earnest request…that as far…

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  • Opus 754 Conservation Update

    Brucemore kicked off the final phase of conservation on the rare residential 1929 Skinner Player Pipe Organ in October of 2017 with the remaining pipes leaving the site in April…

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  • Classics at Brucemore Announcement

    Thank you to all who auditioned for the 2018 Classics at Brucemore production of Picnic by William Inge. Following two evenings of auditions, the cast has been selected. Artistic Director,…

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  • Brucemore Reaches Fourth Family Fund Goal

    Brucemore completed a milestone goal to raise $100,000 for the Fourth Family Fund at the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation in December. Through an Endowment Challenge Grant, the Community Foundation…

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  • Six Elected to Board of Trustees

    Six new members were elected to three-year terms on the Brucemore Board of Trustees. Pictured (top to bottom, left to right): Bob Cataldo, CFA, Assistant Vice President and Head of…

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