Culture & Arts

 

The Iowa Falls area cultural arts and entertainment opportunities are visible in the renovated Met Theater.  The theater building was once home to vaudeville shows and is now a two-screen movie theater that feature first run movies.  The local theater group also puts on performances at the Met Theater throughout the year. 

If a day of relaxation is needed you can visit the Pat Clark Art Collection and/or the Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library, both are located within walking distance of the downtown area.

The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library (1904-05) was one of 22 public libraries in Iowa constructed with Carnegie grants made in 1903, which marks the highest point in Carnegie giving, both nationally and in the state.  The Carnegie-Ellsworth Library is one of the more elaborate library buildings of its size and type.  The front is lavish entrance pavilion featuring a distinctive style Ionic portico set in-antis between rusticated corner piers and a semi-circular thermal window above the cornice.  The effect of richness is enhanced by the variety of materials, textures and colors.  The interior, a variant of Plan Type III, features an octagonal rotunda with a double-curved delivery desk and a stained-glass dome.  The building is now home to the Historical Society Museum, Iowa Falls Chamber of Commerce/Main Street, Pat Clark Art Collection and Iowa Falls Area Development Corporation.  The building is located at 520 Rocksylvania Avenue and is open to the public.