Author: Brucemore Staff

Two volunteers for Brucemore received the Governor’s Volunteer Award during a special recognition ceremony held September 26 in Cedar Rapids. Jeff Knowling and Betty Debban (pictured with staff) were honored for extraordinary volunteer…

Brucemore is proud to announce that the organization was honored as one of the “Coolest Place to Work” in the Corridor Business Journal’s annual competition. The award identifies and honors local companies…

Brucemore reached a milestone in its Pride and Preservation campaign in September by raising $3.55 million towards the $5 million goal. Campaign funds will be used to accelerate preservation efforts…

Melissa Porter has been chosen to receive the 2019 Iowa Museum Association Rising Star Award. Melissa, a 2017 Master of Arts graduate of George Washington University’s Museology/Museum Studies program, concentrated…

Brucemore was voted the Best Cultural Attraction in the Corridor Business Journal’s 2019 Best of the Corridor competition. Nearly 3,000 people participated in voting for their favorites across 50 categories,…

Throughout their tenancy, the Douglas family infused their home – Brucemore – with the arts. They supported and acted in a troupe that became Theatre Cedar Rapids. The eldest child,…

Brucemore announces the public phase of the Pride & Preservation Campaign. The organization raised nearly $3 million of the $5 million campaign goal in the initial quiet phase of the…

Brucemore announces the election of four new members to three-year terms on the Board of Trustees (pictured left to right): Angie Baker, Community Volunteer Ryan Buresh, Corporate Controller at CRST…

   Thank you to all who auditioned for the 2019 Classics at Brucemore production of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  The cast for this year’s prodcution will be: George: Kerry…

This spring Brucemore is inviting the community to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Douglas Starch Works explosion with a community chalk project and a series of programming. The…