Grant Wood Studio and Visitor Center — Attraction in Cedar Rapids

Definitely wanted to share my positive experience at this amazing place. The free tour starts with a well-produced video that immerses you into the world of Grant Wood: personal history, career history, accolades and awards, and great backstories to many of his iconic creations. I highly recommend you see this video before attending the art museum, because it is great reference to prime you for what you will see in person. The studio tour is great, and as you are shown all of the features of the studio and are told about its background, what truly amazes is that Wood crafted it all out of a simple, primitive hayloft — Everything. Keep that in mind, because your respect for him will multiply exponentially. My hosts, Dan and Kevin, were both friendly, accommodating and very knowledgeable — the passion they both have for the space is authentic and contagious. Extremely...

As an art teacher it was interesting to hear a bit more about grant wood but I was more invested in the neat architecture and design of the studio space. That said, my partner was not very happy with how long the visit was. When we stopped into the visitor area we were asked to sit and watch a 25 minute video about Grant Wood and his life which admittedly wasn’t my favorite part. I would suggest, if you have the confidence to do so, that you ask to...

Fascinating little place where Grant Wood lived and painted. He was brilliant in converting what was basically just a hay loft into a very efficient living space. It gave me a new understanding of the person behind such famous paintings as...