CAMPUS IN JOHNSTON AND THREE OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. A POPULAR PIECE OF ART IS BACK IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. CREWS FINISHED PUTTING TOGETHER THE NOMAD SCULPTURE AT PAPPAJOHN SCULPTURE PARK. THE ICONIC SCULPTURE HAS BEEN PART OF THE SCULPTURE PARK SINCE 2009. NOW IT WAS DISASSEMBLED BACK IN OCTOBER TO BE UPDATED AND REFURBISHED. THE PROJECT BEGINS A LARGER RESTORATION EFFORT FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM PRAIRIE MEADOWS. THE SCULPTURE PARK I
‘Nomade’ sculpture reassembled at Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines
Updated: 10:58 PM CDT May 10, 2026
Crews have reassembled the “Nomade” sculpture at Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines.The iconic sculpture has been part of the park since 2009, but was disassembled in October for updates and refurbishment. The restoration is part of a larger effort funded by a grant from Prairie Meadows. The sculpture park, which is home to works by internationally known artists, is open daily.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Crews have reassembled the “Nomade” sculpture at Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines.
The iconic sculpture has been part of the park since 2009, but was disassembled in October for updates and refurbishment.
The restoration is part of a larger effort funded by a grant from Prairie Meadows.
The sculpture park, which is home to works by internationally known artists, is open daily.