Figge Art Museum
About Figge Art Museum
The Figge Art Museum is located on the north bank of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Figge, as it is commonly known, has an encyclopedic collection and serves as the major art museum for the eastern Iowa and western Illinois region. The Figge works closely with several regional universities and colleges (see below) as an art resource and collections hub for a number of higher education programs.
The museum's new building was designed by British architect David Chipperfield and opened to the public August 6, 2005. The Figge was among Chipperfield's first architectural commissions in the United States. The cost of construction was $47 million, $13 million of which was donated by the V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Foundation. Chipperfield also designed the Saint Louis Art Museum's east building which opened in 2013. In 2023, Chipperfield was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, often regarded as architecture’s highest honor.
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- Founded
- 1928
- Annual visitors
- 76.7K
- 76,688
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