MacNider Art Museum, officially the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, is an art museum conceived in 1964 and opened to the public in 1966 in Mason City, Iowa. It is housed in a former convent.[1] The museum is known for its collection of American art, and includes paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, sculpture, fused and blown glass and textiles. There is a special collection of Bil Baird marionettes, hand puppets and ephemera, including those used for "The Lonely Goatherd" scene in the film The Sound of Music.[2]

MacNider Art Museum
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in June 2018
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Established1966
Location303 Second Street SE
Mason City, Iowa, USA
TypeArt museum
Public transit accessBus transport  Red 
Websitewww.macniderart.org

It is named after Charles H. MacNider (b. 1860), president of the First National Bank of Mason City and father of General Hanford MacNider.

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  1. ^ Smith, Jaci (September 16, 2019). "MacNider estate pieces part of Chicago auction house offering". Globe Gazette. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Chandler, Sarah (May 27, 2016). "Midwest Traveler: No trouble at all in Mason City, Iowa". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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