New museum building (before it moved to Rod Library) in 1986. Exterior view of new museum building on Hudson Road bought by the university in 1985. The building sits unrenovated as the university raised money to make the space functional for the museum staff and public tours. 1987 hosted private tours, yet the building didn't fully open until September 1988. Previously the building hosted Olympic Spa and Gym.
Additional photographs and objects can be found at the University of Northern Iowa Museum/ Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education & Culture UNI Museum @ Rod Library (https://museum.library.uni.edu/) & The Rural School Collections at UNI | University of Northern Iowa (https://ruralschools.uni.edu/)
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New museum building (before it moved to Rod Library) in 1986. Exterior view of new museum building on Hudson Road bought by the university in 1985. The building sits unrenovated as the university raised money to make the space functional for the museum staff and public tours. 1987 hosted private tours, yet the building didn't fully open until September 1988. Previously the building hosted Olympic Spa and Gym.
Additional photographs and objects can be found at the University of Northern Iowa Museum/ Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education & Culture UNI Museum @ Rod Library (https://museum.library.uni.edu/) & The Rural School Collections at UNI | University of Northern Iowa (https://ruralschools.uni.edu/)
Miller, K. "University Museum opens late this month after long wait" Northern Iowan. 85(4) 15. https://indexuni.library.uni.edu/page-scans/17-01-01-04v0085-s0002-n0004-p0015.