Museum showcases machinery and memorabilia illustrating the button-making process. The History & Industry Center interprets local industrial history with an emphasis on pearl button manufacturing. Muscatine was known as the "Pearl Button Capital of the World" because of the many factories producing buttons from Mississippi River clams -- at one time 1.5 billion buttons annually or 37% of the world's supply.
Visit 1908 Edwardian mansion, which houses French Impressionist works and American decorative arts. Large contemporary gallery features changing exhibitions, Japanese garden and sculpture court.
Muscatine, IA Art CentersMuseum showcases machinery and memorabilia illustrating the button-making process. The History & Industry Center interprets local industrial history with an emphasis on pearl button manufacturing. Muscatine was known as the "Pearl Button Capital of the World"
Muscatine, IA MuseumsRestored 1848 grist mill with intact machinery and millstones. Also visit the old country school on site.
Muscatine, IA Mills Course Access: Private
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Three buildings of exhibits portray the story of the Amana Colonies, including religious history and communal life. Video pr...
More than 130 hands-on exhibits for all ages, educational programs, IMAX Dome Theatre....
Historic floods during the summer of 1993 surged over the emergency spillway and eroded a 15-foot deep channel, exposing the ...