Des Moines Art Center
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The Des Moines Art Center is a modern and contemporary art museum in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its notable collection and architecturally significant buildings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Des Moines Art Center canonical | 11 |
| Des Moines Art Center Board of Trustees | 1 |
| Des Moines Art Center building complex | 1 |
| Des Moines Art Center campus | 1 |
| Des Moines Art Center main building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1176730 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Des Moines Art Center Context triple: [Des Moines, Iowa, contains, Des Moines Art Center]
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A.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art is a major fine arts museum in Minneapolis renowned for its extensive global art collection spanning thousands of years and diverse cultures.
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B.
Joslyn Art Museum
Joslyn Art Museum is a major fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its extensive art collections and distinctive Art Deco architecture.
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C.
Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum
Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum is a local history museum in Burlington, Iowa that preserves and interprets the cultural and historical heritage of Des Moines County and the surrounding region.
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D.
Iowa State Historical Museum
The Iowa State Historical Museum is a major museum in Iowa dedicated to preserving and interpreting the state’s history through artifacts, exhibits, and educational programs.
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E.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is a major art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its extensive collections spanning centuries and cultures, as well as its notable modern and contemporary works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Des Moines Art Center Target entity description: The Des Moines Art Center is a modern and contemporary art museum in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its notable collection and architecturally significant buildings.
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A.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art is a major fine arts museum in Minneapolis renowned for its extensive global art collection spanning thousands of years and diverse cultures.
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B.
Joslyn Art Museum
Joslyn Art Museum is a major fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its extensive art collections and distinctive Art Deco architecture.
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C.
Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum
Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum is a local history museum in Burlington, Iowa that preserves and interprets the cultural and historical heritage of Des Moines County and the surrounding region.
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D.
Iowa State Historical Museum
The Iowa State Historical Museum is a major museum in Iowa dedicated to preserving and interpreting the state’s history through artifacts, exhibits, and educational programs.
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E.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is a major art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for its extensive collections spanning centuries and cultures, as well as its notable modern and contemporary works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
modern and contemporary art museum ⓘ |
| architect |
Eliel Saarinen
ⓘ
I. M. Pei ⓘ Richard Meier ⓘ |
| buildingStyle |
late modern architecture
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ |
| collectionType |
contemporary art
ⓘ
modern art ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
contemporary art
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
American art
ⓘ
European art ⓘ ceramics ⓘ drawings ⓘ installation art ⓘ international contemporary art ⓘ mixed-media works ⓘ painting ⓘ photography ⓘ prints ⓘ public art collection ⓘ sculpture ⓘ video art ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
ⓘ
museum shop ⓘ |
| hasMission | to engage diverse audiences with modern and contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eliel Saarinen wing
ⓘ
I. M. Pei wing ⓘ Richard Meier wing ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
community outreach programs
ⓘ
school tours ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architecturally significant buildings
ⓘ
notable collection of modern and contemporary art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ Polk County, Iowa ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| manages | Pappajohn Sculpture Park ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
lectures ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Des Moines Art Center Board of Trustees
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines Art Center
|
| website | https://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Des Moines Art Center Description of subject: The Des Moines Art Center is a modern and contemporary art museum in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its notable collection and architecturally significant buildings.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Des Moines Art Center
subject linked to:
central Iowa
linked to: Des Moines Art Center
linked to: Des Moines Art Center
linked to: Des Moines Art Center