Events Calendar

Visitors to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum begin their tour of the permanent galleries in a rotunda area where a 16 foot red granite map of the world contains 57 brass sheaves of wheat – one in every country where Herbert Hoover fed people.

Programs held in the Figge Auditorium during regular museum hours are free with paid Museum admission unless otherwise noted.

The Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily, closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

For more information about any of the events listed please call the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum at 319-259-8331 or email hoover.library@nara.gov.

Coming Special Exhibit

A Journey Through Europe on the Eve of War, a new temporary exhibit, reflects Herbert Hoover's 1938 tour of Europe in the Quarton Gallery. He traveled to 12 European countries to accept humanitarian honors, commemorate post-World War I relief efforts and meet with political leaders. His travels included a meeting with Adolf Hitler in Germany, offering a fascinating window into Hoover’s experiences in Europe at a pivotal moment before World War II.

Through historical photographs, correspondence, souvenirs and gifts collected during the journey, visitors can follow Hoover’s travels and gain new insight into his international relationships, humanitarian legacy and continuing influence years after leaving the White House.

The exhibit opens to the public October 24, 2026.

Calendar of Events at the National Archives and Records Admisitration locations: www.archives.gov/calendar/