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Events

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Member Appreciation Days May

May 30, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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Ballet Des Moines

Jun 01, 2025

Ballet Des Moines Summer STEM Tour

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River museum is open late!

Jun 05, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Jun 07, 2025

River Days of Action - Watershed Cleanup

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low sensory days

Jun 09, 2025

Low Sensory Morning

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River museum is open late!

Jun 12, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Dino

Jun 14, 2025

Frozen in Time: Dinosaurs of the Arctic with Paleontologist Dr. Greg Erickson

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Dino

Jun 14, 2025

Frozen in Time: Dinosaurs of the Arctic with Paleontologist Dr. Greg Erickson

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Fathers Day

Jun 15, 2025

Father's Day Discount

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Summer break camp

Jun 16, 2025

Summer Day Camp - KinderKamp

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Member Appreciation Days June

Jun 17, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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River museum is open late!

Jun 19, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Museum Xtra Fatal Fashion Takes Place on June 24, 2025

Jun 24, 2025

Museum Xtra: Fatal Fashion

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Summer break camp

Jun 24, 2025

Summer Day Camp- Ice Dinosaurs Discovery

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River museum is open late!

Jun 26, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Summer break camp

Jul 01, 2025

Summer Day Camp- Middle School Overnight

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Fourth of July

Jul 04, 2025

Audrey Hammer Fourth of July Ice Cream Social

Mathias Ham Historic Site
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Summer break camp

Jul 08, 2025

Summer Day Camp- Roots, Shoots, Flowers & Fruits

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River museum is open late!

Jul 10, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Jul 12, 2025

Dino-Mite Overnight

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Member Appreciation Days July

Jul 15, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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Summer break camp

Jul 15, 2025

Summer Day Camp- Raiders of the Lost Artifact

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River museum is open late!

Jul 17, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Summer break camp

Jul 22, 2025

Summer Day Camp- River Rats

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Jul 23, 2025

Great Museum Race

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River museum is open late!

Jul 24, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Summer break camp

Jul 29, 2025

Summer Day Camp- Ice Age Giant Dinosaurs of the Frozen Past

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River museum is open late!

Jul 31, 2025

Museum After Hours

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Taste of Summer is august 7, 2025

Aug 07, 2025

Taste of Summer

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Member Appreciation Days August

Aug 12, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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low sensory morning

Aug 13, 2025

Low Sensory Morning

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Member Appreciation Days September

Sep 06, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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Member Appreciation Days

Oct 12, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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Member Appreciation Days Nov.

Nov 26, 2025

Member Appreciation Days

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Member Appreciation Days Dec.

Dec 19, 2025

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The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

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350 East 3rd Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001

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  • 563-557-9545
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Tidepool Touch Tank Now Open

Get up close and personal at our Tidepool Touch Tank and touch Sea Stars, Sea Anemones, and more!

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Inspire Stewardship

Donations to the River Museum support conservation efforts and expand educational opportunities.

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Toad-ally in love!

The Wyoming Toad was once a critically endangered species-at one point, there were only seven toads in the wild. Since 2008, the River Museum has helped breed and release 50,000 Wyoming toad tadpoles back to Wyoming.

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How many objects are in our collection?

The Dubuque County Historical Society has 26,000 artifacts, but that number changes often through new donations and deaccessions.

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So many ways to learn

From on-site adventures to outreach programs that rock, the River Museum provides a wide variety of fun historic, cultural, and STEM-related programs for youth.

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Guess What

The River Museum opened in 2003, and is the flagship entity of the Dubuque County Historical Society which was founded in 1950.

Conservation

Take action through advocacy, research and engagement

We are doing our part to save species, preserve and restore the Mississippi River and its watershed, and promote environmental sustainability.

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Membership

Free admission, reciprocal perks, and exclusive benefits!

Learn how your membership inspires stewardship of our rivers and history for individuals and families from around the world.

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Buy Tickets

Every admission ticket is actually a two-day pass!

Part museum, part aquarium, part science center—it’s the total package for family fun!

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Support

Together, more is possible.

Every donation supports mission-driven educational experiences, conservation efforts, and historic preservation.

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