Addition to Grout Museum

The Sullivan Brothers Veterans Museum and Research Center will honor the service and sacrifice of all Iowa veterans from the Civil War to the present. The entrance to the 27,000 square foot addition to the Grout Museum will be at the corner of Park Avenue and Washington Street and the two-story building will run parallel to Washington.

A statue of the Lone Sailor, one of only six in the nation, will greet visitors on the plaza and the atrium will house vintage military aircraft. Inside, tours will begin with an orientation film in the theater, continuing on to temporary and permanent exhibition galleries located on two floors. The story of Iowa veterans, and those who supported their efforts on the home front, will be told in a combination of traditional and innovative formats including interactive, electronic exhibits and large screen presentation. A research library will house oral and video interviews, a veterans database, books, documents, artifacts and photographs. There will be access to Pioneer Hall, Engine of the Heartland and Howrey Hall.

The museum is named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo who died serving together in the Navy in World War II. Their story, which is representative of that of millions of Iowans who have served their nation in times of war and peace, will be a featured permanent exhibition.

For more information on the Grout Museum, see the following web site: http://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/index.html

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