1833 Dubuque is chartered

Dubuque, Iowa is chartered in 1833 after Julien Dubuque’s death. Dubuque has been called the “Key City,” key to the west. Dubuque, Iowa has a rich art history stretching all the way back to its founding. The first museum west of the Mississippi is in Dubuque, Iowa; Smithsonian accredited. The history of art in Dubuque owes gratitude toward many of its residents through the years, many of them women.

DubuqueArtCity seeks to tell the story of the history of art in Dubuque, Iowa.

Julien Dubuque and wife, Potosa, daughter of Chief Peosta